Velika Kladuša

Coordinates: 45°11′N 15°48′E / 45.183°N 15.800°E / 45.183; 15.800
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Velika Kladuša
Велика Кладуша
municipality
Castle in Velika Kladuša
Castle in Velika Kladuša
UTC+2 (CEST)
ZIP code
77230
Area code+387 37
Websitewww.velikakladusa.gov.ba

Velika Kladuša[1] (Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Кладуша, pronounced [ʋêlikaː klǎduʃa]; lit. "Great Kladuša") is a town and municipality located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the far northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located near the border with Croatia. As of 2013, it has a population of 40,419 inhabitants.

History

Velika Kladuša was first mentioned by name on October 30, 1280 (date on its shield) by the name Cladosa under the rule of King

Šubić and Tuz de Lak.[2]

Around 1464 the

occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Austro-Hungarian Empire
in 1878, Velika Kladuša along with others in the region, put up the biggest resistance in the region. Nevertheless, it developed with the opening of schools, the introduction of land register books, and a mosque and a catholic church were built.

World War II and socialist Yugoslavia

During World War II the region of Velika Kladuša fought on the side of the Yugoslav Partisans. At one point the town switched alliances and allowed the Nazis to occupy it but this was planned out with the Partisans because they then surprised the Nazis by jointly attacking them with the Partisans. The people in this region were always strong supporters of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito and communism.[citation needed]

In May 1950, Velika Kladuša was the scene of a major

Yugoslavia at the time.[3] The peasants revolted against the forced collectivization and collective farms by the Yugoslav government on the farmers of its country. Following a drought in 1949, the peasants of Yugoslavia were unable to meet unrealistic quotas set by their government and were punished. The revolt that followed the drought resulted in the killings and persecution of those who organized the uprising, but also many innocent civilians.[4][5] It was the only peasant rebellion in the history of Cold War Europe.[6]

Agrokomerc

In era of Yugoslav socialism the town became the headquarters of Agrokomerc, one of the biggest food companies in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The company started as a single food producing farm and grew to an estimated 13,000 employees at its peak of production.[7] Agrokomerc turned Velika Kladuša and the surrounding regions one of the richest municipalities.[8]

Yugoslav Wars and the post-war years

See also: Inter-Bosnian Muslim War

During the

SFOR peacemaking missions from 1995 to 2004.[9][10][11]

Demographics

2013

According to the 2013 census the municipality of Velika Kladuša had 40,419 residents, including:

Religion

According to the 2013 census, the religious makeup of Velika Kladuša includes:

  • 36,643 Islam (90.66%)
  • 305
    Catholic
    (0.75%)
  • 160 Orthodox (0.40%)
  • 3,491 other (mostly Muslim) (8.64%)

Sports

Local football club Krajišnik have spent a few seasons in the second tier of Bosnia and Herzegovina's football pyramid.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Velika Kladuša". Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Tuz de Lak". Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. ^ "CAZINSKA BUNA 1950: Danas se navršavaju 62 godine od ustanka u Krajini". Cazin. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Klanjana kolektivna dženaza žrtvama Cazinske bune iz 1950. godine". Haber. 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Vera Kržišnik Bukić i Cazinska buna". Radio Sarajevo. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  6. ISBN 9781593763794
    . Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  7. ISBN 9780860915935
    .
  8. ^ Sasso, Alfredo (8 November 2016). "Founder of Agrokomerc, sentenced to 10 years for war crimes, Fikret Abdić, the new mayor of his hometown Velika Kladuša, visited Sarajevo after 23 years to officialize his new position". www.balcanicaucaso.org.
  9. ^ "Czech the News: Newsletter of the Embassy of the Czech Republic". Czech Embassy. 1995.
  10. ISBN 9783825851729
    .
  11. ISBN 9780595803828
    .

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