Janja

Janja (Cyrillic: Јања) is a town in the municipality of Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Janja is located in the Podrinje region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Janja is famous for the rivers Janja and Drina. It is the only Bosniak community in the Municipality and consists of many displaced persons from other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This article is about the town. "Janja" may also refer to the Bosnian mythological Vila (fairy), the medieval nobleman Janja Kantakouzenos, or the antagonist hyena character from The Lion Guard television series.
Janja
Јања
Bijeljina municipality (dark blue)
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityRepublika Srpska
MunicipalityBijeljina
Population
 • Total12.333[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)+387 55
WebsiteOfficial website

About Janja

Janja is a small town near Bijeljina in northeast Bosnia, located on the major road between Bijeljina and Zvornik. Located in the center of Janja is the Atik Mosque. Janja has two mosques which have been rebuilt after the war.

Atik Mosque

History

There is no exact accurate source of when Janja was founded. From 1878 to 1961, Janja was municipality center. The 1991 census showed Janja had a population of 10,458. Part of Janja lies on the opposite side of the Drina River from the rest of the municipality.

Demographics

1971

In 1971 Janja had a population of 7,945.

Sport
  • Caffe Bosna
  • Džedid Mosque
  • Džedid Mosque
  • View of Janja from the mosque
  • Church of St. Elisha
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References
  1. Janja population size Archived 2014-01-24 at the Wayback Machine, rzs.rs.ba; accessed 4 December 2015.

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