Kiseljak
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Kiseljak is a small town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

, located northwest of Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....

 and south of Zenica
Zenica
Zenica is an industrial city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...

. Kiseljak lies in the valley of the rivers Fojnica (Fojnička River), Lepenica and Kreševka, which are a tributary of the Bosna, and it is on the intersection of roads from Visoko
Visoko
Visoko is a city and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina of rich historical heritage. It was an early centre of the Bosnian medieval state, and the site where the first Bosnian king Tvrtko I was crowned. Located between Zenica and Sarajevo, Visoko lies on the Bosna river where the...

, Fojnica
Fojnica
Fojnica is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located west of the capital Sarajevo. It lies in the valley of the Fojnička River, tributary of the river Bosna...

, Kreševo
Kreševo
Kreševo is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity.-Settlements:• Alagići• Bjelovići• Botunja• Bukva• Crkvenjak• Crnički Kamenik• Crnići• Deževice...

 and Rakovica
Rakovica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rakovica is a village in central-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located west of Ilidža and Sarajevo on the local road towards Kiseljak.Population was 2,721 in the 1991 census: 45% Bosniaks, 42% Serbs, 9% Croats and 3% Yugoslavs. Post war population consists of 90% Bosniaks, 7% Croats, and 3% Serbs....

. It is administratively part of the Central Bosnia Canton
Central Bosnia Canton
The Central Bosnia Canton is one of the ten cantons of The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Geography:It is located in the center of the country, to the west of Sarajevo...

 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two political entities that compose the sovereign country of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The two entities are delineated by the Inter-Entity Boundary Line...

.

Settlements

Azapovići
Azapovići
Azapovići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Badnje
Badnje
Badnje is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Behrići
Behrići
Behrići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Bilalovac
Bilalovac
Bilalovac is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Bliznice
Bliznice
Bliznice is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Boljkovići
Boljkovići
Boljkovići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Borina
Borina
Borina is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Brizje
Brizje
Brizje is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina....


Brnjaci
Brnjaci
Brnjaci is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Bukovica
Bukovica (Kiseljak)
Bukovica is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Buzuci
Buzuci
Buzuci is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Čalikovac
Čalikovac
Čalikovac is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Čizma
Čizma
Čizma is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Čubren
Čubren
Čubren is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Datići
Datići
Datići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Demići
Demići
Demići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina....


Devetaci
Devetaci (Kiseljak)
Devetaci is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Doci
Doci (Kiseljak)
Doci is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Donji Palež
Donji Palež
Donji Palež is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Draževići
Draževići (Kiseljak)
Draževići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Dubrave
Dubrave (Kiseljak)
Dubrave is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Dugo Polje
Dugo Polje (Kiseljak)
Dugo Polje is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Duhri
Duhri
Duhri is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Duke
Duke
A duke or duchess is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy...


Gaj
Gaj (Kiseljak)
Gaj is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Gojakovac
Gojakovac
Gojakovac is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina....


Gomionica
Gomionica
Gomionica is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Gornji Palež
Gornji Palež
Gornji Palež is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Gradac
Gradac (Kiseljak)
Gradac is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Grahovci
Grahovci
Grahovci is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Gromiljak
Gromiljak
Gromiljak is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Gunjače
Gunjače
Gunjače is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Hadrovci
Hadrovci (Kiseljak)
Hadrovci is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Han Ploča
Han Ploča
Han Ploča is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Hercezi
Hercezi
Hercezi is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Homolj
Homolj
Homolj is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Hrastovi
Hrastovi
Hrastovi is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Ivica
Ivica (Kiseljak)
Ivica is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Jehovac
Jehovac
Jehovac is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina....


Katunište
Katunište
Katunište is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Kazagići
Kazagići (Kiseljak)
Kazagići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Kiseljak
Kiseljak (Kiseljak)
Kiseljak is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina....


Kotačala
Kotačala
Kotačala is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Kovači
Kovači (Kiseljak)
Kovači is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Krčevine
Krčevine (Kiseljak)
Krčevine is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Križići
Križići
Križići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Kuliješ
Kuliješ
Kuliješ is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Lug
Lug (Kiseljak)
Lug is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina....


Ljetovik
Ljetovik
Ljetovik is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina....


Mahala Gomionica
Mahala Gomionica
Mahala Gomionica is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina....


Mahala Višnjica
Mahala Višnjica
Mahala Višnjica is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Male Sotnice
Male Sotnice
Male Sotnice is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Markovići
Markovići (Kiseljak)
Markovići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Maslinovići
Maslinovići
Maslinovići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Medovci
Medovci
Medovci is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina....


Medovići
Medovići
Medovići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina....


Miroševići
Miroševići
Miroševići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Mrakovi
Mrakovi
Mrakovi is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Odrače
Odrače
Odrače is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Paretak
Paretak
Paretak is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was the site of several skirmishes during the Bosnian War.-References:...


Pariževići
Pariževići
Pariževići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Pobrđe Milodraž
Pobrđe Milodraž
Pobrđe Milodraž is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Pobrđe Orahovo
Pobrđe Orahovo
Pobrđe Orahovo is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Podastinje
Podastinje
Podastinje is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Podastinjsko Brdo
Podastinjsko Brdo
Podastinjsko Brdo is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina....


Polje Višnjica
Polje Višnjica
Polje Višnjica is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Potkraj
Potkraj (Kiseljak)
Potkraj is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Radanovići
Radanovići
Radanovići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina....


Radeljevići
Radeljevići
Radeljevići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina....


Rauševac
Rauševac
Rauševac is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Rotilj
Rotilj
Rotilj is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Solakovići
Solakovići (Kiseljak)
Solakovići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Stojkovići
Stojkovići (Kiseljak)
Stojkovići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Svinjarevo
Svinjarevo (Kiseljak)
Svinjarevo is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Šahinovići
Šahinovići (Kiseljak)
Šahinovići is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Toplica
Toplica (Kiseljak)
Toplica is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Tulica
Tulica
Tulica is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Velike Sotnice
Velike Sotnice
Velike Sotnice is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Višnjica
Višnjica (Kiseljak)
Višnjica is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


Zabrđe
Zabrđe (Kiseljak)
Zabrđe is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


• Završje
Žeželovo
Žeželovo
Žeželovo is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...


1971

18.335 total
  • Croats - 10.389 (56,66%)
  • Muslims - 6.822 (37,20%)
  • Serbs - 924 (5,03%)
  • Yugoslavs - 55 (0,29%)
  • Others - 145 (0,82%)

1991

In 1991 the population of the Kiseljak municipality (164 km²) was 24 426, of which 51.61% Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

, 40.92% Bosniaks
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...

, 3.11% Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

, 2.48% Yugoslavs
Yugoslavs
Yugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...

 and 1.88% others. The town itself had a population of 6 598, of which 60% Croats, 29% Bosniaks, 3% Serbs, 5% Yugoslavs and 4% others.
  • Settlement: Bos Srbs Croats Yugos Others Sum B% S% C% Y% O%
  • Kiseljak 1888 188 3952 314 256 6598 29% 3% 60% 5% 4%


Sourcehttp://www.hdmagazine.com/bosnia/census/cens-c.html.

Notable citizens

The city is also the hometown of the former Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Overview:...

, President Ivo Miro Jović
Ivo Miro Jovic
Ivo Miro Jović is the former Bosnian Croat member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, elected in the Parliament on May 9, 2005 following the sacking of Dragan Čović by the High Representative on charges of corruption...

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