Misoča Explained

Official Name:Misoča
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Subdivision Name1:Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2: Sarajevo
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ilijaš
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:43.95°N 18.28°W

Misoča is one of the largest settlements of the Ilijaš Municipality, known in Bosnian as Naselje Misoča. It is the biggest community in the municipality of Ilijaš with 981[1] residents. Ethnically, the majority of the settlement consists of Bosniaks, numbering at 857 people, 121 are Serbs, 6 are Croats, 9 are classified as others. Otherwise, the community of Misoča is known as the place with the first organized Bosniak defense against local Serbs.

Misoča is the largest area in the municipality Ilijaš, Sarajevo Canton.

History

Prior to the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the settlement was separated into two parts: Donja Misoča and Gornja Misoča. Now, it is simply known as Misoča, with one local community – Misoča. Places in Misoča are: Bare, Dedići, Glavica, Matorugin Han, Katane, Misoča, Mlini, Pušine, and Strana. Misoča is 18 kilometers far from Sarajevo and only one mile from the municipality of Ilijaš.

Notes and References

  1. Federal Office of Statistics - Population of places grouped according to ethnicity