Bijeljina
Bijeljina () is a city and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the provincial center of Semberija, a geographic region in the country's northeast. As of 2013, it has a population of 107,715 inhabitants, making it the sixth largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the second largest in the Republika Srpska entity after Banja Luka.
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Bijeljina is a city in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina that serves as the main hub for its surrounding Semberija region. With over 107,000 residents as of 2013, it ranks as the second-largest city in Republika Srpska and the sixth-largest in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Key facts
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- From top, left to right: The assembly building of Bijeljina, Pavlović bank, the inside of the Church of the Holy Great Martyr George, the outside of the Church of the Holy Great Martyr George, Residential buildings, the Atik mosque, Semberija Museum and the Five Lakes Monastery.
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- Flag of Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
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- Bijeljina municipality.svg
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- Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- 733.85
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- 2013 census
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- 45291
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24 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Prehistory and Antiquity
- Old Slavs and Middle Ages
- Modern history
- Bosnian War
- Post-war period
- Demographics
- Population
- Ethnic composition
- Architecture
- Education
- Economy
- Transportation
- Tourism
- Sports
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- Notes
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Bijeljina () is a city and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the provincial center of Semberija, a geographic region in the country's northeast. As of 2013, it has a population of 107,715 inhabitants, making it the sixth largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the second largest in the Republika Srpska entity after Banja Luka.
==Geography== Bijeljina is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina's northeast, bound by the Sava and Drina rivers, extending over the Majevica mountains and covering a land mass of 734 km2. It is a part of the entity of Republika Srpska and is the center of the Semberija region. Semberija is a flat region with a fertile land ideal for agriculture. Due to this, Bijeljina is a major place for food production and trade, particularly wheat and vegetables.