Ravna Romanija () is a village in the municipality of Sokolac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Geography The village, named "flat Romanija", is located within the Romanija geographical region.
History
Bosnian War In 1991, the area was incorporated into the SAO Romanija, a Serb-established autonomous province, which later merged with other SAOs to form Republika Srpska in 1992.
Present day In 2013, then-mayor of Sokolac Milovan Bjelica planned to construct an ethno-village in Ravna Romanija via a Three Million KM loan.
On February 11, 2018, the flag of Republika Srpska was torn down in the area. Following the action, an investigation by the East Sarajevo Police Department was conducted. In August 2022, the names of over 4,000 Serb soldiers were written on the walls of the Sokolica Monastery.
Religion and monastery
The medieval monastery of Sokolica, dedicated to Saint George, is located in the area.Monastery Sokolica is the spiritual center of Romanija Ravna Romanija belongs to the parish in Mokro (of the Serbian Orthodox Church), which is headquartered in the "Church of the Dormition of the Virgin" in Mokro.
Demographic history According to the 1991 census, the village had 115 inhabitants, out of whom 111 were Serbs (96,52%), 3 Muslims (2,61%), and 1 Yugoslav (0,87%). In 2013, the population increased to 260, nearly all Orthodox Serbs.
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