Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coat of arms
Location of Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Location of Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 43°39′N 17°45′E / 43.65°N 17.75°E / 43.65; 17.75
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Government
• Municipality president	salem Dedić (SDA)
Area
• Total	301 km2 (116 sq mi)
Population
• Total	13,030
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	+387 36
Website	Official Website

  Neretva Bridge, destroyed during the Fourth enemy offensive and recreated for the 1969 film, "The Battle of Neretva."

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.

  Geography

The mean elevation of Jablanica is 202 metres (663 ft) above sea level. Some 69% of the municipalities 301 km² (116 sq mi) of area is forested. The Jablanica lake is an important geographical as well as economic presence in Jablanica.

  Settlements

• Baćina • Bijela • Čehari • Čivelj • Djevor • Dobrigošće • Dobrinja • Doljani • Donja Jablanica • Donje Paprasko • Dragan Selo • Glodnica • Glogošnica • Gornje Paprasko • Jablanica • Jelačići • Kosne Luke • Krstac • Lendava • Lug • Mirke • Mrakovo • Ostrožac • Poda • Ravna • Risovac • Rodići • Slatina • Sovići • Šabančići • Šanica • Zlate i Žuglići.

  Demographics

  1971

10.938 total

• Muslims - 7.429 (67,91%)
• Croats - 2.511 (22,95%)
• Serbs - 698 (6,38%)
• Yugoslavs - 124 (1,13%)
• others - 176 (1,63%)

  1991

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.

  2005

No official census has been held since 1991 however in 2005 the municipality poulation was estimated at 13,030.

In 2005, 96% of population of the municipality were ethnic Bosniaks.

  History

During the Battle of the Neretva in 1943, 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.

  Notable natives

Hasan Salihamidžić (1977), Footballer

Mirza Teletović (1985), Basketball player

Vahid Halilhodžić (1952), former football player, football manager

  External links

• Official Website of Jablanica

Municipalities of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Čapljina Čitluk Jablanica Konjic Mostar Neum Prozor-Rama Ravno Stolac

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Coordinates: 43°39′35″N 17°46′12″E / 43.65972°N 17.77°E / 43.65972; 17.77

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