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Breza Бреза
Town and municipality
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Location of Breza within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Coordinates: 44°01′00″N 18°15′40″E / 44.01667°N 18.26111°E / 44.01667; 18.26111
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Zenica-Doboj
Government
• Municipal mayor	Vedad Jusić (SDA)
Area
• Town and municipality	729 km (281 sq mi)
Population
• Town and municipality	14,168
• Density	200/km (500/sq mi)
• Urban	3,014
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	032
Website	www.opcinabreza.com

Breza (Serbian Cyrillic: Бреза) 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, and is famous for mining and production of coal. It covers an area of 73 km (28 sq mi).

History

Breza as a settlement was first time mentioned in documents dating from the 2nd century as Hedum Kastelum (Inhabited Castle). The ancient town was the capital of the infamous Daesitiates, an Ilyrian tribe which had most of the territory of modern central Bosnia under control before being crushed by the Romans.

Geography

According to the 2013 census, the municipality has a population of 14,168 inhabitants.

Education

The municipality has three primary schools and two secondary schools, one of which is a gymnasium and the other one is a technical/vocational school.

Sport

Breza is famous for having one of the oldest clubs formed in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the football club Rudar was formed in 1924. The town is also famous for many local volleyball and basketball clubs.

Villages in the municipality of Breza

• Banjevac
• Breza
• Bukovik
• Bulbušići
• Gornja Breza
• Izbod
• Kamenice
• Koritnik
• Mahala
• Mahmutovića Rijeka
• Nasići
• Očevlje
• Orahovo
• Podgora
• Potkraj
• Prhinje
• Seoce
• Slivno
• Smailbegovići
• Smrekovica
• Sutješćica
• Trtorići
• Vardište
• Vijesolići
• Vlahinje
• Vrbovik
• Založje
• Župča

Demographics

1971

In the 1971 census:

1991

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Breza had 17,317 residents:

2013

In the 2013 census, the municipality of Breza had 14,168 residents:

In the 2013 census, the town of Breza had 3,014 residents:

Notable people

• Haris Silajdžić, politician
• Alija Sirotanović, miner
• Munib Bisić, politician

References

1. ^ "Census of Population, Households, and Dwellings in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013" (PDF). fzs.ba. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
2. "Kontakt". opcinabreza.com (in Croatian). 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
3. "Gimnazija "Muhsin Rizvić" Breza | Obrazovanje je najmoćnije oružje koje možete koristiti da biste promijenili svijet". www.gimbreza.edu.ba (in Croatian). 8 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
4. "Mješovita Srednja Škola". mssbreza.com (in Croatian). 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
5. "O Brezi". www.opcinabreza.com (in Bosnian). 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

External links

• Official website

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