Prijedor
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Prijedor Приједор |
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| Nickname(s): The city of artists | |||||
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| Coordinates: 44°58′N 16°42′E / 44.967°N 16.700°ECoordinates: 44°58′N 16°42′E / 44.967°N 16.700°E | |||||
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||
| Entity | Republika Srpska | ||||
| Region | Bosanska Krajina | ||||
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| • Mayor | Marko Pavić (DNS) | ||||
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| • City | 83.406 km2 (32.203 sq mi) | ||||
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) | ||||
| Population (2013 census) | |||||
| • City | 32,342 | ||||
| • Density | 1,170/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | ||||
| • Urban | 97,588 | ||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Area code(s) | +387 (052) | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
Prijedor (Cyrillic: Приједор; pronounced [prijɛ̌ːdɔr]) is a city and municipality in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina with an estimated population of 97,588 people within its administrative limits. Prijedor is part of the Republika Srpska entity and is situated in the Bosanska Krajina region.
Prijedor is the third largest municipality in the Republika Srpska entity, after Banja Luka and Bijeljina, and the seventh largest in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is an economically prosperous municipality hosting a wide range of industries, services and educational institutions. The city's geographical location close to major European capitals has made it an important industrial and commercial hub nationally.
Prijedor is known for its Catholic, Orthodox Christian and Islamic heritage. Historic buildings from the Ottoman and Austrian-Hungarian periods are a feature of the urban landscape. The city underwent extensive renovation between 2006–2009.
The official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina are Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian. The Bosnian and Serbian languages use both the Cyrillic and Latin alphabet, while Croatian only uses Latin. The town's name in Cyrillic is rendered as "Приједор".
The town of Prijedor, within the municipality of Prijedor, is located in the north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the banks of the Sana and Gomjenica rivers, and at the south-western hills of the Kozara mountain. The area of the municipality is 833 square kilometres (322 square miles). The town is situated at 44°58'39" N and 16°42'29" E, at an altitude of 133 metres (436 feet) above sea level.
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