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Kladanj (Serbian Cyrillic: Кладањ) 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.




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

=

According to the 2013 census, the population of the town was 4,026.




Geography


The land area of the municipality is approximately 325 km2 (125 sq mi). 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
Avdaga Hasić, leader of the local militia "Avdaga's Legion"
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




References






External links



Kladanj Forumer

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Kanton Tuzla
• Daftar munisipalitas di Bosnia dan Herzegovina
• Kladanj
• Radislav Krstić
• Radio Kladanj
• Kovačići (Kladanj)
• Konjevići (Kladanj)
• Prijevor, Kladanj
• Dole
• Jelačići, Kladanj
• 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian)
• Bosniaks