Jasenovi Potoci () is a settlement located in the Municipality of MrkonjiÃÂ Grad, of the Republika Srpska Entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is in close proximity to three neighboring municipalities; Glamoc, Ã Â ipovo, and Ribnik. The settlement is located under the Dinaric Alps.
The Settlement's name, Jasenovi Potoci derives from local ash trees and numerous creeks which are prevalent in this area.
Jasenovi Potoci is the farthest village from its municipality capital MrkonjiàGrad (40km). The settlement is bordered by settlements Mlinià ¡te, Podgorija, Pecka, and Vrbljani. Some inhabitants of Potoci are tied to neighboring Ravna Mlinià ¡ta for haymaking and its grasslands perfect for shepherds.
The settlement is locally divided by local tales and settlers with areas of it being known as Ljubià ¡ina Dolina, IveriÃÂi, Jastrebinja, ÃÂundiÃÂi, Lipa, Bara, PalaliÃÂi, and JojikiÃÂi.
The settlement is situated at an elevation from 700 to 1,143 meters. The three springs of the Sana river can be found near the settlement area.
The economy of Jasenovi Potoci, although small, is supported mainly by the wood-cutting industry, and tourist attractions such as the recently built PotoÃÂarska Panorama which are bungalows and the springs of the Sana. The Pliva springs are also located nearby to this settlement.
During Ottoman times, the region was under the rule of several Bosnian-Ottoman noble families, led by Fahri-Beg FilipoviÃÂ, Dervià ¡-Beg FilipoviÃÂ, and Mustafa RibiÃÂ. However, due to the topography of the terrain and large swaths under thick forests, which provided excellent cover, region was known for its local outlaws and hajduks such as Hajduk Gvozdenac.
In the first World War, six Serb volunteers from this village participated in the war and were part of the Serbian army's retreat through Albania and the Solun front. They were Simo Ubiparip, Jovan Ubiparip, Jevto Ubiparip, MiÃÂo PalaliÃÂ, and Lazo LaziÃÂ, Niko MariÃÂ.
Due to Ustaà ¡e repression, on July 29, 1941, insurgents from the village, attacked Ustaà ¡e strongholds in ÃÂardak and Mlinià ¡te and captured their positions. As retaliation, the Ustaà ¡e killed Janko Stakiàand Milan Ubiparip near the ÃÂoroviàHotel in Mlinià ¡te. According to villager Mirko Kokeza, these were the first civilian victims in the area. A war ambulatory care was immediately organized in ÃÂardak. On 30 July 1941, the insurgents attacked and disarmed the Ustaà ¡e stronghold in Gerzovo. On August 2, 1941, the insurgents fought the Ustaà ¡e in à  trbina with ten insurgents dying in the ensuing battle. In memory of this event, a large public gathering is held in à  trbina every year on Ilindan on 2 August. In the second half of August and the first half of September 1941, the insurgents fought against the Ustaà ¡e around the railway station in Mlinià ¡te, though poorly armed and poorly organized, to prevent further persecution.
In September 1941, the Ustaà ¡e massacred 105 civilians throughout the region as retribution against the insurgency.
The Supreme Headquarters of the Yugoslav Partisans in Mlinià ¡te was formed in 1942. In June 1942, after the 3rd enemy offensive, in the midst of the Battle of the Neretva, Josip Broz Tito decided to march the Partisan military formations from eastern to western Bosnia. This march of the proletarian and shock brigades had the task of encouraging a stronger development of the Partisans in the western parts of the country, connecting the free territory of Bosnia, Dalmatia and Krajina, filling the Partisan units with new fighters and treating the wounded. The 3rd Krajina Partisan Detachment was formed there. The 68th Proletarian Brigades, together with the Supreme Headquarters of the Partisans and the Communist Party, arrived in western Bosnia in the autumn of 1942 after this march, which lasted about 100 days.
Prior to the historic operation to liberate BihaÃÂ, the creation of the "BihaàRepublic", the creation of AVNOJ, USAOJ, the leadership of the Yugoslav revolution, led by Tito, resided in Mlinià ¡te, due to its high altitude and forested terrain. The details of the activities of the Supreme Headquarters of the Partisans, Tito and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in Mlinià ¡te have not been sufficiently examined, but it is known that from here, from Mlinià ¡te, Tito led the revolution and that preparations were made here for the further course of the revolution and the construction of a new government and a new state. In the fall of 1942, during the stay of the Supreme Staff and Tito in Mlinià ¡te, the Zlatarski battalion prepared an event in Jasenovi Potoci, which was attended by, in addition to the people from this village, Tito, Milovan ÃÂilas and some other members of the political and military leadership of the Partisans.
Towards the end of the war, the village was held by the 3rd Chetnik battalion "Petar KoÃÂiÃÂ". The local commander of the village was Tode TodoroviàNoktaà ¡. As many as 20 chetniks that died hailed from this village. At least 35 people of this settlement were killed by the Ustaà ¡e throughout the war as part of the genocide of Serbs, with numerous other surrounding villages also suffering the same fate.
During the Bosnian War, during Operation Mistral-2, the village was occupied by members of the 7th Guards Brigade of the Army of the Republic of Croatia on 9 September 1995, where the army plundered and burned the village, with 3 remaining civilians in the village killed being Mirko TodoroviÃÂ, Petar TodoroviÃÂ, and Branko UÃÂur. 9 fallen members of the VRS hailed from this village. After the war, the settlement was returned to Republika Srpska, with many people returning to their homes without anything left in the village.
According to the official census of 1991, Jasenovi Potoci had 284 residents, all of them were Serbs.
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