Kakanj ( sr-cyrl, Какањ) 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 ...
. As of 2013, the town has a population of 11,796 inhabitants, with 38,937 inhabitants in the municipality. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, north of
Visoko
Visoko ( sr-cyrl, Високо, ) is a city located in the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality had a population of 39,938 inhabitants with 11,205 livi ...
and southeast of
Zenica
Zenica ( ; ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna (river), Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. Th ...
. It was built along the slopes of wide hills on either side of the Zgošća river.
History
Neolithic
The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several parts ...
artifacts have been found in
Obre
Obre (Cyrillic: Обре) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a ...
, a nearby village. Thus, whole culture that covered central Bosnian river basins was named
Kakanj culture
Kakanj culture was an early Neolithic culture that appeared in Central Bosnia and covered periods dated from 6230–5990 to 5300–4900 BC.
History
Central Bosnia and areas in Sarajevo, Visoko, and Zenica basins were some of the main areas of dif ...
.
Settlements in the region are very ancient. They are claimed to be historical landmarks of the early Bosnian state.
Kraljeva Sutjeska
Kraljeva Sutjeska (sometimes Kraljevska Sutjeska, or just Sutjeska or Sutiska, historically Trstivnica, in local tradition ''Naše stolno misto'') is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The village has historical signi ...
, a
Franciscan
The Franciscans are a group of related Mendicant orders, mendicant Christianity, Christian Catholic religious order, religious orders within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi, these orders include t ...
monastery, is of particular historical note. Near the monastery is
Bobovac
Bobovac ( sh-Cyrl, Бобовац) is a fortified city of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located near today's Vareš and the village of Borovica. It is protected site as a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History
The city was ...
, scene of the last stand of Bosnian Queen
Katarina Kosača
Catherine of Bosnia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=/, Katarina Kosača, Катарина Косача; 1424/1425 – 25 October 1478) was Queen of Bosnia as the wife of King Thomas, the penultimate Bosnian sovereign. She was born into the powerful ...
and medieval residence of Bosnian kings. In Kraljeva Sutjeska is one of the oldest
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
s in Bosnia, built by order of
Sultan Mehmed II
Mehmed II ( ota, محمد ثانى, translit=Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; tr, II. Mehmed, ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( ota, ابو الفتح, Ebū'l-fetḥ, lit=the Father of Conquest, links=no; tr, Fâtih Su ...
the Victorious during his expedition to Bosnia and conquest of Bobovac. The Kakanj area enjoyed a renaissance during the rule of the
Kotromanić dynasty
The Kotromanić ( sr-cyrl, Котроманић, Kotromanići / Котроманићи) were members of a late medieval Bosnian noble and later royal dynasty. Rising to power in the middle of the 13th century as bans of Bosnia, with control ov ...
.
One of the most beautiful
tomb
A tomb ( grc-gre, τύμβος ''tumbos'') is a :wikt:repository, repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. Placing a corpse into a tomb can be ...
s ever found in Bosnia, with a carving of a hunting
cavalier
The term Cavalier () was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II of England during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 – ). It ...
, was found in Kakanj; it is currently displayed in the botanic garden of The State Museum in
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
.
Kakanj was first mentioned 1468 as settlement with 90 houses. Coal mine Kakanj was founded in 1900 under
Austro-Hungarian
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
rule around a developing
coal mine
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...
, which began production in 1902. In the next hundred years, Kakanj developed organically without any
urban planning
Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, ...
, initially around the coal mine, and later along the banks of the Zgošća and Bosna rivers.
Bosnian War (1992–95)
The situation in Kakanj at the beginning of the
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...
was rather quiet, confronted with the frontlines in the area of
Zavidovići
Zavidovići ( sr-cyrl, Завидовићи) is a town and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located b ...
. The town was in the middle of the
Bosnian government-controlled territory, along the communication path with
Zenica
Zenica ( ; ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna (river), Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. Th ...
. Most of the
Serb
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
minority soon left the town, while
Bosniak
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry, cu ...
refugees from Serb-controlled towns arrived.
Between March and June 1994, Croats and Bosniaks signed the
Washington Agreement
The Washington Agreement ( Croatian: ''washingtonski sporazum'' and Bosnian: ''vašingtonski sporazum'') was a ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, signed in Washington ...
, forming the
Federation of Bosnia-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 ...
. The situation in Kakanj improved, but refugees did not came back. Health and sanitation conditions are poor, even though not severe; a
hepatitis
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver tissue. Some people or animals with hepatitis have no symptoms, whereas others develop yellow discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice), poor appetite, vomiting, tiredness, abdominal pa ...
epidemic is recorded in 1994. Food Security is under control, thanks to humanitarian aid, even though prices remain prohibitive and most of the family survive with company-organized distribution and kitchen gardens.
Almost all productive activities are stopped, and nobody receive any salary, but monthly food packages.
Post-war
On 29 September 1999, the High Representative (
OHR
''Ohr'' ("Light" he, אור; plural: ''Ohros/Ohrot'' "Lights" ) is a central Kabbalistic term in the Jewish mystical tradition. The analogy of physical light is used as a way of describing metaphysical Divine emanations. ''Shefa'' ("Flow" an ...
)
Wolfgang Petrisch removed from office the mayor of Kakanj,
Kemal Brodilija, for obstructing the implementation of the
Dayton Agreements
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( Croatian: ''Daytonski sporazum'', Serbian and Bosnian: ''Dejtonski mirovni sporazum'' / Дејтонски миро ...
and pursuing an extra-legal agenda.
Settlements
The municipality consists of following settlements:
Alagići
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Bastašići
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Bašići
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Bičer
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Bijele Vode
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Bijelo Polje
Bijelo Polje ( cnr, Бијело Поље, ) is a town in northeastern Montenegro on the Lim (river), Lim River. It has an urban population of 15,400 (2011 census). It is the administrative, economic, cultural and educational centre of northern M ...
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Bilješevo
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Bistrik-Crkvenjak
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Bištrani
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Bjelavići
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Bosna
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Brežani
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Brnj
Brnj ( Cyrillic: Брњ) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Brnjic
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Bukovlje
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Crnač
Crnač ( Cyrillic: Црнач) 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 i ...
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Čatići
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Danci
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Desetnik
Desetnik ( Cyrillic: Досетник) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as ...
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Doboj
Doboj ( sr-cyrl, Добој, ) is a city located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of Bosna river, in the northern region of the Republika Srpska. As of 2013, it has a population of 71,441 ...
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Donja Papratnica
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Donji Banjevac
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Donji Kakanj
Donji Kakanj (Cyrillic: Доњи Какањ) is a village in the Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 14.
References
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Donji Lučani
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Dračići
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Drijen
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Dubovo Brdo
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Dumanac
Dumanac ( Cyrillic: Думанац) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bo ...
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Gora
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Gornja Papratnica
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Gornji Banjevac
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Gornji Lučani
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Govedovići
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Gradac
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Groce
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Halinovići
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Haljinići
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Hausovići
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Hodžići
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Hrasno
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Hrastovac
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Ivnica
Ivnica (Cyrillic: Ивница) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj
Kakanj ( sr-cyrl, Какањ) is a town and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...
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Javor
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Jehovina
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Jerevice
Jerevice (Cyrillic: Јеревице) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as B ...
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Jezero
• Kakanj
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Karaula
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Karaulsko Polje
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Klanac
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Kondžilo
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Koprivnica
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Kraljevska Sutjeska
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Krševac
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Kučići
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Kujavče
Kujavče ( Cyrillic: Кујавче) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as B ...
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Lipnica
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Lučići
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Lukovo Brdo
Lukovo Brdo (Cyrillic: Луково Брдо) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informa ...
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Marijina Voda
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Miljačići
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Mioči
Mioči ( Cyrillic: Миочи) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, ...
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Modrinje
Modrinje (Cyrillic: Модриње) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bos ...
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Mramor
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Nažbilj
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Obre
Obre (Cyrillic: Обре) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a ...
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Papratno
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Pavlovići
Pavlovići is a village in the municipality of Dobretići, Central Bosnia Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 89, all Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethn ...
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Pedići
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Podbjelavići
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Podborje
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Poljani
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Poljice
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Pope
The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...
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Popržena Gora
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Ratanj
Ratanj (Cyrillic: Ратањ) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, i ...
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Ribnica
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Ričica
Ričica (Cyrillic: Ричица) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia ...
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Rojin Potok
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Saranovići
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Sebinje
Sebinje (Cyrillic: Себиње) is a village in the Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 27, all Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovi ...
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Semetiš
Semetiš (Cyrillic: Семетиш) is a village in the Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 100.
References
Populated ...
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Seoce
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Slagoščići
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Slapnica
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Slivanj
Slivanj (Cyrillic: Сливањ) is a village in the Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 67, all Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovi ...
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Slivnice
Slivnice (Cyrillic: Сливнице) is a village in the Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 386.
References
Populate ...
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Sopotnica
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Starposle
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Subotinje
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Termoelektrana
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Teševo
Teševo (Cyrillic: Тешево) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 2, both Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic grou ...
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Tičići
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Tršće
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Turalići
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Turbići
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Varalići
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Veliki Trnovci
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Viduša
Viduša ( Cyrillic: Видуша) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosn ...
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Vrtlište
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Vukanovići
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Zagrađe
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Zgošća
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Zlokuće
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Željeznička Stanica Kakanj
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Živalji.
Demographics
In the census of 1991, the town of Kakanj itself had 12,008 inhabitants.
Ethnic structure by settlements, 1991 census
Absolute ethnic majority:
Relative ethnic majority:
Sport
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Football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club
FK Rudar Kakanj
Fudbalski klub Rudar Kakanj is a professional association football club from the city of Kakanj that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. FK Rudar was founded on 3 May 1920 in the city of Kakanj.
Currently, the club plays in the First League of ...
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Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
club
OK Kakanj
Notable people
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Amel Tuka
Amel Tuka (born 9 January 1991) is a Bosnian middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 metres. His achievements include a silver medal at the 2019 World Championships as well as a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships. Tuka holds na ...
, middle-distance runner and World Championships silver medalist
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Kornelija Kvesić
Kornelija Kvesić (born 25 August 1963 in Kakanj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Yugoslav and Bosnian former female professional basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players ...
, basketball player
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Mladen Bartulović
Mladen Bartulović (born 5 October 1986) is a Croatian footballer manager and former player. He spent most of his playing career in Ukrainian Premier League representing various clubs from Central Ukraine: Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, Vorskla Poltava, ...
, footballer
Aida Redžepagić photographer
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Denial Ahmetović, singer
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Sasa Palamarevic, water polo player
See also
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1934 Kakanj mine disaster
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1965 Kakanj mine disaster
The 1965 Kakanj mine disaster was a mining accident on 7 June 1965 at a Kakanj coal mine in Kakanj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia.
Background
A methane gas explosion at the Orasi mine shaft of the Kakanj mine caused a cave-in, which k ...
References
External links
kakanj.com.ba
{{Authority control
Populated places in Kakanj