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 |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton |  Central Bosnia |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Sabahudin Klisura (SDA) |
| Area | |
• Town and municipality | 306 km2 (118 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
• Town and municipality | 12,356[1] |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,570 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +387 30 |
| Website | http://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
edit- Bakovići
- Bakovićka Citonja
- Banja
- Bistrica
- Botun
- Božići
- Carev Do
- Čemernica
- Djedov Do
- Dragačići
- Dusina
- Fojnica
- Gojevići
- Grabovik
- Gradina
- Klisura
- Kozica
- Kujušići
- Lopar
- Lučice
- Lužine
- Majdan
- Marinići
- Merdžanići
- Mujakovići
- Nadbare
- Obojak
- Oglavak
- Ormanov Potok
- Ostruška Citonja
- Otigošće
- Paljike
- Pločari
- Pločari Polje
- Podcitonja
- Podgora
- Polje Ostružnica
- Polje Šćitovo
- Ponjušina
- Poraće
- Ragale
- Rajetići
- Rizvići
- Selakovići
- Selište
- Sitišće
- Smajlovići
- Šavnik
- Tješilo
- Tovarište
- Turkovići
- Vladići
- Voljevac
- Vukeljići
- Živčići
Demographics
edit1971
edittotal: 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
edittotal: 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
edittotal: 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
edit| Municipality | Nationality | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosniaks | % | Croats | % | Serbs | % | ||
| Fojnica | 7,592 | 61.44 | 3,664 | 29.65 | 48 | 0.38 | 12356 |
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References
edit- ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Povijest samostana (Ukratko)".
- ^ Prirodna radioaktivnost termalnog izvora u selu Banja, Opcina Fojnica iaea.org
- ^ "Lječilište "Reumal" Fojnica - O nama".
- ^ Link text, additional text.
- 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.
External links
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- Municipal website
- Tragovima bosanskog kraljevstva Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - Tourist route for medieval Bosnia (English)
- Trail of the Bosnian Kingdom - Cultural Tourism in Tesanj