Ethnic Composition of the Inhabitants of Banja Luka in the End of the 19th Century and at the Beginning of the 20th Century Cover Image

Етнички састав становништва Бањалуке крајем XIX века и почеком XX века
Ethnic Composition of the Inhabitants of Banja Luka in the End of the 19th Century and at the Beginning of the 20th Century

Author(s): Miroslav Niškanović
Subject(s): Demography and human biology, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Summary/Abstract: During the forty years of Austrian - Hungarian rule, ethnic composition of the inhabitants of Banja Luka changed a lot. Muslim community became smaller, and in the end of the period it had 40% of total population. Serbian community still had 20% of the population. Planned emigration caused the number of Catholics to be larger, and in the end of period it had 25% of entire population. Considering social - economic and political relations, complex social structure of the inhabitants was made. Inside it we can notice existence of heterogeneous social groups. They can be formed according to ethnic, religious, cultural, class, social background.

  • Page Range: 175-186
  • Page Count: 12
  • Publication Year: 1998
  • Language: Serbian