Mrkonjić Grad (Cyrillic: Мркоњић Град) is a town and municipality in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Republika Srpska entity. It is located in the Bosanska Krajina, between Banja Luka and Jajce.
Name
The city changed its name several times in history: Gornje Kloke, Novo Jajce (Jenidži Jajce), Varcarev Vakuf, Varcar Vakuf, and ultimately the present one. The last renaming took place in 1924 after King Peter I of Serbia, who had taken the nom de guerre 'Mrkonjić' while fighting as a hajduk in the uprising (1875-1878) against the Ottoman Empire.
History
In World War II, the city became renowned by the first meeting of ZAVNO BiH on November 25, 1943, when Bosnia and Herzegovina was proclaimed as a common republic of Serbs, Croats and Muslims/Bosniaks.
For the most of Bosnian war the city was in Serbian hands, but HVO (English: Croat Defence Council) units took it in 1995, while Serbian population fled. After the Dayton peace agreement the city was assigned to Republika Srpska.
Demographics
1910
According to the 1910 census, the absolute majority in the Varcar Vakuf municipality were Orthodox Christians (79.61%).
1991
In the 1991 census, the municipality of Mrkonjić Grad had 27,379 residents, including:
The town itself had 11,261 residents, including:
- 78% Serbs
- 13% Muslims by nationality
- 4% Yugoslavs
- 3% Croats
- 2% others
2006
In 2006, the majority of inhabitants of municipality were ethnic Serbs.
|
Mrkonjić Grad 
