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Banja Luka (inhabited place) |
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| Lat: 44 46 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 44.7667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 017 11 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 17.1833 decimal degrees |
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Note: The city of Banja Luka us located on the Vrbus River in the Republik of Srpska. It was built on the site of battles between Austrians and Turks in 1527, 1688 and 1737. It was influential in the revolts of the Bosnians against the Turks in the 19th century, and against the Nazis in World War II. It was badly damaged by an earthquake 1969. Its estimatedmpopulation in 2004 was 196,500. |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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probably began as Roman fort |
| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for iron foundry & fruit & vegetable canning |
| mining center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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for leather & tobacco products, beer, electrical appliances, machine tools, clothing, synthetic fibers, pulp & paper |
| transportation center (C) |
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hub for roads & rail |
| commercial center (C) |
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especially important in 17th & 18th cen., declined as result of fire & plagues, recovered 20th cen. |
| university center (C) |
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founded 1975 |
| spa center (C) |
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for thermal bathing |
| episcopal see (C) |
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of Roman Catholic & Serbian Orthodox bishops |
| capital (H) |
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of Bosnian paşalik (region governed by a pasha) in late 16th & early 17th cen. |
| military center (H) |
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under Turks |
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