Prijedor

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Prijedor Приједор (Serbian)
City
Grad Prijedor Град Приједор City of Prijedor
Prijedor
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 44°58′51″N 16°42′48″E / 44.98083°N 16.71333°E / 44.98083; 16.71333
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
Geographical region	Bosanska Krajina
City status	July 2012
Government
• Mayor	Slobodan Javor[1] (SNSD)
Area
• City	834.06 km2 (322.03 sq mi)
Elevation	136 m (446 ft)
Population  (2013 census)
• City	89,397
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
• Urban	32,342
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+387 052
Website	www.prijedorgrad.org

Prijedor (Serbian Cyrillic: Приједор, pronounced [prijěːdor] ^ⓘ) is a city and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it had a population of 89,397 inhabitants within its administrative limits.^[2][3] Prijedor is situated in the northwestern part of the Bosanska Krajina geographical region.

Prijedor is known for its mixed religious heritage comprising Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholicism and Islam. Historic buildings from the Ottoman and Austrian-Hungarian periods are a feature of the urban landscape. The city underwent extensive renovation between 2006 and 2009.