Bosansko Grahovo

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Bosansko Grahovo (Cyrillic: Босанско Грахово) is a town and municipality in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located near the border with Croatia, near the towns of Drvar, Livno and Glamoč. Administratively it is part of the West Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Demographics

According to the 1991 census the municipality of Bosansko Grahovo had 8,311 residents, including:

*7,888 - 94,91% Serbs
*226 - 2.71% Croats
*12 - 0.14% Muslims by nationality
*135 - 1.62% Yugoslavs
*50 - 0.60% others

The town of Bosansko Grahovo itself had 2,096 residents, including:

*1,999 - 95.37% Serbs
*14 - 0.66% Croats
*6 - 0.28% Muslims by nationality
*61 - 2.91% Yugoslavs
*16 - 0.76% others

According to the 1981.census the municipality had 9,032 residents, including:

*7.739 - 85.68% Serbs
*264 - 2.92% Croats
*5 - 0.05% Muslims by nationality
*952 - 10.54% Yugoslavs
*72 - 0.79% others

According to the 1971. census the municipality had 10,565 residents, including:

*10,110 - 95.69% Serbs
*364 - 3.44% Croats
*14 - 0.13% Muslims by nationality
*37 - 0.35% Yugoslavs
*40 - 0.37% others

In 2003, after the war, the population was estimated to be 4,981, of which: *3,387 Serbs * 802 Croats * 792 Bosniaks

History

Gavrilo Princip, the main perpetrator of the assassination in Sarajevo of 1914, was born in the village of Obljaj located just east of Bosansko Grahovo.

During the Bosnian War the city was held by Bosnian Serb forces. In autumn 1995 Croatian forces took over the city which led to a mass-evacuation of the Serbs. After the war, the Serb civilans returned, and today, they again form majority of population in the municipality. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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Famous natives and residents

* Ksenija Pajčin
* Dobrota Lošić, father of Saša Lošić
* Leo Martin
* Baja Mali Knindža
* Neda Ukraden

ee also

*Canton 10

External links

* http://www.bosanskograhovo.ba