NASELJE PROKOSOVIĆI U PERIODU 1850. - 1910. GODINE
PROKOSOVICI SETTLEMENT IN THE PERIOD 1850. – 1910.

Summary/Abstract: In the census of 1266 AH, ie 1850/1851. according to the Gregorian calendar, conducted by the Ottoman administration, the area of northeastern Bosnia was listed within the Zvornik Sandzak, which consisted of several smaller administrative units - kaza. The Zvornik Sandzak was then listed in several special census defters, Prokosovici (Prokosovic) and the surrounding settlements were recorded within Dornja Tuzla. During the analysis of the mentioned census, special attention was paid to the existence of three families that bore the surname "Prokosan", which is a link with the etymology of the name of this settlement. Based on the census conducted by the Austro-Hungarian administration in 1879,1885, 1895 and 1910, in addition to demographic and social characteristics, it is possible to determine details about the administrative-territorial position and structure of all administrative-territorial units and populated areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including settlement Prokosovici. The paper also explains the religious circumstances in the studied period. The roots of religious life in Prokosovici are connected to the existence of a praying ground (doviste) on the nearby Tirinovac hill, as well as to the sites of old cemeteries on the slopes of this hill. The existence of mektebs in Prokosovici was first recorded in the land register from 1889 (Vakuf mejtefa Prokosovici), while in1895 two mektebs were recorded in the settlement. In the 1850-1910 censuses. All residents of Prokosovici declared themselves as members of the Islamic religion.

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