Vlasenica () is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 11,467 inhabitants, while the town of Vlasenica has a population of 7,228 inhabitants.
Etymology The name of the town derives from the Serbo-Croatian word for Festuca, vlasulja, a plant native to the area.
History
World War II Some 70-200 Serbs were brutally massacred by Ustaše forces in Vlasenica's Rašića Gaj municipality between 22 June and 20 July 1941, after raping women and girls. At the end of July and beginning of August 1941 another group of 50 Serbs from Vlasenica District (mostly from Milići) were imprisoned and murdered. Between 2,000 and 3,000 Muslims were massacred by Serb Chetniks in Vlasenica, from December 1941 until February 1942.
Yugoslav War The Susica detention camp was established near Vlasenica in 1992. In its one year of existence, over 1,000 Bosniaks were reported to be killed in the brutal prison camp. During the course of the Yugoslav wars, 2.500 Bosniaks were killed in Vlasenica and the surrounding area.
Demographics
Population Population of settlements – Vlasenica municipalitySettlement1879.1885.18951910.1921.1931.1948.1953.1961.1971.1981.1991.2013.Total19,42023,08524,92730,92828,86537,53226,62330,49833,81711,4671Cerska1,4096892Grabovica5373423Gradina7553954Neđeljišta7383545Pustoše5522086Vlasenica4,1217,2833,0473,9766,0007,9097,228
Ethnic composition Ethnic composition – Vlasenica town2013.1991.1981.1971.Total7,228 (100,0%)7,909 (100,0%)6,000 (100,0%)3,976 (100,0%)Bosniaks/Muslims4,800 (60,69%)3,435 (57,25%)2,774 (69,77%)Serbs2,743 (34,68%)1,793 (29,88%)1,124 (28,27%)Yugoslavs242 (3,060%)578 (9,633%)5 (0,126%)Others98 (1,239%)22 (0,367%)25 (0,629%)Croats26 (0,329%)18 (0,300%)12 (0,302%)Roma98 (1,633%)25 (0,629%)Montenegrins28 (0,467%)7 (0,176%)Albanians22 (0,367%)3 (0,075%)Hungarians3 (0,050%)Slovenes2 (0,033%)Macedonians1 (0,017%)1 (0,025%) Ethnic composition – Vlasenica municipality2013.1991.1981.1971.Total11,467 (100,0%)17,761 (100,0%)30,498 (100,0%)26,623 (100,0%)Serbs7,589 (66,18%)6,311 (35,53%)13,531 (44,37%)13,431 (50,45%)Bosniaks/Muslims3,763 (32,82%)10,897 (61,35%)15,337 (50,29%)12,881 (48,38%)Others84 (0,733%)249 (1,402%)131 (0,430%)151 (0,567%)Croats31 (0,270%)32 (0,180%)44 (0,144%)42 (0,158%)Yugoslavs272 (1,531%)978 (3,207%)17 (0,064%)Roma352 (1,154%)53 (0,199%)Montenegrins81 (0,266%)28 (0,105%)Albanians33 (0,108%)14 (0,053%)Hungarians5 (0,016%)1 (0,004%)Slovenes4 (0,013%)3 (0,011%)Macedonians2 (0,007%)2 (0,008%)
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018): Activity TotalAgriculture, forestry and fishing108Mining and quarrying-Manufacturing257Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply86Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities56Construction28Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles217Transportation and storage31Accommodation and food services55Information and communication9Financial and insurance activities17Real estate activities-Professional, scientific and technical activities20Administrative and support service activities4Public administration and defense; compulsory social security170Education133Human health and social work activities107Arts, entertainment and recreation10Other service activities32Total1,340
Notable people Lazar Jovanović, 19th-century manuscript writer Derviš Sušić, writer Flory Jagoda, musician Vedad Ibišević, footballer Fahrudin Kuduzović, footballer
See also Municipalities of Republika Srpska Rašića Gaj massacres
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