Potkozarje, Banja Luka


Potkozarje, formerly Ivanjska, is a village in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

An Ottoman census conducted in 1604 recorded a total of 42 households in Ivanjska, 11 Muslim and 31 non-Muslim, as part of the Banaluka nahiye.
Between some time after 1953 and 1963, Ivanjska was a separate municipality from Banja Luka. Other than the town itself, municipality included the settlements of Barlovci, Cerici, Dragočaj, Piskavica, Prijakovci, Radosavska, Ramići, Šimići and Verići.
The majority Croat population of Ivanjska faced persecution during the Bosnian War by Serb authorities, causing most of them to flee from the region. As part of their broader ethnic cleansing campaign, Serb authorities renamed Ivanjska to Potkozarje.

Demographics

Year2013199119811971
Bosniaks9---
Serbs2,7761,0951,1801,408
Croats2403,3063,3943,614
Muslims (ethnic group)2637
Yugoslavs31183032
Ukrainians2---
Slovenes1-43
Others9-165
Undeclared11---
Unknown1--1
Total3,0674,5774,9535,062