Živinice ( sr-cyrl, Живинице) is a city located in

Tuzla Canton The Tuzla Canton ( bs, Tuzlanski kanton; hr, Tuzlanska županija; sr, Тузлански кантон) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal seat is the ci ...

of the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists ...

, an entity of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. It is located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, south of

Tuzla Tuzla (, ) is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants. Tuzla is the economic, cultural, ed ...

. As of 2013, it has a population of 57,765 inhabitants.

History

The origin of the name Živinice is still not established. According to historian

Muhamed Hadžijahić Muhamed Hadžijahić (Sarajevo, 6 February 1918 – Sarajevo, 21 June 1986), was Bosnian and Yugoslav historian, orientalist, and Ottomanist, doctor of law with main focus of interest in political history.Husnija Kamberović (2002): ''Hadžijah ...

Živinice was mentioned in a Turkish document of 1764 as "Živinice called Uskopči, probably (Oskovci) in

nahiya A nāḥiyah ( ar, , plural ''nawāḥī'' ), also nahiya or nahia, is a regional or local type of administrative division that usually consists of a number of villages or sometimes smaller towns. In Tajikistan, it is a second-level division w ...

Demographics

1991

In the 1991

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, the municipality of Živinice had 54,783 inhabitants, of which there were: *49,011

Bosniaks The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry ...

(80.34%) *2,096

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...

(7.25%) *1,525

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

(6.43%) *1,101

Yugoslavs Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( Bosnian and Croatian: ''Jugoslaveni'', Serbian and Macedonian ''Jugosloveni''/Југословени; sl, Jugoslovani) is an identity that was originally designed to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has ...

(3.88%) *and 1,135 others or unknown (2.07%) The town of Živinice itself had 11,956 residents. By the last documents, Živinice had 12,102 residents.

2013 Census

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Sport

NK Slaven Živinice Nogometni klub Slaven Živinice, commonly known as Slaven Živinice or just Slaven is a professional association football club based in the city of Živinice that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Slaven currently plays in the Second League ...

*KK Živinice *KK Spartans *OFK Eurogol Živinice *ASK Patriot *ASK B-Unit

Općina Živinice

Bašigovci, Brnjica, Djedino, Dubrave Donje, Dubrave Gornje, Dunajevići,

Đurđevik Đurđevik is a village in the municipality of Živinice Živinice ( sr-cyrl, Живинице) is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern Bos ...

, Gračanica, Kovači,

Kršići Kršići is a village in the municipality of Živinice Živinice ( sr-cyrl, Живинице) is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern Bosni ...

Kuljan Kuljan is a village in the municipality of Živinice Živinice ( sr-cyrl, Живинице) is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern Bosnia ...

Lukavica Donja Lukavica Donja is a village in the municipality of Živinice Živinice ( sr-cyrl, Живинице) is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern ...

, Lukavica Gornja, Odorovići, Strašanj, Priluk, Spreča, Suha, Svojat, Šarenjak - Hornica, Šerići, Tupković Donji, Tupković Gornji, Višća Donja, Višća Gornja, Vrnojevići, Zelenika, Zukići, Živinice Gornje, Brcanine, Šišici, Mestrici, Zenuni.

Notable residents

Boris Živković Boris Živković (; born 15 November 1975) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a full-back and centre-back. At one point of his career he even played as defensive midfielder. Živković began his professional career with ...

, Croatian footballer * Dragan Perić, Serbian athlete, World Championships bronze medalist *

Denijal Pirić Denijal Pirić (; born 27 September 1946) is a Bosnian former football manager and player. Club career Born in the small mining town of Živinice, Pirić started playing football at local side Slaven. Former Slaven manager Vlatko Konjevod then l ...

, retired footballer *

Elvir Rahimić Elvir Rahimić (born 4 April 1976) is a Bosnian football coach and former professional player who spent the majority of his career playing for Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow. He is currently a coach for the Bosnia and Herzegovina nation ...

, footballer *

Jasmin Fejzić Jasmin Fejzić (born 15 May 1986) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for German club Eintracht Braunschweig. Club career Fejzić began his career with TSV Eltingen and moved to Stuttgarter Kickers in 2001. In July 2004 ...

, football goalkeeper *

Mirsad Bešlija Mirsad Bešlija (born 6 July 1979) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played as a right winger. He has most notably played for Željezničar, Genk, Heart of Midlothian and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Club career B ...

, footballer *Tomislav Tadić, philosopher, University professor *

Jusuf Nurkić Jusuf Nurkić (; born 23 August 1994), nicknamed "the Bosnian Beast", is a Bosnian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at tall and weighing 290 lb (132 kg ...

, basketball player * Samir Memišević, footballer *

Adnan Babajić Adnan Babajić (born 28 May 1988) is a Bosnian singer and television personality, who came to media attention as the winner of talents show '' Operacija trijumf'', and thus signed a recording contract for an album for foreign market with Universal ...

, singer, the winner of talents show '' Operacija trijumf'' *Gordana Tadić, chief state prosecutor

Monuments

*Statue of

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...

*Monument to dead fighters of

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

Education

*Nine elementary

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s and two

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References

* Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.

Notes

External links

* http://www.zivinice.ba * http://www.opcinazivinice.org/ * http://www.zivinice-carsija.com/ Populated places in Živinice Cities and towns in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina {{TuzlaCanton-geo-stub