Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Грачаница |
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| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Government | |
| - Municipality president | Nusret Helić (SDP) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 219 km² (84.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 55,000 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | +387 35 |
| Website: http://www.opcina-gracanica.ba | |
Gračanica is a town and a municipality in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located east of Doboj and west of Tuzla.
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[edit] Municipality
The Gračanica municipality is currently the home of about 55,000 people. Villages around the town are: Piskavica, Škahovica, Soko, Vranovići, Doborovci, Malešići, Lukavica, Džakule, Prijeko Brdo, Trnovci, Stjepan Polje, Pribava, Donja Lohinja, Gornja Lohinja, Donja Orahovica, Gornja Orahovica, Rašljeva, Miričina.
The Gračanica municipality covers 219 square kilometers.
[edit] History
First writings about Gračanica were found in Turkish archives from year 1528, in which time Gračanica was known by its iron mine. Some 4 km (2.5 mi) away from the town was a middle age fortress named Sokol. Gračanica got the status of a town in 1548. It grew bigger during the XVII century, with the help of Ahmed-paša Budimlija, who built the White Mosque, a public bath and a clock tower.
[edit] Climate
The average temperature during January is 1.8 °C (35.2 °F), and during July 20.3 °C (68.5 °F).
[edit] Demographics
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| Year | Serb | % | Muslims | % | Croats | % | Yugoslavs | % | Others | % | Total | ||
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| 1961 | 8,543 | 28.29% | 20,726 | 68.62% | 171 | 0.57% | 686 | 2.27% | 77 | 0.25% | 30,203 | ||
| 1971 | 13,135 | 27,97% | 33,135 | 70,57% | 199 | 0.42% | 184 | 0.39% | 297 | 0.65% | 46,950 | ||
| 1981 | 13,226 | 24.35% | 38,189 | 70.32% | 135 | 0.25% | 2,359 | 4.34% | 402 | 0.74% | 54,311 | ||
| 1991 | 13,566 | 22.97% | 42,628 | 72.19% | 135 | 0.23% | 1,501 | 2.54% | 1,220 | 2.07% | 59,050 | ||
In 1991 the Town of Gračanica had a total of 12,711 people...
- Muslims by nationality - 10,298
- Serbs - 1,173
- Yugoslavs - 883
- Croats - 50
- others and unknown - 307
[edit] 2005
In 2005, almost entire population of the municipality (100%) was composed of ethnic Bosniaks. [1]
[edit] 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.
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