Kiseljak (Кисељак) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of 10 autonomous cantons with their own gove ...

, 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 ...

. It lies in the valley of the Fojnica River, the Lepenica and the Kreševka River, which are a tributary of the Bosna, and it is on the intersection of roads from Visoko, Fojnica,

Kreševo Kreševo ( sr-cyrl, Крешево, ) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kreševo is a mountainous town, located in a narrow valley of the ...

and Rakovica.

Settlements

Demographics

1971

18,335 total *

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic ...

- 10,389 (56.66%) * Bosniaks - 6,822 (37.20%) *

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of ...

- 924 (5.03%) * Yugoslavs - 55 (0.29%) *Others - 145 (0.82%)

1991

In 1991 the population of the Kiseljak municipality (164 km²) was 24,426, of which 51.61% were Croats, 40.92% Bosniaks, 3.11% Serbs, 2.48% Yugoslavs and 1.88% others. The town itself had a population of 6,598, of which 60% Croats, 29% Bosniaks, 3% Serbs, 5% Yugoslavs and 4% others.

2013 Census

Sports

The town is home to the football club

NK Kiseljak NK Kiseljak is a Croat-founded football team from the city of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays in the Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (West Group). It was formed in 1921 under the name Viktorija, taking o ...

Notable people

Branko Pleša Branko Pleša ( sr-cyr, Бранко Плеша; 6 March 1926 – 9 June 2001) was a Serbian actor and theatre director. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1949 to 1998. Filmography References External links * 1926 births 2001 ...

, actor

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Kiseljak is twinned with: *

Kaštela Kaštela (;) is a town in Split-Dalmatia County. The town is an agglomeration of seven individual settlements which are administered as a single municipality with populations individually ranging from 3,000 to 7,000 residents. The town is loca ...

, Croatia *

Kópháza Kópháza ( hr, Koljnof) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to ...

, HungaryNova ulica Kiseljaka u Koljnofu
volksgruppen.orf.at * Zaprešić, Croatia

References

External links

* {{Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina Populated places in Kiseljak Cities and towns in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina