Sočkovac
Sočkovac
Сочковац | |
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Village
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Location of Petrovo within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| Municipality | Petrovo |
| Population (1991) | |
• Total | 1,112 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Serbs | 95% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 53 |
Sočkovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Сочковац) is a village located in Petrovo municipality, northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is geographically located in the Bosnia region and it politically belongs to Republika Srpska.
History
Sočkovac historically belongs to Gračanica municipality. After the war Gračanica was divided and belongs to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the rest of pre-war municipality belongs to Republika Srpska, and Bosansko Petrovo Selo, a settlement in the past belonged to Gračanica, became the new administration centre.
References
Further reading
Geology
- Katanić, P.; Baraković, D.; Baraković, A. (2013). "Geološke i vatrostalne karakteristike sivih i bijelih keramičkih glina ležišta 'Kečkovac' u Sočkovcu" [Geological and refractory characteristics grays and white ceramic clay deposit 'Kečkovac' in Sočkovac]. Refractory, Today and Tomorrow (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Engeenering Academy of Serbia. pp. 1–8. ISBN 978-86-87182-23-3.
44°41′N 18°16′E / 44.69°N 18.27°E
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