Breza

Breza
Бреза

Basic data

State :

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Entity :

Federation of BiH

Canton :

Zenica-Doboj

Coordinates :

44 ° 1 ' N , 18 ° 16' E Coordinates: 44 ° 1 '14 " N , 18 ° 15' 41" E

Height :

495 m. i. J.

Area :

73 km²

Residents :

14,564 (2013)

Population density :

200 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

+387 (0) 32

Postal code :

71370

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Mayor :

Munib Zaimović (SDA / SBB)

Website :

www.breza.com

Breza ( Cyrillic Бреза) is a small town in central Bosnia and Herzegovina , northwest of Sarajevo . It is the capital and administrative seat of the municipality of the same name in the Zenica-Doboj canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina .

history

In Roman times there was a fortified settlement called Hedum Castellum in this area . The half-column from Breza was found in the 6th century . Breza was first mentioned under its current name in 1436. From 1930 to 1936, the Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Great Martyr Prokopios was built in the city .

The community was only slightly affected by the Bosnian War .

geography

The town of Breza lies at an altitude of 495 m in the valley of the Stavnja , a right tributary of the Bosna . The Čemerska planina mountain range stretches east of the city and rises to 1,466 m in the Dernek .

Neighboring communities are Ilijaš , Vareš and Visoko .

population

At the 1991 census, the community of Breza had 17,317 inhabitants.

Bosniaks : 13,079 (75.52%)
Serbs : 2,122 (12.25%)
Croatians : 851 (4.91%)
Yugoslavs : 1,001 (5.78%)
Others: 264 (1.54%)

4,121 people lived in the city proper.

Bosniaks : 1,671 (40.54%)
Serbs : 885 (21.47%)
Croatians : 653 (15.84%)
Yugoslavs : 746 (18.10%)
Others: 166 (4.05%)

The municipality includes 28 places: Banjevac, Breza, Bukovik, Bulbušići, Gornja Breza, Izbod, Kamenice, Koritnik, Mahala, Mahmutovića Rijeka, Nasići, Očevlje, Orahovo, Podgora, Potkraj, Prhinje, Seoce, Slivno, Smailreškovica, Smailreškovicai, Trtorići, Vardište, Vijesolići, Vlahinje, Vrbovik, Založje and Župča.

economy

The largest employer is a coal mine.

traffic

Regional road 444, which connects Podlugovi near Ilijaš with Vareš, runs in the valley of the Stavnja. The parallel railway line has only been used for freight traffic since the Bosnian War.