world.wikisort.org - Bosnia_and_HerzegovinaFojnica (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.
For other places with the same name, see Fojnica (disambiguation).
Town and municipality in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fojnica
Фојница |
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 Location of Fojnica within Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Canton | Central Bosnia |
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• Municipality president | Sabahudin Klisura (SDA) |
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• Town and municipality | 306 km2 (118 sq mi) |
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• Town and municipality | 12,356[1] |
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• Urban | 3,570 |
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Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Area code | +387 30 |
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Website | http://www.fojnica.ba |
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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
- Bosniaks - 6,473 (50.45%)
- Croats - 5,948 (46.36%)
- Serbs - 223 (1.73%)
- Yugoslavs - 85 (0.66%)
- others - 100 (0.80%)
1981
total: 15,045
- Bosniaks - 7,637 (50.76%)
- Croats - 6,432 (42.75%)
- Serbs - 422 (2.80%)
- Yugoslavs - 392 (2.60%)
- others - 162 (1.09%)
1991
total: 16,296
- Bosniaks - 8,024 (49.23%)
- Croats - 6,623 (40.64%)
- Serbs - 157 (0.96%)
- Yugoslavs - 407 (2.49%)
- others - 1,085 (6.68%)
2013 Census
Municipality |
Nationality |
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Bosniaks |
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Croats |
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Serbs |
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Fojnica |
7,592 | 61.44 |
3,664 | 29.65 |
48 | 0.38 |
12356 |
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References
- Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
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Municipalities of the Central Bosnia Canton |
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Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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- Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Republika Srpska
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Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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Republika Srpska | Cities |
- Banja Luka
- Bijeljina
- Derventa
- Doboj
- Gradiška
- Istočno Sarajevo
- Laktaši
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- Zvornik
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Municipalities |
- Berkovići
- Bileća
- Brod
- Bratunac
- Brčko
- Čajniče
- Čelinac
- Donji Žabar
- Foča
- Gacko
- Han Pijesak
- Istočni Drvar
- Istočni Mostar
- Istočno Sarajevo
- Istočna Ilidža
- Istočno Novo Sarajevo
- Istočni Stari Grad
- Pale
- Sokolac
- Trnovo
- Jezero
- Kalinovik
- Kneževo
- Kostajnica
- Kozarska Dubica
- Kotor Varoš
- Krupa na Uni
- Kupres
- Ljubinje
- Lopare
- Milići
- Modriča
- Mrkonjić Grad
- Nevesinje
- Novi Grad
- Novo Goražde
- Osmaci
- Oštra Luka
- Pelagićevo
- Petrovac
- Petrovo
- Prnjavor
- Ribnik
- Rogatica
- Rudo
- Stanari
- Šamac
- Šekovići
- Šipovo
- Srbac
- Srebrenica
- Teslić
- Ugljevik
- Višegrad
- Vlasenica
- Vukosavlje
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На других языках
[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.
- [en] Fojnica
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