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Ravna Romanija

Coordinates: 43°54′34″N 18°40′20″E / 43.90944°N 18.67222°E / 43.90944; 18.67222
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Ravna Romanija
Равна Романија
Village
Ravna Romanija is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ravna Romanija
Ravna Romanija
Coordinates: 43°54′34″N 18°40′20″E / 43.90944°N 18.67222°E / 43.90944; 18.67222
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
MunicipalitySokolac
Population
 (2013)
 • Total260
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Ravna Romanija (Serbian Cyrillic: Равна Романија) is a village in the municipality of Sokolac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Geography

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The village, named "flat Romanija", is located within the Romanija geographical region.

History

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In 1991 the area was incorporated into the SAO Romanija, a Serb-established autonomous province, which later merged with other SAOs to form Republika Srpska in 1992.

Religion

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In Ravna Romanija there it is the medieval monastery of Sokolica, dedicated to Saint George.[1] Ravna Romanija belongs to the parish in Mokro (of the Serbian Orthodox Church), which is headquartered in the "Church of the Dormition of the Virgin" in Mokro.

Demographic history

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According to the 1991 census, the village had 115 inhabitants, out of whom 111 were Serbs (96,52%), 3 Muslims (2,61%), and 1 Yugoslav (0,87%).[2] In 2013 the population has increased to 260, nearly all Orthodox Serbs.

References

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  1. ^ Monastery Sokolica is the spiritual center of Romanija
  2. ^ "Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census" (Document). Sarajevo: Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine. 1991.

43°54′34″N 18°40′20″E / 43.90944°N 18.67222°E / 43.90944; 18.67222