Potkozarje (), formerly Ivanjska (), is a village in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
History An Ottoman census conducted in 1604 recorded a total of 42 households in Ivanjska, 11 Muslim and 31 non-Muslim, as part of the Banaluka nahiye.
Between some time after 1953 and 1963, Ivanjska was a separate municipality from Banja Luka. Other than the town itself, municipality included the settlements of Barlovci, Cerici, Dragočaj, Piskavica, Prijakovci, Radosavska, Ramići, Šimići and Verići.
The majority Croat population of Ivanjska faced persecution during the Bosnian War by Serb authorities, causing most of them to flee from the region. As part of their broader ethnic cleansing campaign, Serb authorities renamed Ivanjska to Potkozarje.
Demographics
+ Ethnic composition Year 2013 1991 1981 1971 Bosniaks 9 - - - Serbs 2,776 1,095 1,180 1,408 Croats 240 3,306 3,394 3,614 Muslims (ethnic group) 2 6 3 7 Yugoslavs 3 118 303 2 Ukrainians 2 - - - Slovenes 1 - 4 3 Others 9 - 16 5 Undeclared 11 - - - Unknown 1 - - 1 Total 3,067 4,577 4,953 5,062
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