Prozor-Rama
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Prozor-Rama | |
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Panoramic view | |
Location of Prozor-Rama within Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Government | |
• Municipality president | Jozo Ivančević (HDZ 1990) |
Area | |
• Total | 477 km2 (184 sq mi) |
Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 16,297 |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Area code(s) | +387 36 |
Website | Official site |
Prozor-Rama is a municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The town of Prozor is located in the northern part of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton. There is Ramsko jezero (Rama Lake).
History
In the Middle Ages, the King of Hungary held the title of King of Rama named after this region.
On 14–15 October 1942, Chetniks entered Prozor while partaking in Operation Alfa and killed 543 Catholic and Bosniaks civilians under the suspicion that they harbored and aided the Yugoslav Partisans.[1]
Population/Demographics
1991
19.760 total
- Croats 12.259 (62,03%)
- Bosniaks 7.225 (36,56%)
- Serbs 45 (0,22%)
- Yugoslavs 100 (0,50%)
- others 131 (0,66%)
1991
In 1991, the toen of Prozor had a population of 3.566, of which there were
- Bosniaks 2.199 (61,66%)
- Croats 1.199 (33,62%)
- Serbs 39 (1,09%)
- others 129 (3,63%)
Sports
The area is home to the football club NK Rama, and basketball club HKK Rama.
External links
Media related to Prozor-Rama at Wikimedia Commons
References
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Coordinates: 43°49′12″N 17°36′36″E / 43.82000°N 17.61000°E
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