Jablanica (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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Jablanica
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Coat of arms of Jablanica (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Jablanica (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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Basic data
State : Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity : Federation of BiH
Canton : Herzegovina-Neretva
Coordinates : 43 ° 40 '  N , 17 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 39 '35 "  N , 17 ° 46' 12"  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 :
Sokolac Rogatica Rudo Višegrad Pale Foča Gacko Kalinovik Nevesinje Bileća Trebinje Ravno Ljubinje Konjic Istočni Mostar Berkovići Neum Mostar Stolac Čapljina Čajniče Goražde Pale-Prača Ustiprača Foča-Ustikolina Srebrenica Bratunac Milići Han Pijesak Zvornik Bijeljina Brčko Ugljevik Lopare Vlasenica Šekovići Osmaci Olovo Ilijaš Hadžići Ilidža Trnovo Istočni Stari Grad Istočna Ilidža Vogošća Sarajevo-Stari Grad Sarajevo-Centar Sarajevo-Novi Grad Istočno Novo Sarajevo Novo Sarajevo Visoko Glamoč Livno Bosansko Grahovo Kupres Kupres (RS) Šipovo Jajce Donji Vakuf Bugojno Gornji Vakuf Prozor-Rama Jablanica Tomislavgrad Posušje Grude Široki Brijeg Ljubuški Čitluk Fojnica Kreševo Kiseljak Busovača Novi Travnik Travnik Zenica Vitez Kakanj Vareš Breza Kladanj Živinice Kalesija Sapna Teočak Tuzla Lukavac Čelić Srebrenik Banovići Zavidovići Žepče Maglaj Tešanj Usora Dobretići Gradačac Gračanica Doboj Istok Velika Kladuša Cazin Bužim Bosanska Krupa Bihać Bosanski Petrovac Drvar Sanski Most Ključ Petrovac (RS) Istočni Drvar Ribnik Mrkonjić Grad Jezero Kneževo Kotor Varoš Teslić Banja Luka Oštra Luka Krupa na Uni Prijedor Novi Grad Kostajnica Kozarska Dubica Gradiška Srbac Laktaši Čelinac Prnjavor Derventa Doboj Stanari Modriča Brod Pelagićevo Donji Žabar Orašje Domaljevac-Šamac Šamac Odžak VukosavljeLocation of the municipality of Jablanica (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (clickable map)
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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 .

Parish Church of Jablanica

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