Trnovo ( sr-cyrl, Трново) is a town and municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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 municipality had a population of 1,502 inhabitants. The town itself had a total population of 1,023, with 956 of them living in the Republika Srpska part and 67 in the Federation part. It is located 30 kilometers southeast of the city of

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo ...

. As a result of the 1995

Dayton Agreement 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 ...

, the municipality was divided between the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is locat ...

( Trnovo, RS).

Settlements

Aside from the town of Trnovo, the municipality include the following settlements: * Balbašići * Bobovica * Brda * Brutusi * Čeružići *

Češina Strana Češina Strana is a village in the municipality of Trnovo, 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 a ...

Čunčići Čunčići is a village in the municipality of Trnovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 4, all Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavs, South Sl ...

Dejčići Dejčići is a village and a seat of Trnovo municipality, Sarajevo Canton, Federation BiH, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 160, all Bosniaks The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic scri ...

Delijaš Delijaš is a village in the municipality of Trnovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Delijaš is the location of a large reception centre for asylum seekers, managed by the Ministry of Security. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its populatio ...

*Deseci *

Dujmovići Dujmovići is a village in the municipality of Trnovo, Federation of BiH, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 116, all Bosniaks The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бо� ...

* Durakovići *

Godinja Godinja ( sr-cyrl, Годиња) is a village in the municipality of Trnovo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in the West Balkans region, in Southeast Europe. Demographics Accordin ...

Gornja Presjenica Gornja Presjenica is a village in the municipality of Trnovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a countr ...

* Hamzići * Jelačići * Karovići * Kramari * Krsmanići * Ledići * Lisovići *

Lukavac Lukavac ( sr-cyrl, Лукавац) is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 12,061 inhabitants, with 44,520 inha ...

* Mađari * Mijanovići * Obla Brda * Ostojići * Pendičići * Pomenovići * Prečani *

Rakitnica Rakitnica ( sr-cyrl, Ракитница) is the main tributary of the first section of the Neretva river, also called Upper Neretva ''( bs, Gornja Neretva)''. It meets Neretva from the right, flowing from north to south, between Bjelašnica and ...

* Rijeka * Sjeverovići * Šabanci * Šabići * Šišići * Trebečaj * Tušila * Umčani * Umoljani * Zagor

Demographics

The pre-war municipality, with 63 settlements, had a total population of 6,991 people, of whom Bosniaks were 68.81% and

Serbs 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 ...

29.45%. The Bosniak-inhabited settlements became part of the Trnovo municipality of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to data from the municipality, it is the least populous municipality in the Sarajevo Canton, with a population of 1,830. It is also the least densely populated of the nine municipalities, and has the highest percentage of people over 65 years of age. Ethnically, 95.4% of residents are Bosniaks and 4.6% are Serbs, and this accounts for the entire population.

Tourism

Large sections of the mountains of

Igman Igman ( sr-cyrl, Игман, ) is a mountain plateau in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geologically, Igman is part of the Dinaric Alps and formed largely of secondary and tertiary sedimentary rock, mostly Limestone. It is located southwest of Sa ...

Bjelašnica Bjelašnica ( sr-cyrl, Бјелашница, ) is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is to the southwest of Sarajevo, bordering Mount Igman. Bjelašnica's tallest peak, by which the mountain group got its name, rises to an elevatio ...

, Visočica,

Treskavica Treskavica ( sr-cyrl, Трескавица) is a mountain range in Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in Trnovo municipality just south of city of Sarajevo. Mala Ćaba (Đokin Toranj) peak at 2088 m (6850 ft.), which makes Treskavica the tallest ...

and

Jahorina Jahorina ( sr-Cyrl, Јахорина, ) is a mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on the tripoint of the municipalities of Pale, Trnovo, Republika Srpska and Trnovo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Part of the Dinaric Alps, it borde ...

, along with a section of the stunning

canyon are located on the municipality territory, offering possibilities for sustainable tourism development. However, the main focus of growing criticism is rather this precise aspect of ignoring sustainable development. The problem of mismanagement and corruption in urban planning and decision making, with complete disregard of environmental standards and practices, followed with inherent lack of environmental consciousness and concerns for nature's balance and heritage within the political sphere of influence, clears the way for commodification, which consequently lead to

overdevelopment In international economics, overdevelopment refers to a way of seeing global inequality and pollution that focuses on the negative consequences of excessive consumption. It exists as the mutually constitutive counterpart to the more commonly known ...

and intention to bring infrastructure, that might be unwarrantable and excessive in scale and scope, deep into preserved and undisturbed areals of high-valued nature with potential for statuary protection, which consequently results in environmental degradation. Whereas agriculture and especially traditional

livestock Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to animal ...

husbandry Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, startin ...

and sheepherding had always been local trade of choice, and along with reasonable and sustainable tourism development, could still remain the main branch of the local economy.

Notable people

* Suvad Katana, footballer (1969–2005)

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