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Banja Luka covers some 96.2 km 2 (37.1 sq mi) of land in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated on both banks of the Vrbas in the Banja Luka valley, which is characteristically flat within the otherwise hilly region. Banja Luka's centre lies 163 m (534.78 ft) above sea level.
Lazarevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазарево) is an urban neighborhood of the city of Banja Luka, in Bosnia and Herzegovina's Republika Srpska entity. Lazarevo is located in the northern part of the city, and is one of the largest and most organized neighborhoods, made up of two local communities: Lazarevo 1; Lazarevo 2
It is possible to see the whole city of Banja Luka from this place. [1] The serpentine road on Banj brdo that leads to the monument was made between 1932 and 1933 and a small tourist bus between the top of the hill and the city of Banja Luka is circulating on it during the day (from April 22 to September 30). [2] [3]
During the World War II Banja Luka fell under the Independent State of Croatia. Building of Mortgage Bank was used as some kind of commanding building. During 2nd Banja Luka Operation building was partially destroyed by new "patent" of Yugoslav Partisans – pouring the gasoline in firefighter pump and in that way shooting on building. Reliefs ...
When the Vrbas Banate was formed in 1929, the first Ban was Svetislav Tisa Milosavljević and he felt the need to build a representative seat. In early 1931, the competition was announced in Belgrade and Sarajevo's National newspapers, for the conceptual sketch of Ban’s Court (Banski Dvor) and Ban's Palace (Banski Palat), and the first award was received by the architects from Belgrade ...
Banja Luka becomes the capital of Bosnian Sandžak-beg in 1554. When the Bosnian Pashaluk was founded in 1580, its capital was in Banja Luka. The first Beglerbeg (ruler) was Gazi Ferhad Pasha Sokolović, who initiated substantial building activity in the Lower Šeher, today's center of the city, where he built 216 objects.
As every other local community in Banja Luka, Starčevica has its Local Community Council that is elected by 15,123 people and the council has 11 members on 2017 local community elections. All members of the council are members of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats. [2] [3] [5]
The present church is architecturally identical [citation needed] to the previous one and is the tallest religious building in Banja Luka, with a bell tower 47 meters high and a 22.5 meter dome. The Bishop's Temple was consecrated by Bishop Ephrem on Salvation Day in 2009.