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16-572: Kneževo may refer to: Kneževo, Bosnia and Herzegovina , a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina Kneževo (Brus) , a village in Serbia Kneževo, Croatia , a village near Popovac, Croatia Kneževo, North Macedonia , a village near Kratovo, North Macedonia [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with

32-624: A height of 1,493 metres (4,898 ft). Aside from the town of Kneževo, the municipality includes the following settlements: Imamovići Mušanovići After the war, the majority of the old Skender Vakuf municipality became part of the new Kneževo municipality of the Republika Srpska entity. Four Croatian pre-war settlements became part of the new Dobretići municipality of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity. The municipality houses several cultural monuments, such as

48-592: Is a river in Central Bosnia , Bosnia and Herzegovina; with Ugar , the largest right tributary of the Vrbas . Its basin covers an area of approximately 703.5 km . The Vrbanja has significant hydropower potential. There are many different estimations of the Vrbanja's length, from 70.5 km and 84 km to 95.4 km. Like many other sites in Bosnia, Vrbanja is named after the willows that grow along

64-404: Is located between the rivers Ugar , Vrbas and Vrbanja and surrounded by the mountain chains of Čemernica and Ranča to the west, Vlašić to the south and Ježica to the northeast. The municipality has an official altitude of 864 metres (2,835 ft), but in reality it ranges from 600 to 1,493 metres (1,969 to 4,898 ft). Kneževo is 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Banja Luka by

80-637: Is on a ridge between the Vlašić (1933 m) and Meokrnje (1425 m) mountains. The Vrbanja flows through Kruševo Brdo , Šiprage , Obodnik , Vrbanjci , Kotor Varoš , Zabrđe , Čelinac and the settlement of Vrbanja . It joins the Vrbas river in Banja Luka. During the Austro-Hungarian administration of 1878–1914, a wide network of railway communications was built along the Vrbanja, with the support of

96-528: The Bobovica , Lopača , Trnovac , Crkvenica , Kruševica , Jezerka , Bosanka , and Jošavka , and the most significant left-side tributaries, the Čudnić , Ćorkovac , Demićka , Sadika , Grabovička rijeka , Duboka river , Vigošća /Vigošta, Cvrcka and Jakotina . During the War in Bosnia (1992 – 1995), Serbian Police and Army forces destroyed many of the surrounding Bosniak and Croat villages along

112-964: The Old Church of St. Nicholas from 1757, the 18th-century Church of Prophet Elijah. In Imljani there is a monument dedicated to the 43 fallen soldiers of the Army of Republika Srpska who fell on the Vlašić battlefield on 20 March 1995. The mayor of Knezevo is Bore Škeljić, of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS). According to the 1991 census, the municipality consisted of: Bastaji, Bokani, Borak, Bregovi, Brnjići, Bunar, Čarići, Ćukovac, Davidovići, Dobratići , Donji Orašac, Golo Brdo, Gornji Orašac, Imljani , Javorani , Kobilja, Kostići, Kričići - Jejići, Melina, Mijatovići, Milaševci, Mokri Lug, Paunovići, Pavlovići, Prisika, Rađići, Skender Vakuf, Slipčevići, Šolaji, Vitovlje Malo , Vlatkovići, Vukovići, Zapeće, Zasavica, Zubovići and Živinice. In 1995,

128-611: The 1992-1995 Bosnian War , the town was known as Skender Vakuf. During the war, the town was renamed Kneževo by the Serb authorities as part of their ethnic cleansing policies. Accordingly, many media outlets in the region continue to refer to the area as Skender Vakuf-Kneževo. A Roman basilica has been found in Imljani and Javorani , and the remains of the Roman road from Servitium ( Banja Luka ) to Levsaba ( Travnik ) were also found in

144-638: The Bosnian Government. Exploitation of the natural resources (especially wood and mining) was the primary intended purpose of this investment. The railroad was built along the valley of the Vrbanja from Kotor Varoš to Šiprage, where it branched along a few tributaries of the river. It leads to the area of the Riječice, across the pass between Jasen and Šepirice. The river is fed by numerous tributaries from Vlašić , Čemernica , Borja and Uzlomac mountains. The most significant right-side tributaries are

160-563: The M56 motorway. Neighbouring municipalities are Čelinac (far north), Kotor Varoš (east), Travnik , Dobretići , Jajce (south), Mrkonjić Grad (west) and the city of Banja Luka (northwest). The southern border is defined by the border of the Republika Srpska with the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , the country's other entity. The mountainous region in the south is forested and inpenetrable; its limestone mountains reach

176-500: The municipality included Bastaji, Bokani, Borak, Bregovi, Čarići, Ćukovac, Golo Brdo, Imljani, Javorani, Kobilja, Kostići, Malići, Mokri Lug, Paunovići, Rađići, Kneževo, Šolaji, Vlatkovići and Živinice; the southwestern settlements of Davidovići, Dobretići, Kričići and Melina became part of the municipality of Dobretići in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Vrbanja (river) The Vrbanja ( Serbian Cyrillic : Врбања )

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192-407: The river from Kruševo Brdo to Banja Luka . Other examples are Vrbanjci village and Vrbanja , near Banja Luka, as well as Vrbas and a bridge in the center of Sarajevo . The Vrbanja source is on the slopes of Vlašić Mountain, upstream of Pilipovina village (at about 1,530 meters above sea level). The area around the source is called "Prelivode", with a radius of around 2-3 kilometers. Prelivode

208-482: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kneževo&oldid=941062911 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kne%C5%BEevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Up until

224-653: The vicinity. Tombstones of the Stećak type date back to the 14th and 15th centuries, when the area was part of the Kingdom of Bosnia . The town was founded during the reign of the Ottoman Empire . It was first mentioned in the records of a Muslim judge from Jajce in 1693, while there is no record of it in the census of the Bosnia Eyalet of 1604. Two generations of imams are mentioned in the records, which means it

240-785: Was destroyed, along with the New Mosque, in 1992 during the Bosnian War . In the Korićani Cliffs massacre of 21 August 1992, some 200 Bosniak and Croat detainees were massacred in the municipality by the Bosnian Serb police and army forces from Prijedor. After the Bosnian War, a part of the municipality was split off to form the Dobretići municipality of the entity of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina . Kneževo

256-532: Was most likely founded in the latter half of the 17th century. The architecture of the Old Mosque in Skender Vakuf also indicates it was built in the latter half of the 17th century. The charitable endowment ( vakuf ) that is reflected in the town's traditional name Skender Vakuf (after Ali-dedo Skender) contributed to its urbanization. The Old Mosque was significant and one of the first in the region. It

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