Banja Luka

Ban·ja Lu·ka

(bän′yə lo͞o′kə)

A city of north-central Bosnia and Herzegovina northwest of Sarajevo. Ruled at various times by Turkey and Austria, Banja Luka became part of Yugoslavia after World War I.

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Banja Luka

(Bosnian ˈbaːnjaː ˌluːka)

(Placename) a city in NW Bosnia-Herzegovina, on the Vrbas River: scene of battles between the Austrians and Turks in 1527, 1688, and 1737; besieged by Serb forces (1992–95). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)

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Ba•nja Lu•ka

(ˈbɑ nyə ˈlu kə)
n.

a city in N Bosnia and Herzegovina. 183,618.

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Shortly after a report was filed police officers of the Banja Luka Police Directorate arrested D.V.

Person arrested for insulting a religious official

Banja Luka to support the growth and development of local small businesses in Republika Srpska.

EBRD extending loan to Addiko Bank

The earthquake, registered at 4.2 degrees on the Richater scale, was felt in areas located 20 km northwest of Banja Luka city.

Six Wounded in Mild Tremors in Bosnia

Planned reconstruction work on Phase 1 of unit 9 of the Kastel fortress in Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina, for which the EU has so far provided 2.5 mill EUR through the IPA funds, continues.

Reconstruction works on Bosnia and Herzegovina's Kastel fortress continues

Imlek holds now 8.3% of Mljekarska Industrija Banja Luka, majority owned by Serbian rival Mlekara Subotica with 55.2%.

Serbian Imlek to bid for Bosnian Mljekarska Industrija Banja Luka

But what is more positive is that the Euro-Atlantic integration is supported across Bosnia and Herzegovina," Mladenov said during his visit to Banja Luka, the capital of the Republic of Srpska (the Serb Republic), the autonomous state of the Bosnian Serbs.

Bulgaria Backs EU Integration of Bosnian Serbs

Bishop Franjo Komarica of Banja Luka says that between 70,000 and 80,000 Catholics were expelled from their diocese, and only 3% have been able to return.

Catholics continue to struggle

* EUFOR has three multi-national task forces based in Tuzla, Mostar and Banja Luka.

Keeping the peace in a harshly-divided land

This thought led him to Bosnia and finally to the administrative capital of Republika Srpska, Banja Luka. (Bosnia, after the Drayton peace accords, has been divided into two entities: the mainly Serb Republika Srpska and the Muslim-Croat Federation of which Sarajevo is the capital.

Restoring a Bosnian jewel

Petar Kocic was born in the village of Stricici near Banja Luka, Bosnia, into the family of an Orthodox priest.

Petar Kocic (1877-1916)

Ivan Merz, a Catholic intellectual dedicated to promoting the faith among young people, was beatified in Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina.