Breza ( sr-cyrl, Бреза) is a town and municipality located in

Zenica-Doboj Canton The Zenica-Doboj Canton (; hr, Zeničko-dobojska županija; sr, Зеничко-добојски кантон) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal seat is the City of Zenica. ...

of the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists ...

, an entity of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is famous for

mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic via ...

and production of coal. It covers an area of .

History

Breza as a settlement was first time mentioned in documents dating from the 2nd century as ''

Hedum Kastelum Hedum castellum was an ancient city located in central Bosnia, in the modern-day town of Breza, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name Hedum Kastelum means "Inhabited Castle", or in . The city was also the capital of the Illyrian tribe Daesitiates. Today ...

'' (Inhabited Castle). The ancient town was the capital of the infamous

Daesitiates Daesitiates were an Illyrian tribe that lived on the territory of today's central Bosnia, during the time of the Roman Republic. Along with the Maezaei, the Daesitiates were part of the western group of Pannonians in Roman Dalmatia. They were pr ...

, an Ilyrian tribe which had most of the territory of modern central Bosnia under control before being crushed by the

Romans Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

Geography

According to the 2013 census, the municipality has a population of 14,168 inhabitants.

Education

The municipality has three primary schools and two

secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...

s, one of which is a gymnasium and the other one is a technical/vocational school.

Sport

Breza is famous for having one of the oldest clubs formed in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the football club Rudar was formed in 1924. The town is also famous for many local volleyball and basketball clubs.

Villages in the municipality of Breza

Banjevac Banjevac () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Krupanj municipality, in the Mačva District of Central Serbia. Population The village had a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 500 in 2002. Historical population *1948: 66 ...

*Breza * Bukovik * Bulbušići * Gornja Breza *

Izbod Izbod is a village in the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The ...

* Kamenice *

Koritnik Koritnik ( sq, Maja e Koritnikut) is a wooded, limestone mountain, located in northeastern Albania and southwest Kosovo between the cities of Kukës and Prizren. The mountain is entirely surrounded by branches of the White Drin river. The highest ...

Mahala is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social in ...

Mahmutovića Rijeka Mahmutovića Rijeka is a village in the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is sub ...

* Nasići * Očevlje * Orahovo * Podgora * Potkraj * Prhinje * Seoce * Slivno * Smailbegovići * Smrekovica * Sutješćica * Trtorići * Vardište * Vijesolići *

Vlahinje Vlahinje ( sr, Влахиње) is a village in the municipality of Breza, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was just 1, a Bosniak The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ...

Vrbovik Vrbovik is a village in the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The ...

* Založje *

Župča Župča ( sr, Жупча) is a village in the Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, municipality of Breza, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Breza, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,445. Referen ...

Demographics

1971

In the 1971 census:

1991

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Breza had 17,317 residents:

2013

In the 2013 census, the municipality of Breza had 14,168 residents: In the 2013 census, the town of Breza had 3,014 residents:

Notable people

Haris Silajdžić Haris Silajdžić (; born 1 October 1945) is a Bosnians, Bosnian politician and Academic personnel, academic who served as the List of Bosniak members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and ...

, politician *

Alija Sirotanović Alija Sirotanović (14 August 1914 – 16 May 1990) was a Yugoslav miner, Hero of Socialist Labour and perhaps the most famous of all Yugoslav udarniks. He was held up by the Communist Party of Yugoslavia to be a model of a hard-worker in the f ...

, miner *

Obren Joksimović Obren Joksimović (; 15 May 1952 – 13 March 2021) was a Serbian surgeon and politician who served as Ministry of Health (Serbia), Minister of Health in the Government of Serbia from 25 January 2001 to 22 October 2001. Biography Joksimović w ...

, Serbian politician and minister of health * Munib Bisić, politician

References

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* {{Authority control Populated places in Breza, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cities and towns in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Municipalities of Zenica-Doboj Canton