Kreševo
Encyclopedia
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.
• Bjelovići
• Botunja
• Bukva
• Crkvenjak
• Crnički Kamenik
• Crnići
• Deževice
• Drežnice
• Gunjani
• Kojsina
• Komari
• Kreševo
• Kreševski Kamenik
• Lipa
• Mratinići
• Pirin
• Poljani
• Polje
• Rakova Noga
• Ratkovići
• Stojčići
• Vidosovići
• Vodovoji
• Volujak
• Vranci
• Zvizd
(70.73%), 1,527 Bosniaks
(22.79%), 249 Yugoslavs
(3.72%), 33 Serbs
(0.49%), and 152 others (2.27%). The town of Kreševo had 2,341 residents: 72% Croats, 19% Bosniaks, 6% Yugoslavs, 1% Serbs and 2% others.
Sourcehttp://www.hdmagazine.com/bosnia/census/cens-c.html.
was recorded in history, particularly Franciscan
history, as one of Bosnia's greatest writers. He taught and wrote in a remote valley tucked below the Bitovnja and Lopata mountains in the tiny town of Kreševo.
The Franciscan monastery there has been serving its community for centuries and the Catholic
traditions here are very strong. The monastery has a rustic museum, library and gallery, and, as in most Franciscan monasteries in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Franciscans Fathers are very welcoming to visitors. With no more than a few thousand inhabitants, medieval Kreševo expanded with the arrival of German blacksmiths. In several areas of Bosnia, small German and Dubrovnik
mining communities were established. The noble families of the Bosnian state were keen to exploit the plentiful resources of gold and silver but they didn't have the skills to do so. The craft was passed on from these migrant miners and can be found today in the old town.
Kreševo is known for its old Bosnian architecture. The walls are made of clay and straw plaster and the roof tiles are specially treated cherry-tree shingles. The village of Vranci, just a few kilometers from Kreševo, is home to the finest examples of this old type of building. There is also an interesting 'holy spot' at a medicinal water spring at Deževice called St. Jakov Water, named after a 15th century Bosnian vicar.
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...
. It is located in 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...
entity.
Settlements
• Alagići• Bjelovići
• Botunja
• Bukva
• Crkvenjak
• Crnički Kamenik
• Crnići
• Deževice
• Drežnice
• Gunjani
• Kojsina
• Komari
• Kreševo
• Kreševski Kamenik
• Lipa
• Mratinići
• Pirin
• Poljani
• Polje
• Rakova Noga
• Ratkovići
• Stojčići
• Vidosovići
• Vodovoji
• Volujak
• Vranci
• Zvizd
1971
6.941 total- Croats - 5.284 (76,12%)
- Muslims - 1.484 (21,38%)
- Serbs - 118 (1,70%)
- Yugoslavs - 23 (0,33%)
- others - 32 (0,47%)
1991
In 1991 there were 6,699 inhabitants of the Kreševo municipality: 4,738 CroatsCroats
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...
(70.73%), 1,527 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...
(22.79%), 249 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...
(3.72%), 33 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...
(0.49%), and 152 others (2.27%). The town of Kreševo had 2,341 residents: 72% Croats, 19% Bosniaks, 6% Yugoslavs, 1% Serbs and 2% others.
- Settlement: Bos Srbs Croats Yugos Others Sum B% S% C% Y% O%
- Kresevo 456 14 1677 136 58 2341 19% 1% 72% 6% 2%
Sourcehttp://www.hdmagazine.com/bosnia/census/cens-c.html.
Features
Famed for his Christian writings and as a master of the Slavic language, Father Grga MartićGrga Martic
Grgo Martić also known as Grga Martić was a friar and writer from Herzegovina.Martić was born in Posušje, Bosnia Province, Ottoman Empire and was educated in Zagreb and Pest. He was ordained on Christmas Day, 1844. He served for three years in Kreševo and Osova.From 1851 to 1879 he served as a...
was recorded in history, particularly Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
history, as one of Bosnia's greatest writers. He taught and wrote in a remote valley tucked below the Bitovnja and Lopata mountains in the tiny town of Kreševo.
The Franciscan monastery there has been serving its community for centuries and the Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
traditions here are very strong. The monastery has a rustic museum, library and gallery, and, as in most Franciscan monasteries in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Franciscans Fathers are very welcoming to visitors. With no more than a few thousand inhabitants, medieval Kreševo expanded with the arrival of German blacksmiths. In several areas of Bosnia, small German and Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
mining communities were established. The noble families of the Bosnian state were keen to exploit the plentiful resources of gold and silver but they didn't have the skills to do so. The craft was passed on from these migrant miners and can be found today in the old town.
Kreševo is known for its old Bosnian architecture. The walls are made of clay and straw plaster and the roof tiles are specially treated cherry-tree shingles. The village of Vranci, just a few kilometers from Kreševo, is home to the finest examples of this old type of building. There is also an interesting 'holy spot' at a medicinal water spring at Deževice called St. Jakov Water, named after a 15th century Bosnian vicar.
External links
- Official website of Kreševo (Croatian)