Kladanj
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Kladanj (Template:Lang-sr-cyrl) is a town and municipality located in the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kladanj is located on the road from Tuzla to Sarajevo along the river Drinjača, at the base of Konjuh mountain.
History
The first mention of the town of Kladanj dates back to 1138.
The first record of Kladanj in Turkish sources is from 1469, referring to the Četvrtkovište marketplace where on Thursdays big fairs were held. In the period of Ottoman rule, Kladanj was mentioned in 1557, as a settlement (kasaba) within the Sarajevo kadiluk (territorial unit) that would further on become a kadiluk itself with Olovo as a part of it.[1]
Settlements
• Brateljevići • Brdijelji • Brgule • Brlošci • Buševo • Crijevčići • Dole • Gojakovići • Gojsalići • Goletići • Jelačići • Jošje • Kladanj • Konjevići • Kovačići • Krivajevići • Lupoglavo • Majdan • Mala Kula • Matijevići • Mladovo • Noćajevići • Novo Naselje - Stupari • Obrćevac • Olovci • Pauč • Pelemiši • Pepići • Plahovići • Prijanovići • Prijevor • Ravne • Rujići • Starić • Stupari - Centar • Stupari - Selo • Suljići • Tarevo • Tuholj • Velika Kula • Vranovići • Vučinići • Zagrađe
Demographics
1971
14,015 total
- Bosniaks - 9,300 (66.35%)
- Serbs - 4,487 (32.01%)
- Croats - 66 (0.47%)
- Yugoslavs - 63 (0.44%)
- others - 99 (0.73%)
1991
16,070 total
- Bosniaks - 11,621
Demographic 2013 Census
| Municipality | Nationality | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosniaks | % | Croats | % | Serbs | % | ||
| Kladanj | 11,997 | 97.15 | 33 | 0.26 | 107 | 0.86 | 12,348 |
According to the 2013 census, the population of the town was 4,026.[2]
Geography
The land area of the municipality is approximately Template:Convert. The town is 570 meters above sea level.
Economy
The lumber industry called "Sokolina" is one of the most vital economic contributors to the municipality.
Notable people
- Sulejman Kupusović, film director
- Mirko Pejanović, member of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as a professor and dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo
- Akif Šeremet, founder and secretary of the LCY[3]
- Avdaga Hasić, leader of the local militia "Avdaga's Legion"[4]
- Senahid Halilović, professor of dialectology and author of "The Orthography of the Bosnian Language"
- Vahid Kljajić, professor emeritus and dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo
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