Official Name: | Carevo Polje |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Subdivision Type1: | Entity |
Subdivision Name1: | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
Subdivision Name2: | Central Bosnia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Jajce |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 4.51 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | 1189 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 44.3547°N 17.27°W |
Carevo Polje is a village in the municipality of Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] It is the place where, in 1463, Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror ordered the execution of the last King of Bosnia, Stephen Tomašević.
In English the name means The Emperor's Field, and is attributed to the Mehmed the Conqueror and the events surrounding Ottoman invasion and fall of Bosnian Kingdom, culminating in Bosnian king Stjepan Tomašević beheading at the location.
According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,189.[2]
Number | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|
1,009 | 84.9% | ||
158 | 13.3% | ||
3 | 0.3% | ||
other/undeclared | 19 | 1.6% | |
Total | 1,189 | 100% |