Živinice

Živinice Живинице
Basic data
State :	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity :	Federation of BiH
Canton :	Tuzla
Coordinates :	44 ° 27 '  N , 18 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 27 '0 "  N , 18 ° 39' 0"  E
Height :	232  m. i. J.
Area :	291  km²
Residents :	61,201 (2013)
Population density :	210 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	+387 (0) 35
Postal code :	75270
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Mayor :	Samir Kamenjaković ( SDP )
Website :	www.opcinazivinice.org

Živinice ( Serbian - Cyrillic Живинице ) is a municipality with the capital and administrative seat of the same name in the canton of Tuzla of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina .

geography

Aerial view of Živinice

The territory of the municipality of Živinice extends from the northern slopes of the Konjuh Mountains to the plain of the Spreča River , which flows through the region from east to northwest. The town itself lies at the confluence of the Gostelja with the Oskova and shortly before its confluence with the Spreča at an altitude of 232 m.

In the Konjuh there is hard coal - and in the Majevica Mountains further to the northeast, there is brown coal , which is also mined.

Neighboring municipalities are Banovići , Kalesija , Kladanj , Lukavac and Tuzla .

history

The place Živinice probably emerged only in the 18th century. The municipality as it is today has existed since 1959.

Živinice City was only slightly affected by the Bosnian War . Some settlements in the east of the municipality, however, were directly on the front line and were largely destroyed.

population

At the 1991 census, Živinice had 54,783 inhabitants.

• Bosniaks 44,017 (80.34%),
• Croatians 3,976 (7.25%),
• Serbs 3,525 (6.43%),
• Yugoslavs 2,130 (3.88%),
• Others 1,135 (2.07%).

11,956 people lived in the city proper.

The municipality comprises 30 places: Barice, Bašigovci, Brnjica, Djedino, Dubrave Donje, Dubrave Gornje, Dunajevići, Đurđevik, Gračanica, Kovači, Kršići, Kuljan, Lukavica Donja, Lukvoica Gornja, Odorovići, Priluk, Šerha, Sreča, Tupković Donji, Tupković Gornji, Višća Donja, Višća Gornja, Sarenjak, Vrnojevići, Zelenika, Zukići, Živinice, Živinice Donje and Živinice Gornje.

economy

At Višća Donja in the south-western part of the municipality, hard coal is mined in open-cast mining. In addition to coal mining, forestry and wood processing with the furniture factory "Konjuh" are particularly important.

traffic

The M18 main road , which connects Tuzla with Sarajevo , runs through Živinice . The area has several railway connections that are used exclusively for freight traffic.

In the north of the municipality is Tuzla Airport , which emerged from the old Dubrave military airfield.

Personalities

• Božo Žepić (* 1938), sociologist and legal scholar
• Boris Živković (* 1975), football player
• Elvir Rahimić (* 1976), football player
• Jasmin Fejzić (* 1986), football player
• Jusuf Nurkić (* 1994), basketball player

Sports

• NK Slaven Živinice , football club

Web links

• Community website
• Portal page to the city
• News portal page
• Živinice on the website of the Federal Commissioner for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1998) ( Memento from May 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

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