Šekovići (Serbian Cyrillic: Шековићи) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 6,761 inhabitants, while the town of Šekovići has a population of 1,519 inhabitants.
History
From the Roman period to the present day major roads were cutting through the Šekovići region. These roads connected regions East of Drina River with Central Bosnia. Šekovići got its name by one portion of its inhabitants from Šekovina in Herzegovina, who immigrated to this region at the end of the 17th century. Until the end of the 17th century Šekovići was a well-inhabited area, till army invasions and different diseases decreased the population of Šekovići and almost wiped out the first people living there. Soon after that the new inhabitants from Herzegovina settled in Šekovići and they make up most of today’s populations. One of the first settlers beginning XVII left Šekovići, Ilija Birčanin, Hadži Milentije and Prote Matije Nenadović. Because of the family and other ties through the monastery this region had strong military cooperation with Serbia during the First Serbian Uprising. Ivan Groznog's mother Jelica Jakšić Glinska is from Šekovići and because of the Monastery Papraća and Russian Czar Palace had a good relationship. Monastery Lovnica and Papraca in the past were significant cultural and freedom centers. From the 16th century these two monasteries had ties with Russia, and monasteries in Serbia, Poland and Vlachs. Šekovići have special places in NOB (Serbian: Narodno Oslobodilacka Borba, English:Peoples Freedom Fight), they belong to one of the first uprising regions in Yugoslavia. In Šekovići were formed the Prva Bircanska Brigada (First Birac Brigate), Sesta Istocnobosanska Brigada (Sixst Eastern Bosnian Brigate) and Prva Pionirska Divizija (First Pionir Division). In 1943, Sekovici was the military, political and cultural center for eastern Bosnia, according to author Rudi Petovara. Inside of it was the highest military and political leadership for Eastern Bosnia.
Demographics
Thick forest in the municipalityLandscape from ŠekovićiŠekovići during winterFresco from Lomnica Monastery founded by Serbian king Stefan Dragutin
Population
Population of settlement – Šekovići municipality
Settlement
1071.
1981.
1991.
2013.
Total
10,570
10,356
9,639
6,761
1
Ašćerići
226
228
2
Džanojevići
351
225
3
Šekovići
541
1,230
1,735
1,519
4
Stupari
368
299
5
Sučani
562
626
6
Tepen
193
353
7
Udbina
781
694
8
Velika Njiva
512
293
Ethnic composition
Ethnic composition – Šekovići town
2013.
1991.
1981.
1971.
Total
1,519 (100,0%)
1,735 (100,0%)
1,230 (100,0%)
541 (100,0%)
Serbs
1,606 (92,56%)
1,059 (86,10%)
520 (96,12%)
Yugoslavs
80 (4,611%)
90 (7,317%)
Others
27 (1,556%)
1 (0,081%)
Bosniaks
17 (0,980%)
32 (2,602%)
10 (1,848%)
Croats
5 (0,288%)
12 (0,976%)
5 (0,924%)
Montenegrins
22 (1,789%)
3 (0,555%)
Albanians
12 (0,976%)
2 (0,370%)
Macedonians
1 (0,081%)
Hungarians
1 (0,081%)
1 (0,185%)
Ethnic composition – Šekovići municipality
2013.
1991.
1981.
1971.
Total
6 761 (100,0%)
9 629 (100,0%)
10 356 (100,0%)
10 570 (100,0%)
Serbs
6 618 (97,88%)
9 030 (93,78%)
9 753 (94,18%)
10 241 (96,89%)
Bosniaks
107 (1,583%)
326 (3,386%)
304 (2,935%)
286 (2,706%)
Others
28 (0,414%)
134 (1,392%)
31 (0,299%)
25 (0,237%)
Croats
8 (0,118%)
10 (0,104%)
15 (0,145%)
6 (0,057%)
Yugoslavs
129 (1,340%)
208 (2,008%)
2 (0,019%)
Montenegrins
30 (0,290%)
5 (0,047%)
Albanians
13 (0,126%)
3 (0,028%)
Macedonians
1 (0,010%)
1 (0,009%)
Hungarians
1 (0,010%)
1 (0,009%)
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[1]
Activity
Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
50
Mining and quarrying
-
Manufacturing
302
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
20
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
12
Construction
3
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
79
Transportation and storage
24
Accommodation and food services
36
Information and communication
2
Financial and insurance activities
5
Real estate activities
-
Professional, scientific and technical activities
7
Administrative and support service activities
2
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security
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