title: Gacko
text: Gacko () is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the region of East Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,784 inhabitants, while the municipality has 8,990 inhabitants.
  
  Geography 
  The municipality covers an area of , making it one of the larger municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  
  The town is near the state border with Montenegro.
  
  History
  
  Middle Ages 
  
  In the 14th century the region was governed by the powerful Vojinović family.
  
  In 1359, veliki čelnik Dimitrije held the region.
  
  Ottoman period
  
  The rebels were defeated at the field of Gacko. It ultimately failed due to lack of foreign support.
  
  Modern history
  Austro-Hungarian authorities took it over in 1878, a decision which was made at the Berlin Congress. In 1908, Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina sparking the Bosnian crisis which eventually led to World War I.
  
  After that war, Gacko joined the State of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, going on to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes by the end of 1918. These were the first incarnations of Yugoslavia.
  
  Croatian fascist Ustaše movement committed the Gacko massacre on 4 June 1941. In response, on 6 June 1941 the rebels from Gacko under command of Orthodox priest Radojica Perišić started the uprising against the genocidal Independent State of Croatia known as June 1941 uprising in eastern Herzegovina. The communist historiography intentionally ignored pre-22 June rebels in Eastern Herzegovina and Sanski Most because they occurred in the period of collaboration between communists and fascists, so it would contradict the communist narrative about rebels being led by communists. On the other hand, the first Partisan battalion established in Gacko at the end of 1941 was named "6th June" in honor of the first date of the uprising. In period after the Fall of the Berlin Wall Gacko municipality proclaimed 6 June as their holiday in honor of the beginning of the uprising and held public ceremonies on 6 June named as the Day of Gacko.
  
  Settlements
  Aside from the town of Gacko, the municipality includes the following settlements:
  
   Avtovac
   Bahori
   Bašići
   Berušica
   Brajićevići
   Branilovići
   Cernica
   Čemerno
   Danići
   Dobrelji
   Domrke
   Donja Bodežišta
   Dramešina
   Dražljevo
   Drugovići
   Dubljevići
   Fojnica
   Gareva
   Gornja Bodežišta
   Gračanica
   Gradina
   Hodinići
   Igri
   Izgori
   Jabuka
   Jasenik
   Jugovići
   Kazanci
   Ključ
   Kokorina
   Kravarevo
   Kula
   Lipnik
   Lončari
   Luka
   Lukovice
   Ljeskov Dub
   Medanići
   Međuljići
   Mekavci
   Melečići
   Miholjače
   Mjedenik
   Mrđenovići
   Muhovići
   Nadinići
   Novi Dulići
   Platice
   Poda
   Pridvorica
   Pržine
   Ravni
   Rudo Polje
   Samobor
   Slivlja
   Soderi
   Srđevići
   Stambelići
   Stari Dulići
   Stepen
   Stolac
   Šipovica
   Šumići
   Ulinje
   Višnjevo
   Vratkovići
   Vrba
   Zagradci
   Zurovići
   Žanjevica
  
  Demographics
  
  Population
  
  Ethnic composition
  
  Economy
  
  The Gacko coal mine and thermoelectric powerplant is located the municipality, and is also the largest employer in the area.
  
  The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):
  
  Sport 
  The local football club, FK Mladost Gacko, plays in the First League of the Republika Srpska.
   
  Volleyball teams, men and women, are among the most successful in the BiH. With women's volleyball team being vice champion multiple times, also winning Cup of Republika Srpska once.
  
  Notable people
   Admir Ćatović, footballer
   Nemanja Supić, footballer
   Vukašin Višnjevac, football coach
   Vule Avdalović, basketball player
   Nemanja Gordić, basketball player
   Sava Vladislavich
   Bogdan Zimonjić
  
  See also 
   Fazlagić Tower
  
  References
  
  Bibliography
   
   HadžiMuhamedović, Safet (2018) Waiting for Elijah: Time and Encounter in a Bosnian Landscape. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books.
  
  External links 
  
   
  
   
  Populated places in Gacko
  Cities and towns in Republika Srpska