Fojnica

For other places with the same name, see Fojnica (disambiguation).

Fojnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Фојница) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located west of the capital Sarajevo, in the valley of the Fojnička River, tributary of the river Bosna. Fojnica is a small town in central Bosnia and is also a balneological resort.

Fojnica Фојница
Town and municipality
Location of Fojnica within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Central Bosnia
Government
• Municipal mayor	Sabahudin Klisura (SDA)
Area
• Town and municipality	306 km2 (118 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Town and municipality	12,356[1]
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Urban	3,570
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+387 30
Website	http://www.fojnica.ba

Cultural sites in Fojnica include the Holy Spirit Franciscan Monastery which houses an important part of the nation's cultural heritage^[2] maintained by the Franciscan Province of Bosna Srebrena.

The Franciscan monastery in Fojnica has a library of philosophical and theological works printed from the 16th to the 19th centuries, with some dating back to 1481. The monastery is currently under renovation.^[when?]

Queen Catherine of Bosnia sought refuge from the Ottomans in Kozograd, royal summer-residence in the mountains near Fojnica at the time, before making her way to Rome.

Fojnica also has a spa center with thermal water,^[3] Reumal Fojnica.^[4] The Prokoško Lake is located in the west of the municipality.

Settlements

• Bakovići
• Bakovićka Citonja
• Banja
• Bistrica
• Botun
• Božići
• Carev Do
• Čemernica
• Djedov Do
• Dragačići
• Dusina
• Fojnica
• Gojevići
• Grabovik
• Gradina
• Klisura
• Kozica
• Kujušići
• Lopar
• Lučice
• Lužine
• Majdan
• Marinići
• Merdžanići
• Mujakovići
• Nadbare
• Obojak
• Oglavak
• Ormanov Potok
• Ostruška Citonja
• Otigošće
• Paljike
• Pločari
• Pločari Polje
• Podcitonja
• Podgora
• Polje Ostružnica
• Polje Šćitovo
• Ponjušina
• Poraće
• Ragale
• Rajetići
• Rizvići
• Selakovići
• Selište
• Sitišće
• Smajlovići
• Šavnik
• Tješilo
• Tovarište
• Turkovići
• Vladići
• Voljevac
• Vukeljići
• Živčići

Demographics

1971

total: 12,829

• Bosniaks - 6,473 (50.45%)
• Croats - 5,948 (46.36%)
• Serbs - 223 (1.73%)
• Yugoslavs - 85 (0.66%)
• others - 100 (0.80%)

1981

total: 15,045

• Bosniaks - 7,637 (50.76%)
• Croats - 6,432 (42.75%)
• Serbs - 422 (2.80%)
• Yugoslavs - 392 (2.60%)
• others - 162 (1.09%)

1991

total: 16,296

• Bosniaks - 8,024 (49.23%)
• Croats - 6,623 (40.64%)
• Serbs - 157 (0.96%)
• Yugoslavs - 407 (2.49%)
• others - 1,085 (6.68%)

2013 Census

Municipality	Nationality						Total
	Bosniaks	%	Croats	%	Serbs	%
Fojnica	7,592	61.44	3,664	29.65	48	0.38	12356

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