Konjic

Konjic Коњиц
Basic data
State :	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity :	Federation of BiH
Canton :	Herzegovina-Neretva
Coordinates :	43 ° 39 '  N , 17 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 39 '16 "  N , 17 ° 57' 45"  E
Height :	379  m. i. J.
Area :	1,169  km²
Residents :	26,381 (2013)
Population density :	23 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	+387 (0) 36
Postal code :	88400
Structure and administration (as of 2012)
Mayor :	Emir Bubalo ( SDA )
Website :	www.konjic.ba

Stari most (Old Bridge) in Konjic

View of the Neretva River

Konjic ( Serbian - Cyrillic Коњиц ; German outdated Konitz ) is an association municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina , in the Herzegovina-Neretva canton in the Federation .

geography

Konjic is located in the northeastern part of the Herzegovina-Neretva canton , around 40 km southwest of Sarajevo . The place is located at the mouth of the Trešanica brook in the Neretva , a few kilometers above the Jablaničko jezero reservoir and on the northern edge of the Prenj Mountains .

traffic

The place was on a Roman traffic route, in the Middle Ages on the connection from central Bosnia to Dubrovnik .

The M-17 main road runs through Konjic ; the place is to be connected to the A1 motorway in perspective . Both traffic routes belong to the pan-European traffic corridor Vc .

Konjic is located on the railway line Sarajevo-Ploce of Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ŽFBH). In 1889, with the opening of the narrow - gauge Narentabahn, the village was opened up with the railway network. 1963 to 1966 the Yugoslav State Railways (JŽ) re-routed the line and converted it to standard gauge.

Districts

The municipality of Konjic includes a total of 151 districts, namely Argud, Bale, Bare, Barmiš, Bijela, Bjelovčina, Blace , Blučići, Borci, Boždarevići, Bradina, Brđani, Budišnja Ravan, Bukovica, Bukovlje, Bulatovići, Cerničak , Buturovići, Polje Vrh, Čelebići, Čelina, Česim, Čičevo, Čuhovići, Dobričevići, Dolovi, Doljani, Donja Vratna Gora, Donje Selo, Donje Višnjevice, Donji Čažanj, Donji Gradac, Donji Nevizdraci, Donji Prijeslop, Dušćani, Donji Prijeslop, Dužani, Donji Prijeslop, Dužčani Džajići, Džanići, Džepi, Falanovo Brdo, Gakići, Galjevo, Glavatičevo , Gobelovina, Gorani, Goransko Polje, Gorica, Gornja Vratna Gora, Gornje Višnjevice, Gornji, Čažanj, Gornji Gradinača, Gornji Nevizdrači, Gornji Gradaci, Gornji Nevizdrači, Gornji Gradinači, Govovciovići, Gornji Gradaci, Gornji Nevizdrači, Gornji Gradinači, Gornji Herići, Homatlije, Homolje, Hondići, Idbar, Jasenik, Javorik, Jezero, Ježeprosina, Jošanica, Kale, Kanjina, Kašići, Konjic, Kostajnica, Koto, Krajkovići, Kralupi, Krtići, Lokićica, Lisišći, Kula Luka, Lukomir , Lukšije, Ljesovina, Lju buča, Ljuta, Mladeškovići, Mokro, Mrkosovice, Obrenovac, Obri, Odžaci, Orahovica, Orlište, Oteležani, Ovčari, Pačerani, Parsovići, Plavuzi, Podhum, Podorašac, Pokojišište, Polje Bijela, Prevašište, Rasvar, Raotazade, Rášade , Redžići, Repovci, Repovica, Ribari, Ribići, Seljani, Seonica, Sitnik, Slavkovići, Solakova Kula, Sopot, Spiljani, Stojkovići, Strgonice, Studenčica, Sultići, Svijenča, Šunji, Tinći, Tovarnica, Treboje, Treobiševica, Tovarnica, Treboje, Treobiševica Turija, Ugošće, Veluša, Vinište, Vrbljani, Vrci, Vrdolje, Zabrđani, Zabrđe, Zagorice, Zaslivlje and Zukići.

Attractions

• In the old town there is a bridge over the Neretva, the foundations of which date from Roman times. The structure known today as Stari most ( Old Bridge ) was originally built in 1682 during the time of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV . It was destroyed on May 3, 1945 and rebuilt between 2006 and 2009.
• There are also some mosques, such as the Tekijska džamija and the Repovačka džamija from 1623.
• In Konjic you can also see an important Franciscan monastery , in its present form from the 19th century, and a Serbian Orthodox church , as well as some Bogumil tombs (Stećci).

history

The place was previously called Neretva . The area was of great strategic importance to the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) because of the various underground bulwarks, such as the Igman arms and ammunition factory, the JNA barracks in Ljuta, the warehouse and barracks in Čelebići, the communications and telecommunications center in Zlatar as well as the alternative guidance bunker of the JNA, called "Objekat D-0" .

During the Bosnian War , the Čelebići internment camp was located in the municipality . During the war in nearby Trusina in April 1993, 22 Croatians were captured and murdered by the Bosniak unit Zulfikar , which was part of the Bosnian army. Of these, 18 were civilians, including 2 children, and four were soldiers.

The first art biennial of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been taking place in the guide bunker since May 27, 2011 .

population

At the 1991 census, the Konjic municipality had a total of 43,878 inhabitants, including:

• Bosniaks: 23,815 (54.3%)
• Croatians: 11,513 (26.2%)
• Serbs: 6,620 (15.1%)
• Others: 1,930 (4.4%)

13,729 people lived in the actual city of Konjic, of whom 6,697 identified themselves as Muslims (48.8%), 3,036 as Croats (22.1%), 2,536 as Serbs (18.5%) and 1,195 as Yugoslavs (8.7%) ). Of the 151 localities belonging to the municipality, 91 were predominantly inhabited by Muslims, 40 had a Croatian and 17 a Serbian majority. The villages of Rasvar and Česim were uninhabited.

Several villages were completely destroyed in the Bosnian War. Today the Bosniaks make up the majority of the population in the municipality. The total population had dropped to around 26,000 by the 2013 census.

Sons and daughters

• Aldin Čajić (* 1992), football player
• Bojan Golubović (* 1983), football player
• Davor Jozić (* 1960), football player
• Ante Marković (1924–2011), politician and last Prime Minister of the SFR Yugoslavia
• Ratko Parežanin (1898–1981) fascist Yugoslav politician and Serbian writer in exile
• Ante Pavelić (1889–1959), head of state (Poglavnik) of the fascist Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945), born in the district of Bradina

Web links

Commons : Konjic  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the Konjic municipality (Bosnian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Deutsche Welle : First war criminal convicted in Bosnia