Pelagićevo () is a village and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Posavina geographical region. As of 2013, the village has a population of 2,529 inhabitants, while the municipality has 5,220 inhabitants.
It was originally named Gornji Žabar () until 1970, when it was renamed after Vasa Pelagić, a representative of utopian socialism in Serbia during the second half of the nineteenth century, born in the village in 1833.
History The municipality was created after the Dayton Agreement from part of the pre-war municipality of Gradačac (the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Demographics
Population Population of settlements – Pelagićevo municipalitySettlements1971.1981.1991.2013.Total13,2565,2201Blaževac3182Donja Tramošnica3813Gornja Tramošnica3474Pelagićevo3,3983,2143,0692,5295Porebrice3446Turić293
Ethnic composition Ethnic composition – Pelagićevo village2013.1991.1981.1971.Total2,529 (100,0%)3,069 (100,0%)3,214 (100,0%)3,398 (100,0%)Serbs2,502 (98,93%)2,968 (96,71%)3,103 (96,55%)3,340 (98,29%)Croats12 (0,474%)16 (0,521%)22 (0,685%)36 (1,059%)Others10 (0,395%)34 (1,108%)31 (0,965%)13 (0,383%)Muslims/Bosniaks5 (0,198%)4 (0,130%)5 (0,156%)6 (0,177%)Yugoslavs47 (1,531%)47 (1,462%)Macedonians4 (0,124%)2 (0,059%)Albanians2 (0,062%)Montenegrins1 (0,029%) Ethnic composition – Pelagićevo municipality2013.1991.Total5,220 (100,0%)13,256 (100,0%)Serbs3,330 (63,79%)4,634 (34,96%)Croats1,850 (35,44%)7,165 (54,05%)Others27 (0,517%)721 (5,439%)Muslims/Bosniaks13 (0,249%)736 (5,552%)
Sport The town has a football club, FK Pelagićevo.
See also Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
External links
Municipalities of Republika Srpska