Rogatica

The town lies on the river Rakitnica, on the magistral road between Podromanija and Ustiprača, roughly {{convert|25|km|mi}} west of Višegrad and {{convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Sarajevo.

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The history of Rogatica dates back to the ancient era, with typical remains of fortified settlements of the Illyrians.{{Cite web |title=О Рогатици – Opština Rogatica |url=https://www.rogatica.ba/orogatici/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |language=en-US}}

Medieval Borač Castle was located about 10km south from Rogatica. It was a seat of the Pavlović noble family and one of the largest fortified cities on the territory of Bosnia in the 14the and 15th centuries.{{Cite web |date=2014-08-08 |title=Turistička organizacija Republike Srpske |url=http://www.turizamrs.org/pocetna.php?menu_id=27&cid=27&page=488 |access-date=2024-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808042240/http://www.turizamrs.org/pocetna.php?menu_id=27&cid=27&page=488 |archive-date=2014-08-08 }}

Medieval artifacts from this area include numerous stećak monuments, some of exceptional historical value. Stećak from Banja Stijena and stećak Vlatka Vlađevića are preserved at the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo.{{Cite web |title=Tombstone – Stecak from Banja Stijena, Rogatica Stecak14 – Global Digital Heritage |url=https://globaldigitalheritage.org/model/tombstone-stecak-from-banja-stijena-rogatica-stecak14/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-06-03 |title=Stećak Vlatka Vlađevića |url=https://zemaljskimuzej.ba/bs/arheologija/srednji-vijek/ste%C4%87ak-vlatka-vla%C4%91evi%C4%87a |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Zemaljski muzej Bosne i Hercegovine |language=bs}} Borak stećak necropolis near Burati is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=UNESCO World Heritage |title=Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1504/maps/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |language=en}}

In 1463, the town, along with rest of the Kingdom of Bosnia, fell to the Ottoman Empire and was assigned to the Sanjak of Bosnia. The Ottomans referred to the town as Çelebi Pazar.{{Cite journal |last=Korić |first=Elma |date=27 December 2024 |title=Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda Coğrafya ve Kartografya |url=https://iupress.istanbul.edu.tr/tr/book/osmanli-imparatorlugunda-cografya-ve-kartografya/chapter/ottoman-map-of-the-vilayet-of-bosnia-from-1869-1870 |journal=Ottoman Map of the Vilayet of Bosnia from 1869/1870 |via=Istanbul University Press}}

In 1878, Rogatica became a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.{{Cite web |date=2009-10-27 |title=Austrougarska okupacija Rogatice – BosanskeHistorije.com - Historija Bosne i Bošnjaka |url=https://www.bosanskehistorije.com/historija/bosna-od-1878-1918/austrouarska-okupacija-rogatice/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |language=bs-BA}} First school in Rogatica was established in 1880.{{Cite web |title=О нашој школи – ЈУ Основна школа "Свети Сава" Рогатица |url=https://ossvetisavarogatica.com/%D0%BE-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%BE%D1%98-%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |language=sr-RS}} Church of the Holy Trinity was built in the center of the city between 1883-86.{{Cite web |title=Храм Свете Тројице – Рогатица {{!}} Туристичка организација Републике Српске |url=https://turizamrs.org/hram-svete-trojice-rogatica/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |language=sr}}

From October 1941 until January 1942, Serbian Chetniks killed around 2,000 Muslim civilians from the Rogatica district.{{cite book |last=Čekić|first=Smail|title=Genocid nad Bošnjacima u Drugom svjetskom ratu: dokumenti |trans-title=Genocide against Bosniaks in the Second World War: documents |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kvlmAAAAMAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Udruženje Muslimana za antigenocidne aktivnosti |page=21}}

In 1942, the Croatian fascist Ustaše regime slaughtered about 6,000 Serbs in Stari Brod near Rogatica and Miloševići.{{cite journal|last=Sokol|first=Anida |title=War Monuments: Instruments of Nation-building in Bosnia and Herzegovina|journal=Croatian Political Science Review|volume=51|issue=5|pages=105–126|year=2014}}{{cite web|url=https://vladars.net/eng/vlada/prime_minister/media/news/Pages/Prime-Minister-Vi%C5%A1kovi%C4%87-attends-the-commemorating-ceremony-in-memory-of-the-sufferings-of-Serbs-in-Stari-Brod-and-Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87.aspx|title=Prime Minister Višković attends the commemorating ceremony in memory of the Serbs killed in Stari Brod and Miloševići in 1942|publisher=Republic of Srpska Government|access-date=12 May 2020}}

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):{{cite web |title=Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska |url=http://www2.rzs.rs.ba/static/uploads/bilteni/gradovi_i_opstine_republike_srpske/2019/Gradovi_I_Opstine_Republike_Srpske_2019_WEB.pdf |website=rzs.rs.ba |publisher=Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics |access-date=31 December 2019 |date=25 December 2019}}

• Zehra Bajraktarević, singer
• Kemal Mešić, athlete
• Muhamed Mustafić, handball player
• Ibrahim Šehić, football goalkeeper
• Mersad Selimbegović, football player
• Nezir Škaljić, third mayor of Sarajevo (1899–1905)
• Safet Zec, painter

File:Рогатица - римско урбано насеље, средњовјековни споменик 06.jpg|Ancient Roman tomb

File:Костурница палим српским војницима у Првом свјетском рату, Рогатица 03.jpg|Ossuary of the Serbian Army member killed in action in World War I

File:Banj Stijena 05,.jpg|Banja Stijena

File:Vodopad ,Rogatica @.jpg|Waterfall located in the municipality

File:Болнички парк, Рогатица 02.jpg|Park in the city

File:Manastir Svetog Jovana Krstitelja.jpg|Monastery of Saint John the Baptist

File:Srpska pravoslavna crkva u Obrtićima.jpg|Church in Obrtići

File:Despot supermarket in Rogatica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.jpg|Despot supermarket and residential building in the town of Rogatica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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