Gračanica is a town and a municipality in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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, located east of Doboj

Doboj

Doboj is a city and a municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity on the river Bosna. Doboj is the largest national railway junction; as such, the seats of the Republika Srpska Railways, and the Railways Corporation of Bosnia and...

 and west of Tuzla

Tuzla

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Gračanica

Gracanica is located in the lower valley of the River Spreča

Spreča

The Spreča is a river of northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 137.5 kilometre long river flows through the town of Gračanica.-References:...

 along the main road from Tuzla to Doboj, about 50 km west of Tuzla.

Municipality

The Gračanica municipality is currently the home of about 55,000 people. Villages around the town are:

• Babići

Babići (Gračanica)

Babići is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Boljanić

Boljanić

Boljanić is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Bosansko Petrovo Selo

Petrovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosansko Petrovo Selo or Petrovo is a town and relatively young municipality located in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina...

• Doborovci

Doborovci

Doborovci is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Donja Lohinja

Donja Lohinja

Donja Lohinja is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Džakule

Džakule

Džakule is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Gornja Lohinja

Gornja Lohinja

Gornja Lohinja is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Gračanica
• Kakmuž

Kakmuž

Kakmuž is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Karanovac

Karanovac

Karanovac is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Lendići

Lendići (Gračanica)

Lendići is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Lukavica

Lukavica (Gračanica)

Lukavica is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Malešići

Malešići (Gračanica)

Malešići is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Miričina

Miričina

Miričina is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Orahovica Donja

Orahovica Donja

Orahovica Donja is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Orahovica Gornja

Orahovica Gornja

Orahovica Gornja is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Piskavica

Piskavica (Gračanica)

Piskavica is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Porječina

Porječina

Porječina is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Pribava

Pribava

Pribava is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Prijeko Brdo

Prijeko Brdo

Prijeko Brdo is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Rašljeva

Rašljeva

Rašljeva is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Skipovac Donji

Skipovac Donji

Skipovac Donji is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Skipovac Gornji

Skipovac Gornji

Skipovac Gornji is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Sočkovac

Sockovac

Sočkovac is a village located in Petrovo municipality, northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geographically located in Bosnia region and politically belongs to Republika Srpska.-History:Sočkovac historically belongs to Gračanica municipality...

• Soko

Soko (Gračanica)

Soko is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Stjepan Polje

Stjepan Polje

Stjepan Polje is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Škahovica

Škahovica

Škahovica is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

• Vranovići

Vranovići (Gračanica)

Vranovići is a village in the municipality of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina....

The Gračanica municipality covers 219 square kilometers.

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 17th century, with the help of Ahmed-paša Budimlija, who built the White Mosque, a public bath and a clock tower.
Through the time of Austrian Empire, Gračanica experienced huge economic,urban and culture development.

Climate

The average temperature during January is 1.8 °C (35.2 °F), and during July 23.3 °C (73.9 °F).
This area is characteristic for small quantity of downfalls, which average year amount is 830mm/m2. Maximum quantity of downfalls is in May (121mm) and June (101mm), and minimum in March (41mm).
Snowfalls are most often at January, February and March (Average: 50 days in a year).
Gračanica is area with continental climate type.

Demographics

Ethnic Composition
Year	Serb	%	Muslims	%	Croats	%	Yugoslavs	%	Others	%	Total
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
  Muslims by nationality
  Muslims 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...
  
   - 10,298
• Serbs
  Serbs
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   - 1,173
• Yugoslavs
  Yugoslavs
  Yugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
  
   - 883
• Croats
  Croats
  Croats 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...
  
   - 50
• Others - 307

2005

In 2005, almost entire population of the municipality (100%) was composed of ethnic Bosniaks.

Famous people

• Prof. dr. Mustafa Kamarić
• Prof. dr. Mustafa Beganović
• Nijaz Omerović
• Omer Hamzić
• Amel Ćurić
• Ibrahim Jukan
• Esad Kovačević
• Hafiz Husein ef. Mujić
• Fikret Mehinović
• Halim Mulaibrahimović
• Mehmed Imširović
• Sabrija Prohić
• Osman Fazlić
• Fikret Konjić
• Prof. dr. Rusmir Djedović
• Prof. dr. Izet Mašić
• Osman Puškar
• Hajrudin Junuzović
• Branko Cvetković
  Branko Cvetkovic
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• Branko Lazarević
  Branko Lazarevic
  Branko Lazarević is a Serbian football player, who currently plays for SM Caen.- Career :He has also played for FK Vojvodina and FK ČSK Pivara...
  
  
• Amer Jukan
  Amer Jukan
  Amer Jukan is a Slovenian football midfielder of Bosnian descent. He plays for Primorje.- External links :* - NK Interblock* - PrvaLiga* - NZS* at National Football Teams...
  
  
• Nebojša Radmanović
  Nebojša Radmanovic
  Nebojša Radmanović is a Bosnian Serb politician. He finished his schooling in Banja Luka, before going on to study at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy...
  
  
• Vedin Musić
  Vedin Music
  Vedin Musić is a Bosnian football defender. He is currently unattached.-Early career:Musić started his career at FK Sloboda Tuzla, where he played in Bosniak top league after the end of Bosnian War.-Turkey:...
  
  

External links

• Official site
• Gracanica online community site
• Gračanički Glasnik
• Selo Buk, Općina Gračanica