Žepče
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| Žepče Жепче |
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  Žepče
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| Coordinates: 44°26′N 18°02′E / 44.433°N 18.033°E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton | Zenica-Doboj |
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| - Municipality president | Mato Zovko (HDZ) |
| Population (1991 census) | |
| - Total | 22,966 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | +387 32 |
| Website | http://www.opcina-zepce.com |
Žepče is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Doboj and Zenica. It is administratively part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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[edit] About Žepče
The town Žepče is located in the central Bosnia, towards the highway M-17. The river Bosna flows through this town. Near by the town and within the town, there are 14 springs of mineral water. Žepče is in the valley and surrounded by mountains.
[edit] History
The town was first mentioned in 1458 in a charter issued by the Bosnian King Stjepan Tomašević.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Municipality Population
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| Year | Serb | % | Muslims | % | Croats | % | Yugoslavs | % | Others | % | Total | ||
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| 1961 | 2,033 | 14.60% | 5,038 | 36.18% | 5,978 | 42.93% | 821 | 5.90% | 54 | 0.39% | 13,924 | ||
| 1971 | 2,028 | 11.99% | 7,531 | 44.54% | 7,174 | 42.43% | 56 | 0.33% | 117 | 0.71% | 16,906 | ||
| 1981 | 2,004 | 10.14% | 8,769 | 44.39% | 7,813 | 39.55% | 933 | 4.72% | 235 | 1.20% | 19,754 | ||
| 1991 | 2,289 | 10.02% | 10,780 | 47.20% | 9,081 | 39.76% | 531 | 2.32% | 159 | 0.70% | 22,840 | ||
No census has been carried out since 1991. It is estimated that in 2005, population of municipality includes 61% Croats and 38% Bosniaks. However, the municipality borders have been changed in 2001.
[edit] Town Population
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| Year | Serb | % | Muslims | % | Croats | % | Yugoslavs | % | Others | % | Total | ||
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| 1961 | 349 | 12.88% | 1,312 | 48.43% | 461 | 17.02% | 555 | 20.49% | 32 | 1.18% | 2,709 | ||
| 1971 | 227 | 7.07% | 2,242 | 69.87% | 637 | 19.85% | 33 | 1.03% | 70 | 2.18% | 3,209 | ||
| 1981 | 252 | 5.92% | 2,337 | 54.90% | 935 | 21.96% | 640 | 15.03% | 235 | 1.20% | 4,257 | ||
| 1991 | 267 | 4.81% | 3,373 | 60.77% | 1,448 | 26.09% | 373 | 6.72% | 89 | 1.60% | 5,550 | ||
[edit] Sport
The town is home to the football club NK Žepče. KOŠARKAŠKI KLUB "ORLOVIK", JUDO KLUB "MAHNJAČA", KARATE KLUB, ŽENSKI ODBOJKAŠKI KLUB, RUKOMETNI KLUB, KAJAKAŠKI KLUB, TENISKI KLUB,
[edit] Famous people
- Ivo Lozančić pokojni - politician
Nedžad Ibrišimović - pisac
[edit] External links
- Official municipality site
- Zepcaci.Net - žepački internet portal
- Žepče Info - žepački internet portal
- Žepče Internet portal
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