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Kladanj

Кладањ
Kladanj Кладањ
Town and municipality
	Location of Kladanj within Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Kladanj Location of Kladanj
	Coordinates: 44°13′32″N 18°41′33″E / 44.22556°N 18.69250°E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Tuzla Canton
Government
• Municipal mayor	Edis Šarić (SDA)
Area
• Town and municipality	325 km2 (125 sq mi)
Elevation	570 m (1,870 ft)
Population
• Town and municipality	12,348
• Urban	4,026
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+387 35

Kladanj (Serbian Cyrillic: Кладањ) is a town and municipality located in the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kladanj is located on the road from Tuzla to Sarajevo along the river Drinjača, at the base of Konjuh mountain.

History

The first mention of the town of Kladanj dates back to 1138.

The first record of Kladanj in Turkish sources is from 1469, referring to the Četvrtkovište marketplace where on Thursdays big fairs were held. In the period of Ottoman rule, Kladanj was mentioned in 1557, as a settlement (kasaba) within the Sarajevo kadiluk (territorial unit) that would further on become a kadiluk itself with Olovo as a part of it.^[1]

Settlements

• Brateljevići • Brdijelji • Brgule • Brlošci • Buševo • Crijevčići • Dole • Gojakovići • Gojsalići • Goletići • Jelačići • Jošje • Kladanj • Konjevići • Kovačići • Krivajevići • Lupoglavo • Majdan • Mala Kula • Matijevići • Mladovo • Noćajevići • Novo Naselje - Stupari • Obrćevac • Olovci • Pauč • Pelemiši • Pepići • Plahovići • Prijanovići • Prijevor • Ravne • Rujići • Starić • Stupari - Centar • Stupari - Selo • Suljići • Tarevo • Tuholj • Velika Kula • Vranovići • Vučinići • Zagrađe

Demographics

1971

14,015 total

Bosniaks - 9,300 (66.35%)
Serbs - 4,487 (32.01%)
Croats - 66 (0.47%)
Yugoslavs - 63 (0.44%)
others - 99 (0.73%)

1991

16,070 total

Bosniaks - 11,621

Demographic 2013 Census

Municipality	Nationality						Total
Municipality	Bosniaks	%	Croats	%	Serbs	%	Total
Kladanj	11,997	97.15	33	0.26	107	0.86	12,348

According to the 2013 census, the population of the town was 4,026.^[2]

Geography

The land area of the municipality is approximately 325 km² (125 sq mi). The town is 570 meters above sea level.

Economy

The lumber industry called "Sokolina" is one of the most vital economic contributors to the municipality.

Notable people

Sulejman Kupusović, film director
Mirko Pejanović, member of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as a professor and dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo
Akif Šeremet, founder and secretary of the LCY^[3]
Avdaga Hasić, leader of the local militia "Avdaga's Legion"^[4]
Senahid Halilović, professor of dialectology and author of "The Orthography of the Bosnian Language"
Vahid Kljajić, professor emeritus and dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo

References

^ "NERDA - KLADANJ - investment possibilities". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ Graovac, Dušan: "Crveni profesor Akif Šeremet", Samobor, 1982
^ jugosfera (29 August 2013). "Kladanj - muška voda". Archived from the original on 2013-11-20. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via YouTube.