Zgošća ( sr-cyrl, Згошћа) is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''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. It is the Europe's oldest continuously inhabitted settlement.
As of 2013, ...
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
.
Zgošća river runs through the area, on whose banks the
Zgošća Stećak
''Zgošća Stećak'' () is a ''stećak'' (monumental medieval tombstone) discovered in a gorge of the Zgošća (river), Zgošća river, near ''Donja Zgošća'' village, not far from Kakanj in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the most representa ...
was found.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 825.
Notable residents
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Rudi Čajavec
Rudi Čajavec (1 April 1911 – 2 July 1942) was a Yugoslav pilot (from Zgošća, Bosnia and Herzegovina), best known as the first airman of the Partisan air force.
Rudi Čajavec was born in Zgošća, Kakanj municipality, Bosnia to a family ...
References
Populated places in Kakanj
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