Žepče
Žepče Жепче |
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Basic data | ||
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State : | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Entity : | Federation of BiH | |
Canton : | Zenica-Doboj | |
Coordinates : | 44 ° 26 ' N , 18 ° 2' E | |
Height : | 357 m. i. J. | |
Area : | 395 km² | |
Residents : | 31,582 (2013) | |
Population density : | 80 inhabitants per km² | |
Telephone code : | +387 (0) 32 | |
Postal code : | 72230 | |
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||
Community type: | city | |
Mayor : | Mato Zovko ( HDZ BiH ) | |
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Žepče is a city in the Zenica-Doboj canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is located on the Bosna River , about halfway between Doboj and Zenica . Politically, Žepče belongs to the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina .
geography
The association municipality has a total area of approx. 395 square kilometers, of which 100 square kilometers are in the valley of the Bosna River and are used for agriculture. Another 100 square kilometers are fruit fields and pastures, the rest of the area is covered with forest. The mean annual temperature is 9.9 ° C.
The town of Žepče is located on the Bosna River at 219 meters above sea level. The geographic coordinates of the place are 44 ° 25 'N, 18 ° 2' E.
history
The city first appeared in the history books of the Bosnian King Stjepan Tomašević in 1458 .
Bosnian War
In the area around Žepče, which is predominantly populated by Croatians and Bosniaks, the so-called “hot war” began in June 1993 (beginning of the “ war within the war ” in Bosnia and Herzegovina) with an attack by the Bosnian government army on the Croatian units of the city.
In Žepče, the Croatian armed forces openly cooperated with the Vojska Republike Srpske . Through days of uninterrupted shell fire, shootings and street fights, almost the entire city was destroyed and many houses burned.
The return of the refugees to Žepče began in 1999. In 2001, the Žepče municipality was joined by other places mainly inhabited by Croats: Adže, Čustovo Brdo, Globarica, Grabovica, Komšići, Ljubatovići, Matina, Pire, Ponijevo and Radunice from the Maglaj municipality, as well Brankovići, Debelo Brdo, Donji Lug, Gornja Lovnica, Gornji Lug, Osova, Vinište and Vrbica from the Zavidovići municipality.
population
The community has 31,094 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2006). The majority of them are Bosnian Croats.
Population in 1991 (census): 22,966 inhabitants in 23 localities.
- Croatians - 9,100 (39.62%)
- Muslims (as a nationality) - 10,820 (47.11%)
- Serbs - 2,278 (9.91%)
- Yugoslavs - 546 (2.37%)
- Others - 222 (0.99%)
1991 population (census): 5,571 people in the city.
- Croatians - 1,450 (26.02%)
- Muslims - 3,367 (60.43%)
- Serbs - 270 (4.84%)
- Yugoslavs - 381 (6.83%)
- Others - 103 (1.88%)
traffic
Žepče is located on the Šamac – Sarajevo railway line of the Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine (ŽFBH). In 1879, with the opening of the Bosnabahn, the city was connected to the railway network. In 1947, the Yugoslav State Railways converted the Sarajevo –Doboj section of the Bosna Railway to standard gauge and extended the line to Bosanski Šamac .
Sports
The town was the home of the NK Žepče football club .
Personalities
- Ljerka Njerš (* 1937), ceramist, painter, illustrator and book designer