Dobretici
Encyclopedia
Dobretići is a village and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina
. It is one of the youngest and smallest municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
hence being one of the poorest municipalities as well. Before the Bosnian War
municipality of Dobretići was part of municipality Skender Vakuf (today Kneževo
).
of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
. The municipality is 20 kilometers northeast from the town of Jajce
.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. It is one of the youngest and smallest municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
hence being one of the poorest municipalities as well. Before the Bosnian War
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
municipality of Dobretići was part of municipality Skender Vakuf (today Kneževo
Kneževo
Kneževo , is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies about south-east of Banja Luka and is part of the Republika Srpska entity. In 1992, during the Bosnian War, the town was renamed from Skender Vakuf Kneževo (Serbian Cyrillic: Кнежево; formerly Skender Vakuf), is a town...
).
Name
The municipality of Dobretići was in the prior censuses known as Dobratići. After Bosnian war name of village is also Dobretići from the middle century Bosnian aristocrat Stjepan Dobreta. The locals of the municipality like to call their village area Pougarje, received its name from the local river Ugar.Geography
It is located on the mountain of Ranča in the Central Bosnia CantonCentral Bosnia Canton
The Central Bosnia Canton is one of the ten cantons of The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Geography:It is located in the center of the country, to the west of Sarajevo...
of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two political entities that compose the sovereign country of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The two entities are delineated by the Inter-Entity Boundary Line...
. The municipality is 20 kilometers northeast from the town of Jajce
Jajce
Jajce is a city and municipality located in the central part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...
.
Administrative divisions
Today's municipality is made of 18 settlements: Brnjići, Bunar, Davidovići, Dobretići, Donji Orašac, Gornji Orašac, Kričići-Jejići, Melina, Mijatovići, Milaševci, Pavlovići, Prisika, Slipčevići, Vitovlje Malo, Vukovići, Zapeće, Zasavica i Zubovići.1991
total: 4.790- CroatsCroatsCroats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
- 4,720 (98.53%) - SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
- 6 (0.12%) - Muslims by nationalityMuslims by nationalityMuslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims. They were one of the constitutive groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
- 3 (0.06%) - "YugoslavsYugoslavsYugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
" - 19 (0.39%) - others and unknown - 42 (0,90%)
