Velika Kladuša

Mosque in Velika Kladuša

Velika Kladuša is a town and municipality in the far northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located near the border with Croatia. The closest city is Cazin, and a bit farther, the cities of Bihać and Bosanski Novi. Across the border, it is not far from Cetingrad. Administratively, it is part of the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

Before the Bosnian War, center of one of bigest food companies in Europe "Agrokomerc, a huge company what grew from one farm to gigant with 13.000 employees. During the Bosnian War, the town was a capital of the Republic of Western Bosnia. Following the end of the Bosnian War, the town was the home of the Canadian Forces NATO camp supporting the IFOR and SFOR Peacemaking missions from Jan. 1995 to 2003.

Demographics

According to the 1991 census, the municipality of Velika Kladuša had 52,908 residents, including:

• 48,305 - 91.29% Bosniaks
• 2,266 - 4.28% Serbs
• 740 - 1.39% Croats
• 993 - 1.87% Yugoslavs
• 604 - 1.14% others

The town of Velika Kladuša itself had 14,469 residents, of which:

• 87% Muslims by nationality (Bosniaks)
• 5% Serbs
• 4% Croats
• 2% Yugoslavs
• 2% others

According to the 1981 census, the municipality had a population of 45,520, including:

• 40,238 - 88.39% Bosniaks
• 2,456 - 5.39% Serbs
• 701 - 1.53% Croats
• 1,758 - 3.86% Yugoslavs
• 367 - 0.80% others

According to the 1971 census, the municipality had a population of 36,079, including:

• 32.110 - 88.99% Bosniaks
• 2,845 - 7.88% Serbs
• 742 - 2.05% Croats
• 191 - 0.52% Yugoslavs
• 191 - 0.52% others

Places of Interest

• Robna Cuća
• Velika Kladusa Castle
• The Bazaar

Notable citizens

• Fikret Abdić, convicted war criminal and war-time self-proclaimed president of the, so called, 'Republic of Western Bosnia'.

See also

• Western Bosnia
• Una-Sana Canton
• Bosanska Krajina

External links

• Official site
• http://www.kladusaonline.com/
• http://www.kladusa.net/