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Kladanj ( sr-cyrl, Кладањ) is a town and municipality located in the
Tuzla Canton The Tuzla Canton
Official name of canton is Tuzla Canton
(; ; ) is one of 10
of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: ''Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / ''Федерација Босне и Херцеговине'') is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities composing Bo ...
, an entity of
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
. Kladanj is located on the road from
Tuzla Tuzla (, , ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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 inha ...
to
Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
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 A kadiluk (, ) was the jurisdiction of a kadi, an Islamic judge under the Ottoman Empire. They typically consisted of a major city and its surrounding villages, although some kadis occupied other positions within the imperial administration. ...
(territorial unit) that would further on become a kadiluk itself with Olovo as a part of it.


Settlements

BrateljevićiBrdijeljiBrguleBrlošciBuševoCrijevčićiDoleGojakovićiGojsalićiGoletićiJelačićiJošje • Kladanj • KonjevićiKovačićiKrivajevićiLupoglavoMajdanMala KulaMatijevićiMladovoNoćajevićiNovo Naselje - StupariObrćevacOlovciPaučPelemišiPepićiPlahovićiPrijanovićiPrijevorRavneRujićiStarićStupari - CentarStupari - SeloSuljićiTarevoTuholjVelika KulaVranovićiVučinićiZagrađe


Demographics


1971

14,015 total *
Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...
- 9,300 (66.35%) *
Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...
- 4,487 (32.01%) *
Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...
- 66 (0.47%) *
Yugoslavs Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jugoslaveni/Jugosloveni, Југославени/Југословени; ; ) is an identity that was originally conceived to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has been used in two connotations: ...
- 63 (0.44%) *others - 99 (0.73%)


1991

16,070 total *Bosniaks - 11,621


Demographic 2013 Census


According to the 2013 census, the population of the town was 4,026.


Geography

The land area of the municipality is approximately . The town is 570 meters above sea level.


Economy

The
lumber Lumber is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes (dimensional lumber), including beams and planks or boards. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, window frames). ...
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 The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Република Босна и Херцеговина, separator=" / ") was a state in Southeastern Europe, existing from 1992 to 1995. It is the direct lega ...
, as well as a professor and dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences in
Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
* Akif Šeremet, founder and secretary of the LCY * Avdaga Hasić, leader of the local militia "Avdaga's Legion" * 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


External links


Kladanj Forumer
{{Authority control Cities and towns in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Populated places in Kladanj Municipalities of the Tuzla Canton