Velika Kladuša

Velika Kladuša Велика Кладуша
Basic data
State :	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity :	Federation of BiH
Canton :	Una-sana
Coordinates :	45 ° 11 '  N , 15 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 11 '4 "  N , 15 ° 48' 24"  E
Height :	150  m. i. J.
Area :	331  km²
Residents :	44,770 (2013)
Population density :	135 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	+387 (0) 37
Postal code :	77230
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Mayor :	Fikret Abdić ( LSBiH )
Website :	www.velikakladusa.gov.ba

Velika Kladuša ( Cyrillic  Велика Кладуша ; German outdated Groß-Kladuss ) is a city in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina . The town center is about 2 km from the border with Croatia and belongs to the canton of Una-Sana .

The municipality of Velika Kladuša covers 331 km² and has about 45,000 inhabitants. The majority of the population is Bosniak .

One of the largest markets in Bosnia is located in the village, which visitors from Slovenia and Croatia use to buy cheap goods. In Velika Kladuša there is a historic castle ( Stari Grad ), which serves as a place for excursions to the city.

The city is the seat of the agricultural group Agrokomerc , whose former director Fikret Abdić proclaimed the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia , which included the area around the city, during the Bosnian War . Velika Kladuša was the capital of this internationally unrecognized state entity.

In 2018, in the course of the refugee crisis in Europe, a refugee camp was set up in Velika Kladuša , which migrants use as a temporary residence before crossing the border into the European Union . There the place also became the scene of a confrontation when the Bosnian police prevented refugees from continuing their journey.

sons and daughters of the town

• Fikret Abdić (* 1939), businessman and politician, convicted war criminal
• Anel Hadžić (* 1989), football player
• Benjamin Ožegović (* 1999), football player

gallery

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  Mosque in Velika Kladuša

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  Velika Kladuša Castle

Individual evidence

1. ↑ mdr.de: Refugees in Bosnia: Beaten up, hungry and left to their own devices | MDR.DE. Accessed January 31, 2019 . 
2. ^ Clemens Verenkotte-ARD Studio Vienna: Velika Kladusa refugees pushed back from the border. October 25, 2018, accessed on January 31, 2019 (German).