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
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, an entity of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. 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
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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.
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
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- 4,487 (32.01%)
*
Croats
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- 66 (0.47%)
*
Yugoslavs
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- 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
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industry called "Sokolina" is one of the most vital economic contributors to the municipality.
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, 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 ...