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Prijedor
Приједор (Serbian) | |
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Grad Prijedor Град Приједор City of Prijedor | |
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Coordinates: 44°58′51″N 16°42′48″E / 44.98083°N 16.71333°E | |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Entity | Republika Srpska |
Geographical region | Bosanska Krajina |
City status | July 2012 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Slobodan Javor[1] (SNSD) |
Area | |
• City | 834.06 km2 (322.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
Population (2013 census) | |
• City | 89,397 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
• Urban | 32,342 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code | +387 052 |
Website | www |
Prijedor (Serbian Cyrillic: Приједор, pronounced [prijěːdor] ) is a city in the entity of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it had a population of 89,397 inhabitants within its administrative limits.[2][3] Prijedor is situated in the northwestern part of the Bosanska Krajina geographical region.
Prijedor is known for its mixed religious heritage comprising Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholicism and Islam. Historic buildings from the Ottoman and Austrian-Hungarian periods are a feature of the urban landscape. The city underwent extensive renovation between 2006 and 2009.