Breza, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Breza

Бреза
Breza Бреза
Town and municipality
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	Location of Breza within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
	Coordinates: 44°01′00″N 18°15′40″E / 44.01667°N 18.26111°E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Zenica-Doboj
Government
• Municipal mayor	Vedad Jusić (SDA)
Area
• Town and municipality	729 km2 (281 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
• Town and municipality	14,168
• Density	200/km2 (500/sq mi)
• Urban	3,014
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	032
Website	www.opcinabreza.com

Breza (Serbian Cyrillic: Бреза) 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 situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is famous for mining and production of coal. It covers an area of 73 km² (28 sq mi).

History

Breza as a settlement was first time mentioned in documents dating from the 2nd century as Hedum Kastelum (Inhabited Castle). The ancient town was the capital of the infamous Daesitiates, an Ilyrian tribe which had most of the territory of modern central Bosnia under control before being crushed by the Romans.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

According to the 2013 census, the municipality has a population of 14,168 inhabitants.^[1]

Education

The municipality has three primary schools and two secondary schools, one of which is a gymnasium and the other one is a technical/vocational school.^[3]^[4]

Sport

Breza is famous for having one of the oldest clubs formed in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the football club Rudar was formed in 1924.^{[citation needed]} The town is also famous for many local volleyball and basketball clubs.^[5]

Villages in the municipality of Breza

Demographics

1971

In the 1971 census:

Ethnicity	Population	%
Muslims	10,659	71.90%
Serbs	2,333	15.73%
Croats	1,446	9.75%
Yugoslavs	225	1.51%
Others	161	1.11%
Total:	14,824	100%

1991

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Breza had 17,317 residents:

Ethnicity	Population	%
Muslims	13,079	75.52%
Serbs	2,122	12.25%
Croats	851	4.91%
Others	1,265	7.32%
Total:	17,317	100%

2013

In the 2013 census, the municipality of Breza had 14,168 residents:

Ethnicity	Population	%
Bosniaks	13,154	92.8%
Croats	314	2.2%
Serbs	121	0.9%
Others	579	4.1%
Total:	14,168	100%

In the 2013 census, the town of Breza had 3,014 residents:

Ethnicity	Population	%
Bosniaks	2,354	78.1%
Croats	258	8.6%
Serbs	89	3%
Others	313	10.4%
Total:	3,014	100%

Notable people

Haris Silajdžić, politician
Alija Sirotanović, miner
Munib Bisić, politician

References

^ ^a ^b "Census of Population, Households, and Dwellings in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013" (PDF). fzs.ba. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
^ "Kontakt". opcinabreza.com (in Croatian). 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
^ "Gimnazija "Muhsin Rizvić" Breza | Obrazovanje je najmoćnije oružje koje možete koristiti da biste promijenili svijet". www.gimbreza.edu.ba (in Croatian). 8 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
^ "Mješovita Srednja Škola". mssbreza.com (in Croatian). 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
^ "O Brezi". www.opcinabreza.com (in Bosnian). 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

External links

Official website

[census-1] "Census of Population, Households, and Dwellings in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013" (PDF). fzs.ba. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

[2] "Kontakt". opcinabreza.com (in Croatian). 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

[3] "Gimnazija "Muhsin Rizvić" Breza | Obrazovanje je najmoćnije oružje koje možete koristiti da biste promijenili svijet". www.gimbreza.edu.ba (in Croatian). 8 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

[4] "Mješovita Srednja Škola". mssbreza.com (in Croatian). 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

[5] "O Brezi". www.opcinabreza.com (in Bosnian). 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

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