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Obljaj

Coordinates: 44°10′42″N 16°23′19″E / 44.17833°N 16.38861°E / 44.17833; 16.38861
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Obljaj
Village
A Catholic church in Obljaj
A Catholic church in Obljaj
Obljaj is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Obljaj
Obljaj
Coordinates: 44°10′42″N 16°23′19″E / 44.17833°N 16.38861°E / 44.17833; 16.38861
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
CantonCanton 10
MunicipalityBosansko Grahovo
Area
 • Total8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total108
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Obljaj is a village in the municipality of Bosansko Grahovo in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Gavrilo Princip (who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria), was born here in 1894 and lived here when he was young.[1] During the Operation Summer '95 the house in which Princip was born was burned down by Croatian forces.[2]

Demographics

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According to the 2013 census, its population was 108.[3]

Ethnicity in 2013
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Serbs 55 50.9%
Croats 52 48.1%
other/undeclared 1 0.9%
Total 108 100%

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Doak 2008, p. 39.
  2. ^ Nikolić, Kosta (2023). Krajina: 1991.–1995 (in Serbo-Croatian). Zaprešić & Zagreb: Fraktura & Serb National Council. p. 399. ISBN 978-953-358-654-0.
  3. ^ Ethnicity/National Affiliation, Religion and Mother Tongue 2019, pp. 500–501.

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