Fojnica () 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.
Cultural sites in Fojnica include the Holy Spirit Franciscan Monastery which houses an important part of the nation's cultural heritage 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.
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,Prirodna radioaktivnost termalnog izvora u selu Banja, Opcina Fojnica iaea.org Reumal Fojnica. The Prokoško Lake is located in the west of the municipality.
Settlements
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 8,592 71.44 2,664 19.65 48 0.38 12356 Page text. Link text, additional text.
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References
Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine – Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
External links
Municipal website Tragovima bosanskog kraljevstva – Tourist route for medieval Bosnia (English) Trail of the Bosnian Kingdom – Cultural Tourism in Tesanj