Sanski Most

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Sanski Most
Сански Мост
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Sanski Most
Location of Sanski Most
Coordinates: 44°46′N16°40′E / 44.767°N 16.667°E / 44.767; 16.667
Country Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Flag of Una-Sana.svg  Una-Sana
Geographical region Bosanska Krajina
Subdivisions75
Government
  Municipal mayorMensur Seferović (SDA)
Area
   Town and municipality
781 km2 (302 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 Census)
   Town and municipality
41,475
  Density53.10/km2 (137.5/sq mi)
   Urban
16,913
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code +387 37
Website www.sanskimost.gov.ba

Sanski Most (Serbian Cyrillic : Сански Мост, pronounced [sâːnskiːmɔ̂ːst] ) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Sana River in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the region of Bosanska Krajina, between Prijedor and Ključ. As of 2013, it has a population of 41,475 inhabitants.

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Geography

It is located on the Sana River in Bosanska Krajina, between Prijedor and Ključ. Administratively it is part of the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Town sits on Nine Rivers, and they are : Sana, Dabar, Zdena, Bliha, Majdanska Rijeka, Japra, Sasinka and Kozica

Climate

Climate data for Sanski Most (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)20.2
(68.4)
24.7
(76.5)
29.2
(84.6)
30.9
(87.6)
34.5
(94.1)
36.6
(97.9)
39.7
(103.5)
40.0
(104.0)
37.5
(99.5)
30.2
(86.4)
26.4
(79.5)
22.7
(72.9)
40.0
(104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)5.5
(41.9)
8.5
(47.3)
13.6
(56.5)
18.5
(65.3)
22.8
(73.0)
26.6
(79.9)
28.7
(83.7)
28.9
(84.0)
23.2
(73.8)
18.0
(64.4)
12.0
(53.6)
6.0
(42.8)
17.7
(63.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)0.8
(33.4)
2.4
(36.3)
6.7
(44.1)
11.3
(52.3)
15.7
(60.3)
19.7
(67.5)
21.3
(70.3)
20.8
(69.4)
15.8
(60.4)
11.3
(52.3)
6.6
(43.9)
1.7
(35.1)
11.2
(52.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−3.1
(26.4)
−2.5
(27.5)
0.9
(33.6)
4.9
(40.8)
9.2
(48.6)
13.0
(55.4)
14.4
(57.9)
14.3
(57.7)
10.4
(50.7)
6.5
(43.7)
2.5
(36.5)
−1.8
(28.8)
5.7
(42.3)
Record low °C (°F)−26.4
(−15.5)
−25.2
(−13.4)
−20.4
(−4.7)
−6.3
(20.7)
−1.1
(30.0)
0.5
(32.9)
4.5
(40.1)
4.0
(39.2)
−0.6
(30.9)
−6.8
(19.8)
−10.4
(13.3)
−21.4
(−6.5)
−26.4
(−15.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)71.7
(2.82)
73.2
(2.88)
75.1
(2.96)
90.8
(3.57)
101.7
(4.00)
101.5
(4.00)
75.3
(2.96)
68.2
(2.69)
117.7
(4.63)
99.2
(3.91)
94.3
(3.71)
93.5
(3.68)
1,062.1
(41.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)8.89.19.010.410.39.57.76.99.38.99.810.3109.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 74.399.7148.8179.7224.5250.7290.8267.7173.7130.878.862.51,981.9
Source: NOAA [1]

History

In 1878 the little town (varošica) of Sanski Most was described as Muslim by Croatian historian Vjekoslav Klaić. [2] From 1929 to 1941, Sanski Most was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

During World War II it was part of the Axis Independent State of Croatia (NDH), where the fascist Ustaše regime committed the Genocide of the Serbs and the Holocaust. At the beginning of May 1941 in several villages southeast of Sanski Most (Kijevo, Tramošnja, Kozica, etc.) the first armed conflict between the Ustaše and insurgent Serbs occurred. The event is known as the Đurđevdan uprising. In August 1941 on the Eastern Orthodox Elijah's holy day, who is the patron saint of Bosnia and Herzegovina, between 2,800 and 5,500 Serbs from Sanski Most and the surrounding area were killed and thrown into pits which had been dug by the victims themselves. [3] The State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ZAVNOBiH) held its second meeting from 30 June to 2 July 1944 in the town; it declared the equality of Muslims (Bosniaks), Serbs and Croats.

During the Bosnian War, the town was controlled by the Army of Republika Srpska (Bosnian Serbs) and remained under its control until October 1995 when the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina took over it during Operation Sana shortly before the end of the war. The Bosniaks and other non-Serbs were set to large ethnic cleansing during its control by the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS). Many Serbs from Sanski Most and Bosniaks from Prijedor exchanged homes due to their refugee status and the opposing federations. [4]

Vrhpolje Bridge Massacre

On 31 May 1992, the Army of Republika Srpska committed a massacre of 19 Bosniak civilians on the Vrhpolje bridge in Sanski Most municipality. 16 Bosniak civilians were beaten on the bridge whilst the Bosnian Serb soldiers insulted them. 4 had already been murdered by the VRS on the way to the bridge. The Bosnian Serbs had ordered the Bosniak civilians to remove most of their clothes, including their shoes, and then jump off the bridge. The Bosnian Serb soldiers played a game in which they would attempt to shoot the Bosniak civilians mid-air whilst they were falling into the water. There was only one survivor of the massacre, Rajif Begić, who later testified against Ratko Mladić. According to the ICTY trial, Ratko Mladić was responsible for the murder of the Bosniak civilians which the court found was a deliberate attempt to ethnically cleanse the Serb-controlled parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina of their Bosniak population in order to create a homogenously Serb ethno-state. According to Begić's testimony, the VRS had to kill 70 Muslims that day because "seven Serb soldiers had been killed in that area." Branko Basara, the retired commander of the 6th Krajina Brigade was also indicted by the ICTY for war crimes that he committed in the Prijedor and Sanski Most area during 1992. Jadranko Palija, a Bosnian Serb soldier responsible for the massacre, was convicted of war crimes by the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2007. [5] [6]

In 1996, Serb-inhabited Oštra Luka was split from Sanski Most and ceded to the Republika Srpska entity.

On August 21, 2024 a man opened fire at the Sanski Most Gymnasium secondary school with an automatic rifle, killing three people. [7]

Demographics

Population

Population of settlements – Sanski Most municipality
Settlement1961.1971.1981.1991.2013.
Total39,48362,10262,46760,30750,421
1Brdari539443
2Čaplje1,4201,264
3Demiševci498440
4Donji Kamengrad2,3442,336
5Dževar685681
6Fajtovci369362
7Gorice644615
8Gornji Kamengrad1,3871,311
9Hrustovo1,6941,697
10Husimovci1,8021,310
11Kijevo1,118682
12Krkojevci304361
13Lukavice606486
14Lušci Palanka1,079226
15Modra578595
16Naprelje822605
17Okreč1,1041,021
18Podbriježje570529
19Podlug650550
20Podvidača679275
21Poljak522483
22Sanski Most8,68214,02717,14419,745
23Sasina1,054294
24Šehovci960880
25Skucani Vakuf1,3211,434
26Stari Majdan1,212762
27Tomina1,5131,107
28Trnova978783
29Vrhpolje1,8402,035

Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Sanski Most town
2013.1991.1981.1971.
Total19,745 (100,0%)17,144 (100,0%)14,027 (100,0%)8,682 (100,0%)
Bosniaks15,930 (94,19%)7,245 (42,26%)6,067 (43,25%)4,545 (52,34%)
Serbs401 (2,37%)7,831 (45,68%)5,691 (40,57%)3,410 (39,27%)
Croats177 (1,05%)646 (3,768%)523 (3,729%)558 (6,42%)
Others405 (2,39%)521 (3,039%)242 (1,725%)73 (0,84%)
Yugoslavs901 (5,255%)1,504 (10,72%)96 (1,10%)
Ethnic composition – Sanski Most municipality
2013.1991.1981.1971.1961.
Total50,421 (100,0%)60,307 (100,0%)62,467 (100,0%)62,102 (100,0%)39,483 (100,0%)
Bosniaks38,344 (92,45%)28,136 (46,65%)27,083 (43,36%)24,839 (40,00%)12,350 (31.28%)
Serbs1,837 (4,429%)25,363 (42,06%)26,619 (42,61%)30,422 (48,99%)19,156 (48.52%)
Croats722 (1,741%)4,322 (7,167%)5,314 (8,507%)6,307 (10,16%)4,844 (12.27%)
Others572 (1,379%)1,239 (2,054%)336 (0,538%)213 (0,343%)
Yugoslavs1,247 (2,068%)2,936 (4,700%)195 (0,314%)3,014 (7.63%)
Roma75 (0,120%)12 (0,019%)
Montenegrins50 (0,080%)59 (0,095%)
Albanians26 (0,042%)22 (0,035%)
Slovenes16 (0,026%)23 (0,037%)
Macedonians10 (0,016%)8 (0,013%)
Hungarians2 (0,003%)2 (0,003%)

Economy

EmploymentMaleFemaleTotalTotal PopulationUnemployment %
20143,3841,3634,74750,42153.91% [8]

There are several non-governmental organisations in Sanski Most. The Center for Peacebuilding (in the local language "Centar za Izgradnju Mira (CIM)) has been active in the town since 2004. The "Fenix Center" provides humanitarian aid to people in need in the local community. The organisation "Krajiška Suza" provides care in medical, social, psychological, cultural and existential needs of people living in and around Sanski Most. Austrian manufacturer of exhaust pipes Remus has a manufacturing facility in Sanski Most that employs around 300 people. [9] [10] Sanski Most was selected as one of the most successful local communities within the UNDP project that was financed by the Swiss embassy. [11]

Sports

The football club of the town is NK Podgrmeč.

Notable people

See also

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References

Citations

  1. "Sanski Most Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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  3. Mojzes, Paul (2011). Balkan Genocides: Holocaust and Ethnic Cleansing in the 20th Century. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 75–76. ISBN   9781442206632.
  4. Gilbert 2020, p. 110.
  5. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Mladić Witness Denies Army Role in Sanski Most Killings". Refworld. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  6. "Witness Recalls Sanski Most Bridge Killings". iwpr.net. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  7. "Tri osobe ubijene u pucnjavi u gimnaziji u Sanskom mostu". Al Jazeera Balkans (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  8. "Sanski Most | myplace". www.mojemjesto.ba. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20.
  9. "Remus to build a new production facility in Sanski Most". www.see-industry.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  10. "Remus Innovation will hire 300 workers in Sanski Most". Sarajevo Times. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  11. Fena. "Sanski Most privlači sve više investicija i ostvaruje veliki ekonomski napredak". Radio Sarajevo. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

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