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Fojnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Фојница) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located west of the capital Sarajevo, in the valley of the Fojnička River, tributary of the river Bosna. Fojnica is a small town in central Bosnia and is also a balneological resort.

Fojnica
Фојница
Town and municipality
Location of Fojnica within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Central Bosnia
Government
  Municipality presidentSabahudin Klisura (SDA)
Area
  Town and municipality306 km2 (118 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
  Town and municipality12,356[1]
  Urban
3,570
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+387 30
Websitehttp://www.fojnica.ba

Cultural sites in Fojnica include the Holy Spirit Franciscan Monastery which houses an important part of the nation's cultural heritage[2] maintained by the Franciscan Province of Bosna Srebrena.

The Franciscan monastery in Fojnica has a library of philosophical and theological works printed from the 16th to the 19th centuries, with some dating back to 1481. The monastery is currently under renovation.[when?]

Queen Catherine of Bosnia sought refuge from the Ottomans in Kozograd, royal summer-residence in the mountains near Fojnica at the time, before making her way to Rome.

Fojnica also has a spa center with thermal water[3] Reumal Fojnica.[4] The Prokoško Lake is located in the west of the municipality.


Settlements



Demographics



1971


total: 12,829


1981


total: 15,045


1991


total: 16,296


2013 Census


Municipality Nationality Total
Bosniaks  % Croats  % Serbs  %
Fojnica 7,59261.44 3,66429.65 480.38 12356

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References


  1. "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. "Povijest samostana (Ukratko)".
  3. https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/36/052/36052849.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. "Lječilište "Reumal" Fojnica - O nama".
  5. Link text, additional text.



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[de] Fojnica

Fojnica ist eine Kleinstadt und gleichnamige Verbandsgemeinde in Bosnien und Herzegowina. Sie liegt an der Fojnička rijeka, einem Nebenfluss der Bosna im Kanton Zentralbosnien der Föderation Bosnien und Herzegowina.
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