Čajniče

Čajniče (Serbian Cyrillic: Чајниче, pronounced [tʃâːjniːtʃɛ]) is a town and a municipality in Bosnian entity Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 2,401 inhabitants, while the municipality has 4,895 inhabitants.

Čajniče Чајниче
Town and municipality
Čajniče
Coat of arms
Location of Čajniče within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 43°33′N 19°04′E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
Geographical region	Podrinje
Government
• Municipal mayor	Miroslav Furtula (SRS 9J)
• Municipality	274.6 km2 (106.0 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Town	2,401
• Municipality	4,895
• Municipality density	17.83/km2 (46.17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	58

History

When the German and Italian Zones of Influence were revised on 24 June 1942, Čajniče fell in Zone III, administered civilly by Croatia and militarily by Croatia and Germany.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Čajniče, the municipality includes the following settlements:

• Avlija
• Batkovići
• Batotići
• Batovo
• Bezujno
• Borajno
• Brezovice
• Bučkovići na Bezujanci
• Đakovići
• Glamočevići
• Gložin
• Hunkovići
• Ifsar
• Kamen
• Kapov Han
• Karovići
• Krstac
• Lađevci
• Luke
• Međurječje
• Metaljka
• Milatkovići
• Miljeno
• Mištar
• Podavrelo
• Ponikve
• Prvanj
• Slatina
• Staronići
• Stopići
• Sudići
• Todorovići
• Trpinje
• Tubrojevići
• Zaborak

Demographics

Landscape from Čajniče

Serbian OrthodoxChurch of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Population

Population of settlements – Čajniče municipality
	Settlement	1971.	1981.	1991.	2013.
	Total	11,602	10,280	8,956	4,895
1	Batotići			331	283
2	Čajniče	2,015	2,556	3,152	2,401
3	Luke			351	231
4	Miljeno			512	284

Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Čajniče town
	2013.	1991.	1981.	1971.
Total	2,401 (100,0%)	3,152 (100,0%)	2,556 (100,0%)	2,015 (100,0%)
Serbs		1,802 (57,17%)	1,304 (51,02%)	1,051 (52,16%)
Bosniaks		1,192 (37,82%)	931 (36,42%)	857 (42,53%)
Others		105 (3,331%)	29 (1,135%)	5 (0,248%)
Yugoslavs		51 (1,618%)	203 (7,942%)	8 (0,397%)
Croats		2 (0,063%)	6 (0,235%)	19 (0,943%)
Montenegrins			82 (3,208%)	56 (2,779%)
Slovenes			1 (0,039%)
Albanians				18 (0,893%)
Macedonians				1 (0,050%)

Ethnic composition – Čajniče municipality
	2013.	1991.	1981.	1971.
Total	4,895 (100,0%)	8,956 (100,0%)	10,280 (100,0%)	11,602 (100,0%)
Serbs	3,972 (81,14%)	4,709 (52,58%)	4,892 (47,59%)	5,353 (46,14%)
Bosniaks	884 (18,06%)	4,024 (44,93%)	4,880 (47,47%)	6,065 (52,28%)
Others	33 (0,674%)	141 (1,574%)	44 (0,428%)	22 (0,190%)
Croats	6 (0,123%)	5 (0,056%)	16 (0,156%)	29 (0,250%)
Yugoslavs		77 (0,860%)	311 (3,025%)	14 (0,121%)
Montenegrins			118 (1,148%)	99 (0,853%)
Albanians			18 (0,175%)	18 (0,155%)
Slovenes			1 (0,010%)	1 (0,009%)
Macedonians				1 (0,009%)

Notable people

• Hanka Paldum, Bosnian singer
• Luton & Šćepa, DJs

See also

• Municipalities of Republika Srpska
• Gorazde Ĉajniče sa trotinetomhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=aMHZJka8PMo&si=_iB6SA2uMG1eGJqu

References

• 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.

Bibliography

• Trgo, Fabijan, ed. (1964). Zbornik dokumenata i podataka o Narodno-oslobodilačkom ratu Jugoslovenskih naroda. Vol. V, 32.