Vlasenica (Serbian Cyrillic: Власеница) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population 11,467 inhabitants, while the town of Vlasenica has a population of 7,228 inhabitants.
Etymology
The origin is not clear, but due to the name it may be named after the Vlachs who inhibited the region historically. [1]
History
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.[2] 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.[3] Between 2,000 and 3,000 Muslims were massacred by Serb Chetniks in Vlasenica, from December 1941 until February 1942.[4] 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
Vlasenica during the Bosnian War:
It was said that Vlasenica was the headquarters of the Greek Volunteer Guard before they took part in the siege of Srebrenica and the Siege of Žepa.
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Population
Population of settlements – Vlasenica municipality
Settlement
1879.
1885.
1895
1910.
1921.
1931.
1948.
1953.
1961.
1971.
1981.
1991.
2013.
Total
19,420
23,085
24,927
30,928
28,865
37,532
26,623
30,498
33,817
11,467
1
Cerska
1,409
689
2
Grabovica
537
342
3
Gradina
755
395
4
Neđeljišta
738
354
5
Pustoše
552
208
6
Vlasenica
4,121
7,283
3,047
3,976
6,000
7,909
7,228
Ethnic composition
Ethnic composition – Vlasenica town
2013.
1991.
1981.
1971.
Total
7,228 (100,0%)
7,909 (100,0%)
6,000 (100,0%)
3,976 (100,0%)
Bosniaks
4,800 (60,69%)
3,435 (57,25%)
2,774 (69,77%)
Serbs
2,743 (34,68%)
1,793 (29,88%)
1,124 (28,27%)
Yugoslavs
242 (3,060%)
578 (9,633%)
5 (0,126%)
Others
98 (1,239%)
22 (0,367%)
25 (0,629%)
Croats
26 (0,329%)
18 (0,300%)
12 (0,302%)
Roma
98 (1,633%)
25 (0,629%)
Montenegrins
28 (0,467%)
7 (0,176%)
Albanians
22 (0,367%)
3 (0,075%)
Hungarians
3 (0,050%)
Slovenes
2 (0,033%)
Macedonians
1 (0,017%)
1 (0,025%)
Ethnic composition – Vlasenica municipality
2013.
1991.
1981.
1971.
Total
11,467 (100,0%)
17,761 (100,0%)
30,498 (100,0%)
26,623 (100,0%)
Serbs
7,589 (66,18%)
6,311 (35,53%)
13,531 (44,37%)
13,431 (50,45%)
Bosniaks
3,763 (32,82%)
10,897 (61,35%)
15,337 (50,29%)
12,881 (48,38%)
Others
84 (0,733%)
249 (1,402%)
131 (0,430%)
151 (0,567%)
Croats
31 (0,270%)
32 (0,180%)
44 (0,144%)
42 (0,158%)
Yugoslavs
272 (1,531%)
978 (3,207%)
17 (0,064%)
Roma
352 (1,154%)
53 (0,199%)
Montenegrins
81 (0,266%)
28 (0,105%)
Albanians
33 (0,108%)
14 (0,053%)
Hungarians
5 (0,016%)
1 (0,004%)
Slovenes
4 (0,013%)
3 (0,011%)
Macedonians
2 (0,007%)
2 (0,008%)
Economy
Skiing in VlasenicaJavor caveMonument in Vlasenica in the honour of the victory of the Serbian army against Austro-Hungarian invaders and Yugoslav Partisans who destroyed the Croatian Ustaše in a battle which took place in modern-day Vlasenica
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[5]
Activity
Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
108
Mining and quarrying
-
Manufacturing
257
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
86
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
56
Construction
28
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
217
Transportation and storage
31
Accommodation and food services
55
Information and communication
9
Financial and insurance activities
17
Real estate activities
-
Professional, scientific and technical activities
20
Administrative and support service activities
4
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security
^Everett-Heath, John (2020). "Vlasenica". Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names (6th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN9780191905636 – via Oxford Reference.
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