Šljivno,_Banja_Luka

Šljivno, Banja Luka

Šljivno, Banja Luka

Village in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina


Šljivno (Serbian Cyrillic: Шљивно) is a village in the municipality of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] The village is currently uninhabited.[1]

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Geography

The village is located 25 km southwest of Banja Luka.

Population

The village was abandoned after the start of the construction of a military training ground on Mount Manyacha.

Nationality 1991 1981 1971 1961
Serbs 105 (99.05%) 818
Other 1 (0.94%)
Total 0 0 106 818

History

The first mention of the village dates back to 1541. The village developed slowly, with a population of just over a thousand people by the early 1960s. Over time, the construction of a military training ground on Mount Manyacha began, and all residents were forced to leave the village forever.

Notable Natives

  • Vitomir Miletic; Serbian artist born here in 1967.

References

  1. Nataša Gojković; Ognjen Ignjić (2014). Попис Становништва, Домаћинстава И Станова У Бих 2013. Републикa Српскa Прелиминарни Резултати [Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in BH 2013 Republika Srpska Preliminary Results] (PDF) (Report) (in Serbian and English). Banja Luka: Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.

44°39′36″N 17°04′48″E


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