Vrbanjci

Vrbànjci is a village in the Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska, in the Municipality of Kotor Varoš.

Geography

Vrbanjci lies along the Vrbanja river (for which it is named), between its tributaries Jezerka, Bosanka, and Cvrcka. Vrbanjci was formerly known as Plitska. This name was given to the village when the largest part of the settlement was situated near Bosanka (Plitka Rika, Shallow River). On this toponym there is a neighboring village named Plitska, almost forgotten since its destruction in 1992.

The intensive colonization of the fields surrounding the Vrbanja river occurred during the construction of a narrow-rails railway and the regional road in the direction of Šiprage and Maslovare, i.e. Teslić to Doboj. Vrbanjci was once a separate municipality (to 1964th) in the former County of Kotor Varoš.

History

The history of this area commemorates the battle on The Field of Večići, approximately Mlâvâ locality, on the Vrbanja river, where was the clash between the Ottomans army and repressed pro Bosnian forces, from almost the entire State of Bosnia. Legend of there slayed brothers (shahids), who while dead carried their own heads is reconted until today. There is a turbeh, in the village of Večići in the memory. According to the historical context, it probably occurred around 1463, when Bosnia fell under Ottoman Administration.