Fojnica ( sr-cyrl, Фојница) is a town and municipality located in
Central Bosnia Canton
The Central Bosnia Canton ( bs, Srednjobosanski kanton/Средњобосански кантон, hr, Županija Središnja Bosna) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The most populous se ...
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 located west of the capital
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo ...
, in the valley of the
Fojnička River
Fojnička River ( bs, Fojnička rijeka / Фојничка ријека, "Fojnica River") is a left tributary of the Bosna in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It flows for 46 kilometres with a basin area of 727 km².
The Željeznica and the Lepenica ...
, tributary of the river
Bosna. Fojnica is a small town in central
Bosnia and is also a
balneological resort.
Cultural sites in Fojnica include the
Holy Spirit Franciscan Monastery which houses an important part of the nation's cultural heritage maintained by the
Franciscan Province of Bosna Srebrena.
The
Franciscan monastery in Fojnica
Franciscan monastery of the Holy Spirit is a Bosnian Franciscan monastery in Fojnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. History
It was founded in 1668 and it includes a library of ca. 12,500 volumes, including 13 ''incunabula'' and 156 works written in ...
has a library of philosophical and theological works printed from the 16th to the 19th centuries, with some dating back to 1481. The monastery is currently under renovation.
Queen Catherine of Bosnia sought refuge from the Ottomans in
Kozograd, royal summer-residence in the mountains near Fojnica at the time, before making her way to Rome.
Fojnica also has a spa center with thermal water
Reumal Fojnica. The
Prokoško Lake
Prokoško Lake ( cyrl, Прокошко Језеро) is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Fojnica and it is above sea level.
The lake is visited by 20,000 tourists each year.
See also
*List of lakes in Bos ...
is located in the west of the municipality.
Settlements
Demographics
1971
total: 12,829
*
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzeg ...
- 6,473 (50.45%)
*
Croats
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- 5,948 (46.36%)
*
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of ...
- 223 (1.73%)
*
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 b ...
- 85 (0.66%)
*others - 100 (0.80%)
1981
total: 15,045
*Bosniaks - 7,637 (50.76%)
*Croats - 6,432 (42.75%)
*Serbs - 422 (2.80%)
*Yugoslavs - 392 (2.60%)
*others - 162 (1.09%)
1991
total: 16,296
*Bosniaks - 8,024 (49.23%)
*Croats - 6,623 (40.64%)
*Serbs - 157 (0.96%)
*Yugoslavs - 407 (2.49%)
*others - 1,085 (6.68%)
2013 Census
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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.
External links
Municipal website
Tragovima bosanskog kraljevstva
- Tourist route for medieval Bosnia (English)
Trail of the Bosnian Kingdom
- Cultural Tourism in Tesanj
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Populated places in Fojnica
Cities and towns in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina