Banovići ( Serbian Cyrillic : Бановићи ) is a town and municipality located in the Tuzla Canton , Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina . The intensive development of Banovići began with the construction of the Brčko-Banovići railway in the year 1946. Due to its quality, brown coal from Banovići is well-known all over Europe.
33-631: Banovići Municipality is situated on the foothills of the Konjuh mountain. The urban settlement of Banovići was built on the embankments of the Litva river. Its average altitude is 332 meters. The municipality encompasses 185 km and it includes the following settlements: Borovac , Banovići Selo , Ćatići , Milići , Mrgan , Repnik , Podgorje , Grivice , Treštenica Donja , Treštenica Gornja , Tulovići , Oskova , Željova , Omazići , Lozna , Seona , Pribitkovići , Stražbenica , and Gornji Bučik . According to
66-616: A bridge is meant to resemble the euro banknotes, which were also designed by Robert Kalina. After an international tender, the Austrian company Oesterreichische Banknoten und Sicherheitsdruck GmbH (OeBS) in Vienna was chosen to print the notes. Initially, six million were ordered. Initially the mark was pegged to the Deutsche Mark at par. Since the replacement of the German mark by the euro in 2002,
99-401: A hold that it was officially adopted and not recognised as incorrect. Due to the overall confusion surrounding the foreign name of the currency, most people call the convertible mark simply "marka" ("mark") while pfennigs are referred to as "kovanice" ("nickels"). Serbo-Croatian is subject to a case system . For the purposes of pluralizing currency terms, three situations are relevant: For
132-475: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Convertible marks The convertible mark ( Bosnian : konvertibilna marka , Cyrillic : конвертибилна марка ; sign : KM ; code : BAM ) is the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is divided into 100 Pfenig or Fening ( Пфениг / Фенинг ) and locally abbreviated KM . While the currency and its subunits are uniform for both constituent polities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely
165-414: Is a mountain in the north-east part of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The mountain is bordered by the rivers Seona, Turija, Litva, and Oskova on the north, the river Gostelja and the highway Tuzla – Sarajevo on the north-east. The river Krivaja is located on south and west. With Ozren , Javor and Javornik , Konjuh makes part of a mountain chain which, with Trebavac and Majevica , presents a transition of
198-622: Is a system of caves in the village of Pribitkovići, rich in cave adornments. The origin of the central settlement's name is revealed by a stećak in Banović selo, which, besides the ornaments and the lily flower carved into the stone, also has an inscription written in the Bosnian Cyrillic script. There were several necropolises of stećaks found, besides Banovići, that used to belong to the Dramešin county: Stražba, Draganja, and Treštenica. The county and
231-563: Is also the "home" of a mural with motifs from the Husinska buna (miners' rebellion in Husino), painted in the early 1960s by one of the greatest Bosnian and ex-Yugoslavian painters, Ismet Mujezinović. The city cinema hall has been renovated and bears a different name (BKC = Bosanski kulturni centar/Bosnian cultural centre). A youth centre "Pinkland" was created in 1995 to fill some of the social, cultural, and recreational gaps (those gaps resulted from
264-405: Is due to the exploitation of quality brown coal and the construction of a large number of industrial facilities in the metal and non-metal industry, as well as the construction of a modern road between Živinice and Zavidovići . Due to its quality, brown coal from Banovići is well-known all over Europe. The exploitation of brown coal is the basis of the further development of Banovići, as well as of
297-513: Is the oldest sports club in the municipality of Banovići. In Bosnian "Budućnost" means "Future", which symbolizes the hope the people had for the times to come when the club was founded in 1947. The club plays at the Gradski Stadion (eng. City Stadium), which has a capacity of 5,000. Their primary colours are dark green and black. This club has entered the Republic league of Bosnia and Herzegovina in
330-613: Is well known to all those in Bosnia and Herzegovina who like nature. In the village of Pribitkovići there is Borovac, an interesting series of caves rich with cave ornaments. The Konjuh Mountain is a habitat of the following animals: brown bears , deer , wolves , foxes , boars , capercaillies and squirrels . "RMU Banovići" is a Bosnian and Herzegovinan company principally engaged in the mining industry. The company’s main activities are: underground exploitation, surface exploitation, separation and distribution of brown coal. The company operates
363-589: The Banovići mines and the coal separation facility in Oskova. "RMU Banovići" has about 2.600 employees. It is one of the most successful coal mining companies in Bosnia and ex-Yugoslavia. RMU sells 60% of its output to the Tuzla Power Plant (coal-fired) located nearby and also supplies coal to Bosnian households and exports to Croatia and Serbia. "RMU Banovići" has invested 40 million KM in modernising its equipment over
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#1733086232385396-496: The Deutsche Mark , the currency to which it was pegged at par. The names derive from German . The three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian, have adopted the German nouns Mark and Pfennig as loanwords marka and pfenig . The Official Gazette of BiH ( Bosnian: Službeni glasnik BiH ), Official newspaper of FBiH ( Bosnian: Službene novine FBiH ) and other official documents recognised pfenig or пфениг (depending on
429-465: The Dinaric mountain system to the spacious Panonian plain . The average height of this mountain is 1,000 meters. Above this height there are tops: Šuplji Javor (1,157 m), Vina Kruška (1,088 m), Suho Drvlje (1,206 m), Zidine (1,180m), Brezina (1,120 m), Vrh Konjuha (1,328 m) and Bandijerka, the top of Javorje (1,261 m), Bijeli Vrh (1,272 m) and Zečiji Rat (1,275 m) on
462-583: The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and Republika Srpska (RS), the designs of the KM ;10, KM 20, KM 50, and KM 100 banknotes are differentiated for each polity. The convertible mark was established by the 1995 Dayton Agreement . It replaced the Bosnia and Herzegovina dinar , Croatian kuna and Yugoslav novi dinar as the single currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998. Mark refers to
495-532: The Royal Mint in Llantrisant ( Wales , UK ). In 1998, notes were introduced in denominations of 50 fenings, KM 1, KM 5, KM 10, KM 20, KM 50, and KM 100. KM 200 notes were added in 2002, while the 50-fening and KM 1 and KM 5 notes were later withdrawn from circulation. All current notes are valid throughout the nation. The Central Bank of Bosnia Herzegovina issues
528-675: The Tuzla Canton . The Municipality of Banovići has good preconditions for the development of tourism based on hunting on the slopes of Konjuh, as well as for the development of tourism based on fishing in several mountain rivers: the Oskova, the Krabanja, the Zlaća and the Studešnica. The „Zlaća“ mountain motel is one of the best mountain recreation facilities in the Tuzla Canton. The „Zobik“ mountain house
561-598: The War in Bosnia ). The centre offers classes in computer science, music, painting, carpentry and dance, as well as sports, summer camps, and picnics to more than 1,600 members. Pinkland also cooperates with local schools, social authorities, the police and other non-governmental organizations. The most important international partners are the Government of Canada , Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Finnish University Humak and Finnish NGO Etnokult. FK Budućnost Banovići
594-904: The locative also). These matters should be noted when the local names are used in English. For example, the English plural "ten pfenigas" / "ten feningas" is incorrect because the final a in the BSC plural pfeniga / feninga already indicates the plural. Therefore "ten pfenigs" / "ten fenings" should be used. The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBBH) uses "fenings" as the English plural. Likewise, "twenty-one markas", "two markes", and "twelve marakas" are incorrect; "twenty-one marks", "two marks", and "twelve marks", respectively, are correct. In December 1998, coins were introduced in denominations of 10, 20 and 50 fenings. Coins of 5 fenings, KM 1, KM 2 and KM 5 were introduced later. The coins were designed by Bosnian designer Kenan Zekić and minted at
627-633: The 1978–79 season, which was their biggest success at that time. Today, FK Budućnost Banovići is a member of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina . FK Budućnost were promoted to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1998–99 season. Later, in the 2000–01 season, Budućnost played against FK Drnovice from the Czech Republic . Budućnost now plays in the First League of
660-454: The 1991 census, there were 26,507 inhabitants, of which 72% were Bosniaks , 17% Serbs , 2% Croats and 9% others. According to some estimates in 2000, the population of Banovići was about 29,000, and a considerable number of them were refugees. The oldest settlement known is located on the Gradina hill at Tulovići village, dating back to prehistoric times, according to remaining artefacts. There
693-597: The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. There have been several bands in Banovići in the past few years. Some of them are still active, for example: Impuls, Aquarius and Domavia. Impuls had tens of gigs in the town and in other places. Aquarius has recorded one music video. Domavia performed in the BH Radio Festival. Enver Lugavić - Kice (guitarist and singer of the former band —Loše Vrijeme (eng. Bad Time)) took 2nd place in
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#1733086232385726-552: The KM 200 note, are printed by the French company Oberthur . The portraits of Ivan Franjo Jukić and Meša Selimović , which are both writers, were featured by consensus between both entities on all KM 1 and KM 5 notes used between 1998 and 2010. On 15 May 2002, a KM 200 banknote, designed by Robert Kalina , was introduced during a promotion that was held in the Central Bank of BH. The reverse design which depicts
759-549: The OBN Music Talent Show in 2003. Finnish NGO Etnokult and Finnish University Humak are organizers of the Bosna Faces World Music Festival in cooperation with Pinkland. The scouting community "Plamen" was formed on 1 September 1956. Since then the community has worked on the progress of non-formal life education, information and entertainment for young people through the promotion of scouting activities,
792-583: The banknotes, with distinct designs for the constituent polities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska , except for the largest denomination, i. e. the KM 200 note. The banknotes are legal tender throughout the country. On the notes for the Republika Srpska, inscriptions are printed first in Cyrillic and then Latin script, and vice versa. Banknotes, with the exception of
825-400: The last few years, helping it generate combined profits of 20 million KM ( convertible marks ). Other important companies are: "Helios" stove factory, "FGO" construction material factory, "Borac" clothing factory etc. The "Radnički Dom" (Workers Dome/Centre) is a centre for cultural events. The building includes a radio station, a city library, a theatre and a central restaurant. Radnički Dom
858-537: The mountain is called a protected natural zone. The Government of Tuzla Canton adopted a law for declaring parts of the mountain Konjuh a protected natural zone. Act on the declaration of part of the Konjuh mountain area as the Protected Landscape Konjuh was adopted in 2009 and confirmed in 2014 (Službene novine Tuzlanskog Kantona, br. 13/09 i 8/14) . This Bosnia and Herzegovina geography article
891-827: The organization of scout competitions, picnics, summer camps and education about ecology. The community has 150 active members. Mountaineering club "Varda" has existed for long time as well. Their member, Miralem Husanović - Muri, has participated in several expeditions: Manaslu ( Himalaya ), Denali ( Mount McKinley ), Mont Blanc , Gran Paradiso , Matterhorn , etc. Banovići is twinned with: [REDACTED] Una-Sana [REDACTED] Central Bosnia [REDACTED] Posavina [REDACTED] Herzegovina-Neretva [REDACTED] Tuzla [REDACTED] West Herzegovina [REDACTED] Zenica-Doboj [REDACTED] Sarajevo [REDACTED] Bosnian Podrinje [REDACTED] Canton 10 Konjuh (mountain) Konjuh
924-475: The pfenig, the plural is pfeniga / feninga with a short unaccented a , whereas the genitive plural is the same pfeniga / feninga but with a long unaccented i and a . A syllable after an accented syllable whose vowel is pronounced long and with a continuous tone, i. e. neither rising or falling, is said to have a genitive length (although the word does not necessarily have to be in the genitive case in order to have genitive length on its syllable; it can be in
957-484: The script; Serbian uses both Latin and Cyrillic equally, while Bosnian and Croatian uses only Latin) as the name of the subdivision. Most, however, consider the "pf" cluster in "pfenig" to be nigh unpronounceable, so the pronunciation was practically immediately reduced to "fenig", which eventually gave rise to the "fening" misspelling. Banknotes of 50 fenings circulated from 1998 to 2003. They were denoted "50 KONVERTIBILNIH PFENIGA" / "50 КОНВЕРТИБИЛНИХ ПФЕНИГА"; technically,
990-542: The settlements are also mentioned by their respective names in Turkish sources. The name of the county was sustained until the 19th century. The intensive development of Banovići began with the construction of the Brčko-Banovići railway in 1946. There were only a few houses in the Banovići settlement, but by 1961 there were already 4,611 inhabitants. The settlement acquired all the features of a modern urban town environment. This
1023-475: The southwestern comb Smolin. Konjuh is covered with dense vegetation in conifer which prevails ( pine , spruce ), beech , maple and in a small number oak . On the mountain grows very rare and curative great yellow gentian – srčanik ( Gentiana lutea ), which, on this mountain, is protected and endangered. The woods of Konjuh are home to wild animals like brown bears , roe deer , wild boar , wolves , foxes , squirrels , grouse , owls ravens and, in
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1056-613: The streams and rivers, trout and crayfish . Snakes that live here are horned viper , common vipers , copperhead , and also lizards , green lizards and salamanders . On the mountain of Konjuh there are many necropolises stećaks , and only in the municipality of Kladanj 500 stećaks are known. There are also ruins of a caravan road which is used for transport of salt from Tuzla , as well as monuments from World War II in Yugoslavia . Hiking associations and nature lovers have been trying for years to convince authorities that part of
1089-424: The word convertible should not qualify the word pfenig because only the mark is convertible. (See Errors for all of the errors on banknotes and coins.) Coins of 10, 20, and 50 pfenigs have circulated since 1998 (the 5-pfenigs coin was released in 2006). All of them are inscribed " ~ feninga " / " ~ фенинга " on the obverse . The misspelling fening / фенинг has never been corrected, and it took such
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