Žepče
Town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Town and municipality in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Žepče (Serbian Cyrillic : Жепче ) 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, between Doboj and Zenica . As of 2013, it has a population of 30,219 inhabitants.
The river Bosna flows through this city. Near within the town, there are 14 mineral water springs. Žepče is within the vicinity of the Lasva valley and thus is surrounded by mountains.
History
The town was first mentioned in 1458 in a charter issued by the Bosnian king Stjepan Tomašević , "... Pissanna Žepču va ljetu 1458. oktombrija 14. dan. " (Written in Žepče in the year 1458. 14.day of October)
The city would see combat during the Bosnian War , as HVO forces would launch an operation against ARBiH over complete control of the city on the 24th of June, 1993. After the Dayton Agreement in 1995 , the city would end up becoming a part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , as part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton .
Demographics
In 2001 the following Croat villages from the municipalities of Maglaj and Zavidovići merged with the municipality of Žepče to form one entity with Croat majority: Adže , Pire , Ponijevo , Matina , Ljubatovići , Grabovica , Čusto Brdo, Komšići , Radunice , Globarica , Brankovići, Donji Lug , Gornji Lug, Vrbica, Debelo Brdo, Osova, Vinište and Gornja Lovnica.
Population
Population of settlements – Žepče municipality
Settlement
1961.
1971.
1981.
1991.
2013.
Total
13,924
16,906
19,754
22,966
31,582
1
Adže
414
358
2
Begov Han
1,041
1,299
3
Bistrica
1,192
978
4
Brankovići
547
499
5
Čusto Brdo
322
296
6
Donji Lug
504
528
7
Globarica
823
637
8
Goliješnica
798
925
9
Golubinja
398
363
10
Gornja Golubinja
483
399
11
Gornja Lovnica
721
473
12
Gornji Lug
509
613
13
Grabovica
411
396
14
Ljubatovići
564
502
15
Ljubna
176
246
16
Lupoglav
869
844
17
Matina
501
497
18
Mračaj
687
562
19
Orahovica
1,295
929
20
Osova
561
441
21
Ozimica
1,546
1,431
23
Papratnica
1,130
1,192
24
Pire
384
338
25
Ponijevo
775
864
26
Radunice
601
312
27
Ravne Donje
141
230
28
Tatarbudžak
571
588
29
Vašarište
327
566
30
Vinište
1,061
845
31
Vitlaci
339
256
32
Vrbica
600
400
33
Želeće
410
204
34
Željezno Polje
4,384
4,791
35
Žepče
2,709
3,209
4,257
5,571
5,460
Ethnic composition
Ethnic composition – Žepče town
2013.
1991.
1981.
1971.
1961.
Total
5,460 (100,0%)
5,571 (100,0%)
4,257 (100,0%)
3,209 (100,0%)
2,709 (100,0%)
Bosniaks
2,696 (49,38%)
3,367 (60,44%)
2,337 (54,90%)
2,242 (69,87%)
1,312 (48.43%)
Croats
2,591 (47,45%)
1,450 (26,03%)
935 (21,96%)
637 (19,85%)
461 (17.02%)
Serbs
82 (1,502%)
270 (4,847%)
252 (5,920%)
227 (7,074%)
349 (12.88%)
Others
82 (1,502%)
103 (1,849%)
71 (1,668%)
31 (0,966%)
32 (1.18%)
Albanians
5 (0,092%)
7 (0,164%)
6 (0,187%)
Montenegrins
4 (0,073%)
11 (0,258%)
22 (0,686%)
Yugoslavs
381 (6,839%)
640 (15,03%)
33 (1,028%)
555 (20.49%)
Macedonians
2 (0,047%)
4 (0,125%)
Slovenes
2 (0,047%)
7 (0,218%)
Ethnic composition – Žepče municipality
2013.
1991.
1981.
1971.
1961.
Total
31,582 (100,0%)
22,966 (100,0%)
19,754 (100,0%)
16,906 (100,0%)
13,924 (100,0%)
Croats
17,801 (58,91%)
9,100 (39,62%)
7,813 (39,55%)
7,174 (42,43%)
5,978 (42.93%)
Bosniaks
11,727 (38,81%)
10,820 (47,11%)
8,769 (44,39%)
7,531 (44,55%)
5,038 (36.18%)
Serbs
501 (1,658%)
2,278 (9,919%)
2,004 (10,14%)
2,028 (12,00%)
2,033 (14.60%)
Others
190 (0,629%)
222 (0,967%)
187 (0,947%)
68 (0,402%)
54 (0.39%)
Yugoslavs
546 (2,377%)
933 (4,723%)
56 (0,331%)
821 (5.90%)
Montenegrins
25 (0,127%)
32 (0,189%)
Albanians
14 (0,071%)
6 (0,035%)
Macedonians
7 (0,035%)
4 (0,024%)
Slovenes
2 (0,010%)
7 (0,041%)
Town
Sport
The town is home to local football club NK Žepče .
Notable people
Gallery
References
External links
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska