Ravna Romanija
Ravna Romanija
Равна Романија | |
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Village | |
  Ravna Romanija | |
| Coordinates: 43°54′34″N 18°40′20″E / 43.90944°N 18.67222°E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity |  Republika Srpska |
| Municipality | Sokolac |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 260 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Ravna Romanija (Serbian Cyrillic: Равна Романија) is a village in the municipality of Sokolac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Geography
[edit]The village, named "flat Romanija", is located within the Romanija geographical region.
History
[edit]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.
Religion
[edit]In Ravna Romanija there it is the medieval monastery of Sokolica, dedicated to Saint George.[1] 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
[edit]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%).[2] In 2013 the population has increased to 260, nearly all Orthodox Serbs.
References
[edit]- ^ Monastery Sokolica is the spiritual center of Romanija
- ^ "Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census" (Document). Sarajevo: Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine. 1991.
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