Međurečje (Rudo)
Village in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Međurečje (Serbian Cyrillic: Међуречје) is a village located in the municipality of Rudo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] It is surrounded by the Serbian municipality of Priboj, in the Zlatibor District, making it an enclave within Serbia and an exclave of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a kilometer from the rest of its territory. While Serbia recognizes Međurečje as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the entire area is currently under the administration of the Serbian government. Sastavci is the neighboring village in Serbia.
Međurečje
Међуречје | |
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Village | |
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 Interactive map of Međurečje | |
| Coordinates: 43.5561°N 19.4128°E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.958 km2 (1.528 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2013[1]) | |
• Total | 171 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | (+387) 58 |
Demographics
With an area of 395.84 hectares (978.1 acres), Međurečje has 173 inhabitants as of the 2013 census. In 1999, the village had 75 households with a population of 270.[3][4]
Vital infrastructure in the enclave of Međurečje is tied to the Serbian municipality of Priboj. A majority of the population works in Priboj. However, the land of Međurečje is registered in the municipality of Rudo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), where the population of the village pays its land tax.[4]
History
Historic facts about the formation of the enclave and it ending up within the territory of Serbia are not known, but it is believed to be tied to the period after the 1878 Congress of Berlin, when the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires shared the border and Austria-Hungary was allowed to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4]