Šljivno, Banja Luka

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

Šljivno

Шљивно
Village
Orthodox church in Šljivno
Šljivno
Coordinates: 44°39′36″N 17°04′48″E
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityRepublika Srpska
MunicipalityBanja Luka
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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. 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.
  2. (PDF) http://www2.rzs.rs.ba/static/uploads/bilteni/popis/PreliminarniRezultati_Popis2013-drugo_izdanje_sa_kartama_Final.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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