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| Coordinates: 45°02′49″N 16°22′59″E / 45.047°N 16.383°ECoordinates: 45°02′49″N 16°22′59″E / 45.047°N 16.383°E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| Region | Banja Luka Region |
| Telephone code | +387 052 |
| Website | http://www.opstina-novigrad.com/ |
Bosanski Novi is a town and municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the northwestern part of the Republika Srpska entity and the northern part of the Bosanska Krajina region. The town is situated on the Una river on the border with Croatia (opposite the town of Dvor). Today, the municipality has a population of about 30,000 people with 8,500 households. In the town itself there is a hospital, post office, a great number of elementary and high schools, cultural center, etc.
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During the Bosnian war the Serb authorities changed the name of the town to Novi Grad, or simply Novi. Officially, the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina uses both names for municipality, Bosanski Novi and Novi Grad, while the government of the Republika Srpska entity appears to prefer the name Novi Grad. [1]
Municipality of Bosanski Novi is situated in the northwestern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's exact location is 45°53¨ longitude and 45°14 northern latitude.[citation needed] It takes up an area of 470 km2 (181.5 sq mi). The municipality lies between the rivers of Sana and Una, between the mountains of Grmec and Kozara. The climate is temperamental-continental.
The town of Bosanski Novi was first mentioned in 1280 under the Roman name of Castrum Novum, which literally translated means "new town". In 1895, during the Austro-Hungarian rule, the town was officially named Bosanski Novi. At the end of the last decade of the twentieth century, Bosanski Novi had 3,300 people with 550 typical Bosnian households. There were wooden bridges across the Una and Sana rivers, which the citizens had to guard against the wild spring and fall floods. For that reason, a symbol of the town was built in 1906-Una quay. In 1872, Bosanski Novi was the first municipality to have a train station on the new Bosnian railway, which afforded it significant cultural and economic advantages over any other Bosanska Krajina municipalities. The first hospital was established around the same time.
After the Bosnian war, Bosanska Kostajnica was split form the municipality.
In the census of 1991, the municipality of Bosanski Novi had 41,541 residents, including:
In 2006, the majority of inhabitants of municipality were ethnic Serbs.[citation needed]
The largest industries in the town are wood processing, textile manufacturing, mining and electrical industry.
There are several active sports organizations in the town, such as soccer, handball and basketball clubs.
The local football club, FK Sloboda Bosanski Novi is a legend of Bosanski Novi football.
 Bosanski Novi |
 Monument "Majka Partizanka" ("the partisan mother") |
 Vidorijska dzamija - one of the oldest buildings in this city |
http://www.novi-grad.org/ Ukratko
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