JABLANICA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

'Jablanica' is a town and municipality of the same name in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town is situated on the Neretva river and Jablanica lake. Jablanica is a part of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton.

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Geography

Demographics

History

External links

Geography

The mean elevation of Jablanica is 202 meters above sea level. Some 69% of the municipalities 301 km² of area is forested. The Jablanica lake is an important geographical as well as economic presence in Jablanica.

Demographics

In the 1991 census, there were 12,664 inhabitants of the Jablanica municipality: 9,136 were Bosniaks (72.14%), 2,253 Croats (17.79%), 573 Yugoslavs (4.52%), 504 Serbs (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.
No cnsus has been held since 1991 however in 2005 the municipality poulation was estimated at 13,030.

History

During World War II, Jablanica was the site of a successful raid by a group of Partisans led by Josip Broz Tito. 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.

External links

★ Official Website of Jablanica