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Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Location of Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in Bosnia
Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 43°39′N 17°45′E / 43.65°N 17.75°E / 43.65; 17.75
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Government
 - Municipality president Salem Dedić (SDA)
Area
 - Total 301 km2 (116.2 sq mi)
Population
 - Total 13,030
 - Density 43/km2 (111.4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +387 36
Website Official Website
Neretva Bridge, destroyed during the Fourth enemy offensive and recreated for the 1969 film, "The Battle of Neretva."

Jablanica is a town and municipality of the same name in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town is situated on the Neretva river and Jablanica lake. Jablanica is a part of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton.

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Geography

The mean elevation of Jablanica is 202 metres (660 ft) above sea level. Some 69% of the municipalities 301 km2 (116 sq mi) of area is forested. The Jablanica lake is an important geographical as well as economic presence in Jablanica.

Demographics

1971

10.938 total

  • Muslims - 7.429 (67,91%)
  • Croats - 2.511 (22,95%)
  • Serbs - 698 (6,38%)
  • Yugoslavs - 124 (1,13%)
  • others - 176 (1,63%)

1991

In the 1991 census, there were 12,664 inhabitants of the Jablanica municipality: 9,136 were Bosniaks (72.14%), 2,253 Croats (17.79%), 573 Yugoslavs (4.52%), 504 Serbs (3.98%), 198 others (1.56%). The town of Jablanica itself had 5,049 inhabitants with 68% Bosniaks, 15% Croats, 4% Serbs 9% Yugoslavs and 3 % others.

2005

No official census has been held since 1991 however in 2005 the municipality poulation was estimated at 13,030.

In 2005, 96% of population of the municipality were ethnic Bosniaks.

History

During World War II, Jablanica was the site of a successful raid by a group of Partisans led by Josip Broz Tito. A rail bridge was blown over the river while a train was in the middle of crossing. There is a park and monument commemorating this action at the site. The bridge section and the locomotive can still be seen in the river gorge.

Notable Natives

Hasan Salihamidžić (1977), Footballer

Mirza Teletović (1985) , Basketball player

Vahid Halilhodžić (1952) , former football player , football manager

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Coordinates: 43°39′35″N 17°46′12″E / 43.65972°N 17.77°E / 43.65972; 17.77

It's One of the most historic places in Bosnia to date.








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