Fojnica Explained

Fojnica
Settlement Type:Town and municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Subdivision Name1:Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Leader Title:Municipality president
Native Name:Фојница
Leader Name:Sabahudin Klisura (SDA)
Area Total Km2:306
Population Total:12356[1]
Population Urban:3570
Population As Of:2013 census
Population Density Km2:43latd =
Area Code:+387 30
Website:http://www.fojnica.ba

Fojnica (Serbian: Фојница) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located west of the capital Sarajevo, in the valley of the Fojnička River, tributary of the river Bosna. Fojnica is a small town in central Bosnia and is also a balneological resort.

Cultural sites in Fojnica include the Holy Spirit Franciscan Monastery which houses an important part of the nation's cultural heritage[2] maintained by the Franciscan Province of Bosna Srebrena.

The Franciscan monastery in Fojnica has a library of philosophical and theological works printed from the 16th to the 19th centuries, with some dating back to 1481. The monastery is currently under renovation.

Queen Catherine of Bosnia sought refuge from the Ottomans in Kozograd, royal summer-residence in the mountains near Fojnica at the time, before making her way to Rome.

Fojnica also has a spa center with thermal water[3] Reumal Fojnica.[4] The Prokoško Lake is located in the west of the municipality.

Demographics

1971

total: 12,829

1981

total: 15,045

1991

total: 16,296

2013 Census

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013. Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. November 7, 2021. Bosnian.
  2. Web site: Povijest samostana (Ukratko).
  3. https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/36/052/36052849.pdf Prirodna radioaktivnost termalnog izvora u selu Banja, Opcina Fojnica
  4. Web site: Lječilište "Reumal" Fojnica - O nama.
  5. http://www.popis.gov.ba/popis2013/knjige.php?id=0 Link text