Zavidovići ( sr-cyrl, Завидовићи) is a town and municipality located in

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of the

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, an entity of

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. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between

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and

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on the confluence of rivers Bosna, Krivaja and Gostović. It sits in a valley surrounded by many mountains of which the largest is Klek. As of 2013, the municipality had a population of 35,988 inhabitants and the town itself 8,174.

History

Zavidovići was home to two neolithic cultures:

Butmir Butmir ( sr-cyrl, Бутмир) is a neighborhood in Ilidža municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo International Airport, the main airport of Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in Butmir. Horse races are held at Butmir.Archived aGhosta ...

and

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. As of 2013, the town has a population of 11,796 inhabitants, with 38,937 inh ...

. Significant Kakanj culture site is located in Tuk. Zavidovići was developed by the Austrians during the 19th century

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reign in Bosnia, mostly because of the "

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". After World War II, Krivaja, the company that was founded in 1884 and named after the Krivaja river, expanded. The company focused on furniture manufacturing, which it began to export to the United States under the name "Krivaja Beechbrook". Due to 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 ...

in the 1990s, the former giant and the town are left with almost nothing. Although once a diverse town, many of the former Serb and Croat residents left their homes during the Bosnian war. Few have returned to their properties. Now, it is a mostly Bosniak town, with few non-Bosniaks remaining. Zavidovići's nickname is "Wood Town". Zavidovići is located in the basin of three rivers: Bosna, Krivaja and Gostović.

Demographics

The town of Zavidovići itself had 12,947 residents in 1991.

Settlements

Notable people

* Edin Bašić, handball player * Aida Čorbadžić, opera singer * Alija Bešić, Bosnian-born Luxembourgian footballer *

Mladen Bartolović Mladen Bartolović (born 10 April 1977) is a Bosnian retired football player. A Bosnian Croat by descent, Bartolović opted to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina national team internationally. Club career Bartolović never played football before ...

, footballer *

Ferid Muhić Ferid Muhić ( mk, Ферид Мухиќ; born 1943 in Zavidovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is President of the Bosniak Academy of Sciences and Arts. He is a professor of Philosophy at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Maced ...

, President of the

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Nedžad Sinanović Nedžad Sinanović (born 29 January 1983) is a Bosnian former basketball player. Professional career In 2003, Sinanović was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers as the 54th overall selection of the 2003 NBA draft. Since then, he has played prof ...

, basketball player *

Safet Sušić Safet "Pape" Sušić (; born 13 April 1955) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of TFF First League club Akhisarspor. He was a gifted midfielder known for his dribbling skills and techn ...

, footballer and football manager *

Sead Sušić Sead Sušić (born 3 January 1953) is a Bosnian former football (soccer), football player who played for Red Star Belgrade, among other teams. He also earned one Cap (sport), cap for Yugoslavia national football team, Yugoslavia against Spain's na ...

, footballer *

Šefik Džaferović Šefik Džaferović (; born 9 September 1957) is a Bosnian politician who is the 7th and current Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 2002 to 2018, he was a member of the national House of Representatives. A high ranki ...

, politician, the vice president of SDA and the Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Venio Losert Venio Losert (born 25 July 1976) is a retired Croatian handball player who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of Egypt. Losert was born in Zavidovići, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, grew up in Slavonski Brod, SR Croatia ...

, handball player and two-time Olympic gold-medallist *

Monika Radulovic Monika Radulovic; sr, Моника Радуловић, Monika Radulović (born 20 September 1990, in Zavidovići) is a Bosnian-born Serbian Australian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2015 and repres ...

, Australian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

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2015

Twin towns – sister cities

Zavidovići is twinned with: *

Berane Berane ( cyrl, Беране) is one of the largest towns of northeastern Montenegro and a former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad ( cyrl, Иванг� ...

, Montenegro *

Bozüyük Bozüyük is a town and district of Bilecik Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. Features Bozüyük is the biggest town in Bilecik Province. The district has an area of and borders İnegöl to the west, Pazaryeri to the northwest, Bileci ...

, Turkey *

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, Turkey *

, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Nilüfer, Turkey *

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, Italy *

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, Luxembourg * Yunusemre, Turkey

References

External links

ZaN Portal Krivajske Doline
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zavidovici Populated places in Zavidovići