Crnotina
Crnotina is a geographical and historic region located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][2] Most of it is located in the Sarajevan municipalities of Novi Grad Sarajevo, Ilijaš, Ilidža and Vogošča. it containts the towns of Ahatovići, Bojnik, Bioča Donja, Bioča Gornja, Dobroševići, Dvor, Mihaljevići, Reljevo, Rječica, Smiljevići and Zabrđe and partially include Rajlovac, Sokolje, Doglodi and Otes.[3]
History[edit]
Pre-Ottoman Crnotina was part of Vrhbosna and under the domain of the Bosnian duke Radoslav Pavlović, under who's service were Tvrtko Mihaljević and Stjepan Dobrošević (Where the towns of Mihaljevići and Dobroševići get their name). During Ottoman rule we find the first documentet mention of this place, Crnotina was mentioned as a village with military houses and barracks that belongs to Sarajevo, first time mentioned in the population census of the Sanjak of Bosnia from 1468 to 1469 and again in the census of 1604. During Ottoman rule several Sarajevan noble families had domains in this region, notably the families of Alajbegovići, Bakarevići, Filipovići, Memiševići, Mutevelići, Uzunići, Svrzo and others. During the early rule of the Ottomans in Sarajevo we trace the figure of Ahat-beg, who is believed to be the founder of Ahatovići.[3]
Geography[edit]
Crnotina is located North of Sarajevsko Polje (English:Sarajevo Field) above the Bosna river, it is characterised with its large hills, rich forests and fertile lands. The largest peaks are the hills Strahoč (782m) and Krstac (861m), both located in Ahatovići.[3]
Demographics[edit]
| Local Community
(Mjesna Zajednica) |
Towns included | Bosniaks | Serbs | Croats | Others/
Undeclared |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobroševići | Dobroševići, Ahatovići, Bojnik | 5,411 | 73 | 83 | 106 | 5,673 |
| Reljevo | Reljevo, Rječica | 290 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 332 |
| Naselje Heroja Sokolje | Zabrđe, Smiljevići, Sokolje | 7,400 | 31 | 30 | 189 | 7,650 |
| Bioča | Gornja Bioča, Donja Bioča | 278 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 292 |
Total population[edit] |
13,379 (95.93%) | 124 (0.89%) | 119
(0.85%) |
325
(2.33%) |
13,947 | |
References[edit]
- ^ Bosanski glasnik: opća priručna i adresna knjiga za Bosnu i Hercegovinu ... Bosnischer bote, unversalhand- und adreszbuch für Bosnien und die Hercegovina [Bosnian herald: general reference and address book for Bosnia and Herzegovina] (in Bosnian). Sarajevo: Bosanski glasnik. 1917. p. 432.
- ^ Daničić. Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian language] (in Serbo-Croatian). Zagreb, Croatia: Jugoslovenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti. p. 846.
- ^ a b c Jahić, Elvir (2023). Crnotina pokraj Sarajeva [Crnotina near Sarajevo] (in Bosnian). Sarajevo and Tešanj: Izdavačko-štamparska kuća PLANJAX KOMERC d.o.o., Tešanj. pp. 9–14.
- ^ "Popis 2013 u BiH".
- ^ "Pop-Stat".