| Nevesinje Невесиње |
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| Location of Nevesinje within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Settlements | 56 (1991.) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Branislav Miković (SDS) [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 923 km2 (356.4 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 14,448 |
| • Municipality | 18,000 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | 59 |
| Website | http://opstinanevesinje.rs.ba/cir/ |
Nevesinje (Cyrillic: Невесиње) is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in eastern Herzegovina between Mostar and Gacko. It is administratively part of the Republika Srpska entity.
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The municipality of Nevesinje is located in southern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina and administratively it is part of the Republika Srpska entity. This mountaneus municipality covers 1,040 km2 (402 sq mi) and average elevation is 860 m above the sea level. A large Karst plain dominates the municipality.
The last census was done in 1991 so present population facts are based on estimates. Currently, municipality's population is estimated to be around 18,000. Approximately 10,000 of those are permanent residents while the remaining 8,000 are listed as refuges. Many of these refuges ended up in Nevesinje as a result of population shifts that occurred during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995 and have lived In Nevesinje for over 10 years. Almost 25% of people living in the municipality are over 60 years of age. The unemployment rate is very high and many younger people are leaving Nevesinje looking for employment in other parts of the former Yugoslavia, or even further in Europe or overseas.
| year of census | total | Serbs | Bosniaks | Croats | Yugoslavs | others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~1991~ | 14,448 | 10,711 (74.13%) | 3,313 (22.93%) | 210 (1.45%) | 123 (0.85%) | 91 (0.62%) |
| ~1981~ | 16,326 | 11,587 (70.97%) | 3,853 (23.60%) | 276 (1.69%) | 521 (3.19%) | 89 (0.54%) |
| ~1971~ | 19,333 | 14,479 (74.89%) | 4,370 (22.60%) | 384 (1.98%) | 28 (0.14%) | 72 (0.37%) |
| year of census | total | Serbs | Bosniaks | Croats | Yugoslavs | others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~1991~ | 4,068 | 3,247 (79.81%) | 634 (15.58%) | 39 (0.95%) | 104 (2.55%) | 44 (1.08%) |
total: 56
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The annals of Patriarchate of Peć (Pećka Patrijarsija) mentioned Nevesinje in 1219, which is the earliest appearance of the municipality of Nevesinje in preserved historical sources.
The Nevesinje region was under the rule of different medieval lords until the end of the 15th century. The most significant ruler of Nevesinje from this period was Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, known as Herceg Stjepan. The whole land Hercegovina was named after him. Stjepan's lands were under the constant treat from advancing Turkish forces in the 15th century. Hercegovina, and thus Nevesinje were gradually incorporated into the Turkish Empire by the first quarter of the 15th century (1422).
During the period of Turkish rule Nevesinje was mostly part of Bosnian Pashaluk and was a seat of a qadi. It was at Nevesinje that the Great Eastern Crisis was ignited, with the outbreak of the Herzegovinian rebellion of 1875-1878 when peasants of the region rebelled against Turkish tax collectors. The rebellion soon spread to the rest of Herzegovina and to Bosnia and other parts of the Ottoman Empire. Neighbouring states, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria got involved in the conflict which in turn pulled in great powers of the time. The conflict ended with Congress of Berlin in 1878 and the province of Bosnia and Herzegovina was placed under the administration of Austria-Hungary. At the same time Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro were declared independent principalities.
People of Nevesinje continued their struggle against foreign rule with an uprising against Austria-Hungary in 1882. This uprising is interesting because it was the first time that Orthodox Serbs and Muslim Bosniaks fought on the same side under the slogan: "For the holy cross and the faith of Muhammad" (Za krst časni i vjeru Muhamedovu).