Zavidovići
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| Zavidovići Завидовићи |
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| Location of Zavidovići within Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
| Location of Zavidovići | |
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| Government | |
| - Municipality president | Izet Bašić (SDA) |
| Population (1991 census) | |
| - Total | 57,164 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | +387 32 |
| Website: http://www.zavidovici.ba | |
Zavidovići is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Doboj and Zenica on the confluence of rivers Bosna, Krivaja and Gostović. It sits in a valley surrounded by many mountains of which the largest is Klek. It is administratively part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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[edit] Demographics
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| Year | Serb | % | Muslims | % | Croats | % | Yugoslavs | % | Others | % | Total | ||
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| 1961 | 11,119 | 30.67% | 17,758 | 48.99% | 6,528 | 18.01% | 649 | 1.79% | 196 | 0.54% | 36,250 | ||
| 1971 | 11.031 | 25,06% | 24,803 | 56,34% | 7,457 | 16,94% | 353 | 0.80% | 374 | 0.86% | 44,018 | ||
| 1981 | 11,202 | 21.60% | 29,289 | 56.48% | 7,451 | 14.37% | 3,234 | 6.24% | 685 | 1.32% | 51,861 | ||
| 1991 | 11,637 | 20.36% | 34,341 | 60.09% | 7,519 | 13.16% | 2,703 | 4.73% | 953 | 1.67% | 57,153 | ||
The town of Zavidovići itself had 12,947 residents in 1991.
[edit] 2005
In 2005, 97% of population of the municipality were ethnic Bosniaks.
[edit] History
Zavidovići was developed by the Austrians during the Austro-Hungarian reign in BiH, mostly because of the wood industry. After the World War II, the wood industry in Zavidovići, the company named by one of the rivers "Krivaja" (founded 1884), expanded. The company focused on furniture manufacturing, which it began to export to US under a name "Krivaja Beechbrook". Due to the Bosnian war, the former giant and the town are left with almost nothing.
[edit] Famous people
- Venio Losert - Croatian handballer and two-time Olympic gold-medallist
- Safet Sušić - Bosnian footballer and current coach, played in two world cups
[edit] References
- Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
[edit] External links
- News Portal - www.zdici.com
- Info portal
- Official site
- http://www.zavidovici.com/
- http://www.zavidovici.info/
- http://www.zavicajniklubzavidovicichicago.com/
- http://www.zavidovici.net
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