Jablanica is a town and municipality of the same name in central 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...

. The town is situated on the Neretva

Neretva

Neretva is the largest river of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. It has been harnessed and controlled to a large extent by four HE power-plants with large dams and their storage lakes, but it is still recognized for its natural beauty, diversity of its landscape and visual...

 river and Jablanica lake

Jablanica lake

Jablaničko lake is a large artificially formed lake on the Neretva river, right below Konjic where the Neretva briefly expanding into a wide valley. River provided lot of fertile, agricultural land there, before lake flooded most of it...

. Jablanica is a part of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton is one of the 10 cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The canton mainly comprises the Neretva river valley area and parts of Herzegovina west of Mostar, its administrative center.-Municipalities:...

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Geography

The mean elevation of Jablanica is 202 metres (662.7 ft) above sea level. Some 69% of the municipalities 301 km² (116.2 sq mi) of area is forested. The Jablanica lake

Jablanica lake

Jablaničko lake is a large artificially formed lake on the Neretva river, right below Konjic where the Neretva briefly expanding into a wide valley. River provided lot of fertile, agricultural land there, before lake flooded most of it...

 is an important geographical as well as economic presence in Jablanica.

Settlements

• Baćina

Bačina

Bačina is a village in the municipality of Varvarin, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 2381 people.-References:...

• Bijela
• Čehari
• Čivelj

Čivelj

Čivelj is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Jablanica, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 1991, it has 6 inhabitants, all Muslims .- See also :...

• Djevor
• Dobrigošće
• Dobrinja
• Doljani
• Donja Jablanica
• Donje Paprasko
• Dragan Selo
• Glodnica

Glodnica

Głodnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Linia, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Linia, south-west of Wejherowo, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

• Glogošnica
• Gornje Paprasko
• Jablanica
• Jelačići
• Kosne Luke
• Krstac
• Lendava

Lendava

Lendava is a town and a municipality in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is close to the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga vas-Rédics, and Hungarian is one of the official languages of the municipality, along with Slovene...

• Lug
• Mirke

Mirke

Mirke is a small settlement immediately to the south of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.-External links:*...

• Mrakovo
• Ostrožac
• Poda
• Ravna
• Risovac
• Rodići
• Slatina
• Sovići
• Šabančići
• Šanica

Sanica

Sanica is a village in the municipality of Ključ, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Zlate i Žuglići.

1971

10.938 total

• Muslims - 7.429 (67,91%)
• Croats - 2.511 (22,95%)
• Serbs - 698 (6,38%)
• Yugoslavs - 124 (1,13%)
• others - 176 (1,63%)

1991

In the 1991 census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, there were 12,664 inhabitants of the Jablanica municipality: 9,136 were Bosniaks

Bosniaks

The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...

 (72.14%), 2,253 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...

 (17.79%), 573 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...

 (4.52%), 504 Serbs

Serbs

The 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...

 (3.98%), 198 others (1.56%). The town of Jablanica itself had 5,049 inhabitants with 68% Bosniaks, 15% Croats, 4% Serbs 9% Yugoslavs and 3 % others.

2005

No official census has been held since 1991 however in 2005 the municipality poulation was estimated at 13,030.

In 2005, 96% of population of the municipality were ethnic Bosniaks.

History

During the Battle of the Neretva in 1943, Jablanica was the site of a successful raid by a group of Partisans

Partisans (Yugoslavia)

The Yugoslav Partisans, or simply the Partisans were a Communist-led World War II anti-fascist resistance movement in Yugoslavia...

 led by Josip Broz Tito

Josip Broz Tito

Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...

. A rail bridge was blown over the river while a train was in the middle of crossing. There is a park and monument commemorating this action at the site. The bridge section and the locomotive can still be seen in the river gorge.

Notable natives

Hasan Salihamidžić

Hasan Salihamidžic

Hasan Salihamidžić is a Bosnian football midfielder currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.-Early life:His father Ahmed and mother Šefika gave him the nickname "Braco" meaning "little brother" in Bosnian since Hasan has an older sister, hence his current nickname "Brazzo". He...

 (1977), Footballer

Mirza Teletović

Mirza Teletovic

Mirza Teletović is a Bosnian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Caja Laboral. He plays as a power forward. He is considered one of best three-point shooters in Europe....

 (1985) , Basketball player

Vahid Halilhodžić

Vahid Halilhodžic

Vahid "Vaha" Halilhodžić is a former Bosnian football player and now a manager, currently managing the Algeria national football team....

(1952) , former football player , football manager

External links

• Official Website of Jablanica

It's One of the most historic places in Bosnia to date.