Busovača
History
During the Croat–Bosniak War, the city saw heavy fighting between the Bosnian Army and the Croatian Defence Council. Busovača, with its small economy and infrastructure, is becoming an important crossroad between bigger cities.
Demographics
1971
14.428 total
- Croats - 7,646 (53%)
- Bosniaks - 5,896 (40.9%)
- Serbs - 735 (5.1%)
- Yugoslavs - 60 (0.4%)
- others - 91 (0.65%)
1991
18.879 total
- Croats - 9,093 (48.1%)
- Bosniaks - 8,451 (44.8%)
- Serbs - 623 (3.3%)
- Yugoslavs - 510 (2.7%)
- Others - 202 (1%)
2013
17.910 total
- Croats - 8,873 (49.5%)
- Bosniaks - 8,681 (48.5%)
- Serbs - 205 (1.1%)
- Others - 151 (0.8%)
Notable Peoples
- Rudolf Arapović - Croatian Writer, Dissident
- Senad Brkić - Former Bosnian football player
- Marinko Čavara - Bosnian politician
- Vedran Vrhovac - Bosnian Footballer
- Mirnesa Bešlić - Accused of Million-dollar theft
Settlements
• Bare • Bukovci • Buselji • Busovača • Carica • Dobraljevo • Dolac • Donja Rovna • Gornja Rovna • Grablje • Granice • Gusti Grab • Hozanovići • Hrasno • Javor • Jazvine • Jelinak • Kaćuni • Kaonik • Katići • Kovačevac • Krčevine • Krvavičići • Kula • Kupres • Lončari • Mehurići • Merdani • Mihaljevići • Milavice • Nezirovići • Očehnići • Oselište • Podbare • Podjele • Podstijena • Polje • Prosje • Putiš • Ravan • Skradno • Solakovići • Strane • Stubica • Šudine • Turići • Zarače
References
- ^ "Bosnian Congres - census 1991 - Central Bosnia". www.hdmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 1999. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
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Further reading
- Zagorščak, Davorin (1986). "Hijalofan iz Busovače". Priroda: popularni časopis hrvatskog prirodoslovnog društva. Vol. 74, no. 9–10. pp. 253–256. ISSN 0351-0662.
External links
Famous persons: Mirnesa Bešlić