| Official Name: | Knešpolje |
| Native Name: | Кнешпоље |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Entity |
| Subdivision Name1: | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Herzegovina |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Široki Brijeg |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.45 |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Total: | 1322 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 43.3694°N 17.6328°W |
Knešpolje is a settlement within the municipality of Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1991, the settlement had a population of 1,110.[1] It is located along the Mostar-Široki Brijeg roadway.
Knešpolje was first linked to Mostar by road in 1896 under what was then Austro-Hungarian rule. Knešpolje is the site of two World War II mass graves.[2] The exhumation of these remains is set to begin in 2010.[3]
The village is home to the Church of St. John the Baptist (Crkva sv. Ivana Krstitelja).
| Year | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | - | Croats | 1,105 (99.54%) | 975 (99.69%) | 951 (100%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavs | 3 (0.27%) | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Others and Unknown | 2 (0.18%) | 3 (0.30%) | 0 | |||||
| Total | 1,110 | 978 | 951 |
According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,322.[4]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,312 | 99.2% | ||
| 1 | 0.1% | ||
| other/undeclared | 9 | 0.7% | |
| Total | 1,322 | 100% |