Kostajnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kostajnica
Koстајница
Municipality

Hrvatska Kostajnica (left) and Kostajnica (right)

Coat of arms

Location of Kostajnica within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity  Republika Srpska
Government
  Mayor Drago Bundalo (SDS[1])
Area
  Total 85,12 km2 (3,287 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
  Total 6,308
  Density 74,1/km2 (1,920/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) 52
Website Official website

Kostajnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Костајница),[2] is a town and municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, part of the Republika Srpska entity. It is situated in the part of the Кrajina[3] region. The municipality was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Novi Grad. It is located across the Una from Hrvatska Kostajnica, Croatia.

Name

Passport stamp bearing just the name Kostajnica.

During the Bosnian War, it was renamed to Srpska Kostajnica (Српска Костајница). After that, name of the town was changed to Kostajnica.[4]

Demographics

1991

In the 1991 census, Kostajnica was part of the Novi Grad municipality, and its population numbered 3,768 people, including:[5]

Note: The vast majority of those who declared as Muslims by nationality in 1991 have considered themselves Bosniaks since the Bosnian War.

History

From 1929 to 1941, Bosanska Kostajnica was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

See also

References

Coordinates: 45°13′N 16°32′E / 45.217°N 16.533°E / 45.217; 16.533


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