Czechs in Republika Srpska ( Serbian. Cesi at Republika Srpskoј , Czech. Češi v Republice srbské ) are citizens of Czech origin living and working on the territory of Republika Srpska. The Czechs are recognized as one of the 12 national minorities of the Republika Srpska, their interests are protected by the Council of National Minorities of the Republika Srpska . There are 218 Czechs living in Republika Srpska, according to the 2013 census.
Content
- 1 Community Activities
- 2 Religion
- 3 Societies
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Community Activities
Czechs moved to the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878 after its accession to Austria-Hungary. Czech immigrants built settlements, engaged in mining and logging, built mines, railways and developed telegraph and telephone communications. Basically, both native Czechs and Czechs from Galicia moved to the territory of the Republika Srpska. One colony, administrative-industrial, was located in the cities of Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Brod, Dervent and Mostar; another, agricultural - in Machinom Brdo, Nova Ves, Nove Topol and Wranduk; the third - agricultural, mining and administrative - in Priedor.
In the first two years of resettlement, about 7 thousand Czechs settled in Bosnia. In the interwar years, there were 5886, after the war, 1978 remained. By the 1970s, their numbers had dropped to 871 people, in 1981 in the Slovak Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 639 Czechs remained. Some of them live in Banja Luka, and some live in Dervent, Prnjavor, Priedor and Gradyška. These are mainly peasants, civil servants, judges, bankers, doctors, pharmacists, teachers and musicians [1] .
Religion
Czechs in Republika Srpska are primarily Catholics by religion. There are two Catholic churches in Nova Ves and Machino Brdo, the Czechs are their parishioners [2] .
Society
In Republika Srpska, the largest Czech association “Czech Conversation” operates, its branches are in the cities of Banja Luka (founded in 1997, has more than 200 members) [3] , Priedor , Machino-Brdo and Nova Ves [4] .
See also
- Czechs in Serbia
- Czechs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Republika Srpska population
Notes
- ↑ Česi> O nama (Serbian)
- ↑ Vjerski objekti (Serb.)
- ↑ Ko su nacionalne manjine u Republici Srpskoj? Archived February 6, 2017 on Wayback Machine (Serb.)
- ↑ Udruženja (Serbian)