Dobretići is a village and municipality located in the
Central Bosnia Canton
The Central Bosnia Canton (, ) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The most populous settlement in the region is Bugojno, followed by Travnik and Novi Travnik.
Geography
It is in th ...
of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, an entity of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. It is one of the youngest and smallest municipalities in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, hence being one of the poorest municipalities as well. Before the
Bosnian War
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municipality of Dobretići was part of the municipality of Skender Vakuf (modern-day
Kneževo).
Name
The municipality of Dobretići was in the prior censuses known as Dobratići. After the Bosnian War, the name of the village became Dobretići, to align it with the name of the medieval Bosnian aristocrat Stjepan Dobreta. The locals of the municipality like to call the area around Dobretići
Pougarje, after the local river, the
Ugar.
Geography
It is located on the mountain of
Ranča in the
Central Bosnia Canton
The Central Bosnia Canton (, ) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The most populous settlement in the region is Bugojno, followed by Travnik and Novi Travnik.
Geography
It is in th ...
of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: ''Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / ''Федерација Босне и Херцеговине'') is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities composing Bo ...
. The municipality is 20 kilometers northeast from the town of
Jajce.
Administrative divisions
Today's municipality is made of 18 settlements: Brnjići, Bunar, Davidovići, Dobretići, Donji Orašac, Gornji Orašac, Kričići-Jejići, Melina, Mijatovići, Milaševci, Pavlovići, Prisika, Slipčevići,
Vitovlje Malo, Vukovići, Zapeće, Zasavica i Zubovići.
Demographics
Population
Ethnic composition
References
External links
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Populated places in Dobretići
Municipalities of the Central Bosnia Canton
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