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Bileća Билећа
Lake Bileća
FlagOfficial seal of BilećaSeal
Location of Bileća within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Settlements	61 (2013.)
Government
• Mayor	Miljan Aleksić (SNSD)
Area
• Total	63,233 km (24,414 sq mi)
Population
• Total	11,536
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	59
Website	opstinabileca.ba

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Bileća (Serbian Cyrillic: Билећа) is a town and municipality in eastern region of Herzegovina in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Geography

It is located in eastern Herzegovina, near the border with Montenegro, north of Trebinje and south of Gacko.

Settlements

• Baljci • Bijela Rudina • Bijeljani • Bileća • Bodenik • Bogdašići • Brestice • Čepelica • Deleuša • Divin • Dlakoše • Dola • Donja Meka Gruda • Donji Davidovići • Đeče • Fatnica • Golobrđe • Gornja Meka Gruda • Gornji Davidovići • Granica • Hodžići • Kačanj • Kalac • Korita • Krivača • Krstače • Kukričje • Kuti • Lađevići • Milavići • Mirilovići • Miruše • Mrežica • Narat • Njeganovići • Oblo Brdo • Orah • Orahovice • Pađeni • Panik • Plana • Podgorje • Podosoje • Preraca • Prijevor • Prisoje • Rioca • Selišta • Simijova • Skrobotno • Šobadine • Todorići • Torić • Trnovica • Vlahinja • Vranjska • Vrbica • Zasada • Zaušje • Zvijerina • Žudojevići

History

The first traces of civilization in Bileća date from the Neolithic period, although archaeological sites are insufficiently explored. The first written documentation of Bileća as an inhabited place can be found in Ragusan documents dating from 1286, when it is mentioned under the name Bilechia. Bileća is mentioned in the 14th and 15th century as an important cross road town in caravan routes. A document dated 8 September 1388, mentions that the army of duke Vlatko Vuković defeated the Turkish army at the Battle of Bileća. In the period from 13th to 16th century in the history of this area is a large number of the "stećci" monolith markers which weigh up to 5 tons. Bileća was held by the Turks from 1466, although this was a rebellious area difficult to control. Nearby lies the town of Vučji Do, in which the Battle of Vučji Do took place in 1876. The Berlin's Congress included Bileća in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which brought economic development to the region. The first primary school in Bileća was opened in 1880.

Demographics

According to the 1910 census, the absolute majority in the Bileća municipality were Orthodox Christians (82.27%). According to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1931 population census, the majority was held by Orthodox Christians 81.27%.

year of census	total	Serbs	Muslims	Croats	Yugoslavs	others
1971	13,444	10,880 (80.92%)	2,079 (15.46%)	82 (0.60%)	69 (0.51%)	334 (2.51%)
1981	13,199	10,190 (77.20%)	1,803 (13.66%)	44 (0.33%)	727 (5.50%)	435 (3.29%)
1991	13,284	10,628 (80.00%)	1,947 (14.65%)	39 (0.29%)	222 (1.67%)	448 (3.37%)