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Town in Bosnia and Herzegovina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Kakanj (Serbian Cyrillic: Какањ) is a town and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the Europe's oldest continuously inhabitted settlement.

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As of 2013, the town has a population of 11,796 inhabitants, with 38,937 inhabitants in the municipality. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, north of Visoko and southeast of Zenica. It was built along the slopes of wide hills on either side of the Zgošća river.

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Neolithic artifacts have been found in Obre, a nearby village. Thus, whole culture that covered central Bosnian river basins was named Kakanj culture. It is the Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlement, carbon dated to 6795 BC.[1]

Settlements in the region are very ancient and contain historical landmarks of the early Bosnian state. Kraljeva Sutjeska, a Franciscan monastery, is of particular historical note. Near the monastery is Bobovac, scene of the last stand of Bosnian Queen Katarina Kosača and medieval residence of Bosnian kings. In Kraljeva Sutjeska is one of the oldest mosques in Bosnia, built by order of Sultan Mehmed II the Victorious during his expedition to Bosnia and conquest of Bobovac. The Kakanj area enjoyed a renaissance during the rule of the Kotromanić dynasty.

One of the most beautiful tombs ever found in Bosnia, with a carving of a hunting cavalier, was found in Kakanj; it is currently displayed in the botanic garden of The State Museum in Sarajevo.

Kakanj was mentioned in 1468 as a settlement with 90 houses. Coal mine Kakanj was founded in 1900 under Austro-Hungarian rule around a developing coal mine, which began production in 1902. In the next hundred years, Kakanj developed organically without any urban planning, initially around the coal mine, and later along the banks of the Zgošća and Bosna rivers.

Bosnian War (1992–95)

The situation in Kakanj at the beginning of the Bosnian War was rather quiet, confronted with the frontlines in the area of Zavidovići. The town was in the middle of the Bosnian government-controlled territory, along the communication path with Zenica. Most of the Serb minority soon left the town, while Bosniak refugees from Serb-controlled towns arrived.

Between March and June 1994, Croats and Bosniaks signed the Washington Agreement, forming the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The situation in Kakanj improved, but refugees did not came back. Health and sanitation conditions were poor; a hepatitis epidemic was recorded in 1994. Food Security was under control, thanks to humanitarian aid, even though the overall prices remained prohibitive and most of the families survived with company-organized distribution and kitchen gardens. Almost all productive activities were stopped.

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On 29 September 1999, the High Representative (OHR) Wolfgang Petrisch removed from office the mayor of Kakanj, Kemal Brodilija, for obstructing the implementation of the Dayton Agreements and pursuing an extra-legal agenda.[2]

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Settlements

The municipality consists of following settlements: AlagićiBastašićiBašićiBičerBijele VodeBijelo PoljeBilješevoBistrik-CrkvenjakBištraniBjelavićiBosnaBrežaniBrnjBrnjicBukovljeCrnačČatićiDanciDesetnikDobojDonja PapratnicaDonji BanjevacDonji KakanjDonji LučaniDračićiDrijenDubovo BrdoDumanacGoraGornja PapratnicaGornji BanjevacGornji LučaniGovedovićiGradacGroceHalinovićiHaljinićiHausovićiHodžićiHrasnoHrastovacIvnicaJavorJehovinaJereviceJezeroKakanjKaraulaKaraulsko PoljeKlanacKondžiloKoprivnicaKraljevska SutjeskaKrševacKučićiKujavčeLipnicaLučićiLukovo BrdoMarijina VodaMiljačićiMiočiModrinjeMramorNažbiljObrePapratnoPavlovićiPedićiPodbjelavićiPodborjePoljaniPoljicePopePopržena GoraRatanjRibnicaRičicaRojin PotokSaranovićiSebinjeSemetišSeoceSlagoščićiSlapnicaSlivanjSlivniceSopotnicaStarposleSubotinjeTermoelektranaTeševoTičićiTršćeTuralićiTurbićiVaralićiVeliki TrnovciVidušaVrtlišteVukanovićiZagrađeZgošćaZlokućeŽeljeznička Stanica KakanjŽivalji.

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Town of Kakanj, 1991 census; total: 12,008
  1. Muslims[a] 4,977 (41.44%)
  2. Croats 2,387 (19.87%)
  3. Serbs 2,053 (17.09%)
  4. Yugoslavs 1,841 (15.33%)
  5. others 750 (6.24%)
Town of Kakanj, 2013 census; total:11,796
  1. Bosniaks 9,408 (79.8%)
  2. Croats 959 (8.1%)
  3. Serbs 205 (1.7%)
  4. others 1,224 (10.4%)
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In the census of 1991, the town of Kakanj itself had 12,008 inhabitants.

Ethnic structure by settlements, 1991 census

Absolute ethnic majority:

  Croats
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