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==History== |
==History== |
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During the [[History_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina#Bosnian_War|Bosnian War]], the city saw heavy fighting between the [[Bosnian Army]] and the [[Croatian Defence Council]]. Today, Busovača is recovering from the war and with its small economy and infrastructure it is becoming an important crossroad between bigger cities. |
During the [[History_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina#Bosnian_War|Bosnian War]], the city saw heavy fighting between the [[Bosnian Army]] and the [[Croatian Defence Council]]. Today, Busovača is recovering from the war and with its small economy and infrastructure it is becoming an important crossroad between bigger cities. |
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On the morning of [[January 25]], 1993, Croat forces attacked the Bosniak part of the town of Busovača called Kadića Strana following the [[January 20]] ultimatum. The attack included [[shelling]] from the surrounding hills. A [[loudspeaker]] called on Bosniaks to surrender. A police report shows that 43 people were massacred in Busovača in January and February 1993. The remaining Bosniaks (around 90 in all) were rounded up in the town square. Women and children (around 20 in total) were allowed to return home and the men (70 in all), some as young as 14-16 years, were loaded onto [[bus]]es and taken to Kaonik camp. The violence continued after the January attack. <ref name="ICTY: Kordić and Čerkez verdict - IV. Attacks on towns and villages: killings - Busovača">{{cite web|url= |
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The villages of Lončari, Merdani and Putiš are in the area to the east of Ahmići and north of Busovača. After the attacks on the villages in January 1993, a significant number of the civilian population went to [[Zenica]] but, over the weeks and months that followed, many of them moved back. The villages were then attacked by the HVO in April. The nearby village of Putiš had been attacked on [[April 15]]. In the afternoon of [[April 16]], 1993 masked Croat [[soldier]]s attacked the village of Očehnići by firing [[incendiary]] [[bullet]]s into the houses. Within half an hour all the Bosniak houses were burning. The villagers were unarmed and did not put up any resistance. According to [[witness]]es, Paško Ljubičić, later accused of [[war crimes]] by [[ICTY]], was the leader of the unit that had attacked the village and that he had been ordered to do so by [[brigadier]] Duško Grubešić, [[commander]] of the Zrinski Brigade of HVO, to ''cleanse Muslims'' from the area. Around twenty men from Lončari were detained and taken to Kaonik on [[April 16]], 1993. Upon arrival they were lined up and their valuables were stolen by HVO soldiers.<ref name="ICTY: Kordić and Čerkez verdict - C. The April 1993 Conflagration in Vitez and the Lašva Valley - 6. The Attacks on Villages near Busovača">{{cite web|url= |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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Revision as of 13:04, 29 May 2008
Busovača
Бусовача | |
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 Location of Busovača within Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton | Canton |
| Government | |
| • Municipality president | Nikica Petrović (HDZ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 158 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| Population (991 census) | |
| • Total | 3,938 |
| • Density | 119/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +387 30 |
| Website | www.sredisnjabosna.com |
Busovača is a small town and municipality in the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is 60 km (37 mi) from Sarajevo, 21 km (13 mi) from Zenica, and 30 km (19 mi) from Travnik.
History
During the Bosnian War, the city saw heavy fighting between the Bosnian Army and the Croatian Defence Council. Today, Busovača is recovering from the war and with its small economy and infrastructure it is becoming an important crossroad between bigger cities.
Demographics
1971
14.428 total
- Croats - 7.646 (52,99%)
- Bosniaks (i.e. Bosnian Muslims) - 5.896 (40,86%)
- Serbs - 735 (5,09%)
- Yugoslavs - 60 (0,41%)
- others - 91 (0,65%)
1991
By census of 1991 municipality had the Croat majority, as town itself.
| Settlement | Croats | Bosniaks | Serbs | Yugos | Others | Sum | |||||
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| Busovaca | 1792 | 46% | 1495 | 38% | 153 | 4% | 374 | 9% | 124 | 3% | 3938 |
| Source: http://www.hdmagazine.com/bosnia/census/cens-c.html | |||||||||||
2005
In 2005, population of the municipality of Busovača included 59% Croats and 40% Bosniaks.
References
Municipalities of the Central Bosnia Canton | ||
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