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Busovača

Busovača (Bosnian: Бусовача) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located 60 km (37 mi) from Sarajevo, 21 km (13 mi) from Zenica, and 30 km (19 mi) from Travnik.

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

Settlements

BareBukovciBuselji • Busovača • CaricaDobraljevoDolacDonja RovnaGornja RovnaGrabljeGraniceGusti GrabHozanovićiHrasnoJavorJazvineJelinakKaćuniKaonikKatićiKovačevacKrčevineKrvavičićiKulaKupresLončariMehurićiMerdaniMihaljevićiMilaviceNezirovićiOčehnićiOselištePodbarePodjelePodstijenaPoljeProsjePutišRavanSkradnoSolakovićiStraneStubicaŠudineTurićiZarače

References

  1. ^ "Bosnian Congres - census 1991 - Central Bosnia". www.hdmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 1999. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Further reading

Famous persons: Mirnesa Bešlić