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Location of Br,,ko in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 44°52,,0?N 18°46,,60?E
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Established by Final Arbitration Decision March 5, 1999
Government
- Mayor Mirsad ,,apo
- President of the District Assembly Dr. Milan Tomi,,
- International Supervisor Raffi Gregorian
Area
- City 208 km² (80 sq mi)
Population (1991)
- City 87,332
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 76100
Area code(s) (+387) 49
Website: Official Government Web Site,
Official District Assembly Website
Official District Prosecutor Web SiteBr,,ko District (Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian: Br,,ko distrikt (????? ???????? in Cyrillic)) in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina is a self-governing administrative unit under the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina; it is formally part of both the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska.
HistoryBr,,ko District was established after an arbitration process undertaken by the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to Dayton Peace Accords however, the process could only arbitrate the disputed portion of the Inter-Entity Boundary Line.[1] The Br,,ko District was formed of the entire territory of the former Br,,ko municipality, of which 48% (including Br,,ko city) was in the Republika Srpska, while 52% was in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the war, the EU has maintained a diplomatic peace-keeping presence in the area.In 2006 under the Supervisory Order all "Entity legislation in Br,,ko District and the IEBL" were abolished. The ruling made by the Br,,ko Supervisor Susan Johnson abolishes all Entity Laws in the District also abolishes the Entity Border Line. The ruling makes the Laws of the District and the Laws of the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina (including the laws of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina) paramount within the District.[2]Brcko was the only element in the Dayton Peace Agreement which was finalized. The arbitration agreement was finalized in April of 1996 resulting in a "district" as mentioned above which was to be administrated by international representation with ambassador status.The first Ambassador representing the District of Brcko arrived in June of 1996. Prior to that time, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) had a modest office headed by Randolph Hampton. During the interim time before the District of Brcko could be represented post arbitration agreement, local elections were held, humanitarian relief was provided with cooperation from USAID and ECHO.Brcko continues to be a divided town which prior to the war in Bosnia (April of 1992) was a city with Croat, Serbs, Bosnians living together under peaceful co-existence.Today, Bosnia is divided into two "entities" the Serb Republic (RS) and the Bosnian-Croat Federation. The Serb Republic (RS) is totally cleansed of Bosnian's of the Islamic faith; very few Croats live in RS.
