Jablanica (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Jablanica абланица |
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Basic data | ||
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State : | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Entity : | Federation of BiH | |
Canton : | Herzegovina-Neretva | |
Coordinates : | 43 ° 40 ' N , 17 ° 46' E | |
Height : | 202 m. i. J. | |
Area : | 301 km² | |
Residents : | 10,580 (2013) | |
Population density : | 35 inhabitants per km² | |
Telephone code : | +387 (0) 36 | |
Postal code : | 88420 | |
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||
Mayor : | Salem Dedić (SDA / SBB) | |
Website : | ||
Jablanica is a city and its municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina . It belongs to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is located in the northern part of the Herzegovina-Neretva canton , around 45 km northwest of Mostar .
geography
The place Jablanica lies between Sarajevo and Mostar on the Neretva river , between the mountains Čvrsnica and Prenj . The municipality of Jablanica is 301 km² and has a good 10,000 inhabitants.
The place is known for its granite , which was used for the construction of the UN building in New York , the monument to the Unknown Soldier on Mount Avala and the Njegoš mausoleum on Lovćen . The community is mainly financed by the income from the second largest dam in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which dams the 25-kilometer-long Jablaničko jezero above Jablanica. It offers many recreational opportunities and activities. This city is framed by the barren and high mountains of Herzegovina , z. B. the Prenj, which is why it was previously considered a climatic health resort. Jablanica is located on the border between the Mediterranean and continental climates.
history
During the Second World War , the so-called Battle of the Neretva ( Bitka na Neretvi ) took place in the Jablanica area from February to March 1943 . The destroyed railway bridge can still be seen near the village as part of a museum complex about the battle. In 1969 the events were also filmed .
During the Bosnian War in 1993 , atrocities were committed against the Croatian population in the nearby town of Grabovica , the so-called Grabovica massacre . Members of the Armija Republike Bosne i Hercegovine (ARBiH) took part.
population
In 1991 there were 12,691 people living in the Jablanica municipality.
Even today, the Bosniaks make up the majority of the population.
traffic
Jablanica is located on the Sarajevo – Ploče railway line of the Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine (ŽFBH). In 1888, with the opening of the narrow - gauge Narentabahn, the city was opened to the railway. 1963 to 1966 the Yugoslav State Railways (JŽ) re-routed the line and converted it to standard gauge.
Sons and daughters
- Vahid Halilhodžić (* 1952), football player
- Hasan Salihamidžić (* 1977), football player