The Polish national minority and its sacred architecture in the Republic of Srpska

Authors

  • Miroslav Malinović University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, miroslav.malinovic@aggf.unibl.org https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3816-6586
  • Milijana Okilj Institute for Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage of Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, milijana.okilj@gmail.com
  • Ljubiša Preradović University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ljubisa.preradovic@aggf.unibl.org

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7251/AGGPLUS1604002M

Keywords:

The Poles, national minorities, sacred architecture, the Republic of Srpska

Abstract

The topic of this paper is the arrival of the Polish national minority to the territory of today’s Republic of Srpska and the architecture of its sacred buildings. The Poles colonized Bosnia and Herzegovina shortly after the Austro-Hungarian Empire had occupied this territory in 1878.

The Poles, like many other colonized minorities, built churches that served not only as  sacred buildings, but as monuments to their culture, language, and national identity as well. After WWII, the majority of the Poles were repatriated, with the highest rate among all minorities in former Yugoslavia. Many of their churches, which are the topic of this paper, were demolished during and after WWII, with only one remaining northern from Banja Luka. 

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Published

2016-12-30

How to Cite

[1]
M. Malinović, M. Okilj, and L. Preradović, “The Polish national minority and its sacred architecture in the Republic of Srpska”, AGG+, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 002-009, Dec. 2016.