Bosansko Grahovo ( sr-cyr, Босанско Грахово) is a town and municipality located in

Canton 10 Canton 10 ( hr, Hercegbosanska županija; bs, Kanton 10; sr-cyrl, Кантон 10) or Herzeg-Bosnian canton is the largest of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by area and eighth by population. It mainly covers an area ...

of the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of 10 autonomous cantons with their own gove ...

, 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 ...

. It is situated in western Bosnia and Herzegovina along the border with

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = " Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capi ...

History

Gavrilo Princip Gavrilo Princip ( sr-Cyrl, Гаврило Принцип, ; 25 July 189428 April 1918) was a Bosnian Serb student who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. Pr ...

, the main perpetrator of the

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip. They were shot at close range whil ...

in Sarajevo in 1914, was born in the village of Obljaj located just east of Bosansko Grahovo. From 1929 to 1941, Bosansko Grahovo was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the

Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 191 ...

. In the Drvar uprising Grahovo was captured by the Serb rebels commanded by Branko Bogunović. Bogunović joined Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland and in September 1941 he was appointed as commander of the ''Chetnik Regiment "Gavrilo Princip"'' from Grahovo. During the

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 ...

, the city was held by Bosnian Serb forces. The Croatian Army captured the city in July 1995, during Operation Summer '95. The offensive displaced a large number of Serb refugees. After the war, the Serb civilians returned, and today they constitute the majority of population in the municipality. However, nowadays the population is much smaller, having declined from 9,000 to about 2,500.

Settlements

* Bastasi * Bosansko Grahovo * Crnac * Crni Lug * Donje Peulje * Donji Kazanci * Donji Tiškovac * Duler *

Gornje Peulje Gornje Peulje ( sr-cyrl, Горње Пеуље) is a village in the Municipality of Bosansko Grahovo, Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its pop ...

* Gornji Kazanci * Grkovci * Isjek * Jaruga * Kesići * Korita * Luka * Maleševci * Malo Tičevo * Marinkovci * Mračaj * Nuglašica * Obljaj * Pečenci * Peći * Preodac * Pržine * Radlovići * Resanovci * Stožišta * Ugarci * Uništa * Veliko Tičevo * Vidovići * Zaseok *

Zebe Zebe ( sr-cyrl, Зебе) is a village in the municipality of Bosansko Grahovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 36, all Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numer ...

Demographics

Population

Ethnic composition

Notable people

Dragan Raca Dragan Raca ( sr-cyr, Драган Раца; born 3 March 1961) is a Cypriot–Serbian basketball coach and former player. He used to be the coach of the national basketball teams of Lebanon, Cyprus and North Macedonia national basketball team. He ...

, basketball coach *

Đuro Pucar Đurađ "Đuro" Pucar "Stari" ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Ђуро Пуцар, ; 13 December 1899 – 12 April 1979) was a Yugoslav and Bosnian politician. During World War II he was a member of the Yugoslav Partisans and was later decorated with the O ...

, politician *

, assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary * Milan Galić, footballer

References

Sources

External links

Grahovo official website
{{Authority control Serb communities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Populated places in Bosansko Grahovo