Čelinac () is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 15,548 inhabitants, while the town of Čelinac has a population of 5,097 inhabitants.
Geography
It is located by Jošavka and Vrbanja rivers, between municipalities of Laktaši and Prnjavor to the north, Teslić to the east, Kotor Varoš, Kneževo (formerly known as Skender Vakuf) to the south, and Banja Luka to the west.
History
War in Yugoslavia
The main initiator and leader of persecution of the non-Serbian population in the valley of the Vrbanja river and Bosanska Krajina, including Čelinac, was a member of the radical currents SDS - Radoslav Brdjanin, a native of the nearby village of Popovac.
Brđanin was a leading political figure in Autonomous Region of Krajina (ARK). During The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s, was the key positions at the municipal, regional and "republic" level. Among other things, he was the first vice president of the Assembly of the ARK, president of the ARK Crisis Staff and later as Acting Vice Minister for Production, Minister for Construction, Traffic and Utilities and acting Deputy Prime Minister Republika Srpska (RS). International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) condemned him for various crimes to 30 years in prison.
During the War in Bosnia, along with other generally known reprisals, local authorities have introduced the original limits of Bosniaks and Croats, i.e. non-Serb population. In addition to those who have experienced this, among other things, bears witness to the indictment against Radovan Karadžić to tribunal in The Hague. At the hearing, Nikola Poplašen, 2013, one of the questions to the witness for the defense, was:
Settlements
Aside from the town of Čelinac, the municipality includes the following settlements:
Balte
Basići
Branešci Donji
Branešci Gornji
Brezičani
Crni Vrh
Čelinac Gornji
Dubrava Nova
Dubrava Stara
Grabovac
Jošavka Donja
Jošavka Gornja
Kablovi
Kamenica
Lađevci
Lipovac
Markovac
Mehovci
Memići
Miloševo
Opsječko
Popovac
Skatavica
Šahinovići
Šnjegotina Donja
Šnjegotina Srednja
Šnjegotina Velika
Štrbe
Vijačani Gornji
Demographics
Population
Ethnic composition
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered employed people per their core activity (as of 2016):