Turbe is a settlement in the
Travnik
Travnik ( cyrl, Травник) is a town and a municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the administrative center of the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...
municipality,
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
[Spahić M. et al. (2000): Bosna i Hercegovina (1:250.000). Izdavačko preduzeće „Sejtarija", Sarajevo., The Map][Mučibabić B., Ed. (1998): Geografski atlas Bosne i Hercegovine. Geodetski zavod BiH, Sarajevo, ., pp: 4-5.] The name is derived from the Turkish ''
türbe''.
Population
Geography
The village of Turbe is located in the upper valley of the
Lašva
The Lašva ( sr-cyrl, Лашва) is a river in Central Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a left tributary of the Bosna.Vojnogeografski institut, Ed. (1955): Travnik (List karte 1:100.000, Izohipse na 20 m). Vojnogeografski institut, Beograd / ...
River, about seven kilometres west of
Travnik
Travnik ( cyrl, Травник) is a town and a municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the administrative center of the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...
, on the M5 towards
Donji Vakuf. This is where the two headwaters Karaulska Lašva (coming from the Karaula Pass) and Komarska Lašva (coming from the Komar Pass) unite.
History
In the 15th century, the village was conquered by the
Ottomans. In 1878, as a result of the
Congress of Berlin, Turbe was placed under Austro-Hungarian administration.
During the
Second World War, the village was badly destroyed. In the Battle of Travnik, in which the
Yugoslav People's Liberation Army fought against
Croatian NDH troops at the end of 1943, a total of 3000 people died, including 1000 civilians.
In the
Bosnian war from 1992 to 1995, Turbe was directly on the front line for a long time and also the 312th Mountain Brigade of
Army of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was located in the region of Turbe.
Sport
The town's most important club is the football club NK Vlašić Turbe, which until 2007 played in the 2nd division 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 ...
, the country's five-tier 3rd division at the time
See also
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Enes Mameledžija
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Travnik
Travnik ( cyrl, Травник) is a town and a municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the administrative center of the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...
References
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Villages in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Populated places in Travnik