Zagrađe, Kakanj

Zagrađe (Cyrillic: Заграђе) is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Coordinates: 44°09′41″N 18°09′40″E / 44.16139°N 18.16111°E / 44.16139; 18.16111

Zagrađe

Zagrađe (Serbian Cyrillic: Заграђе) may refer to:

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Zagrađe, Sokolac

Zagrađe (Serbian: Заграђе) is a village in the municipality of Sokolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Coordinates: 44°00′14″N 18°42′35″E / 44.00389°N 18.70972°E / 44.00389; 18.70972

Zagrađe, Bar

Zagradje (Montenegrin: Заграђе) is a small municipality in south Montenegro and is close to the town of Sutomore. It is renowned for its air quality and beaches.

The village itself is on a hill to the west of Sutomore. A small single-track road leads up the hill. The mean house height in the area is around 100m and the highest house on the eastern slope of the hill is 184m above sea level (GPS data).

Population

The population of the village is not fixed. In the winter, it can be as low as 5 (five), but in the summer (as it is a tourist location with many weekend-homes) its population can go up to 2000. As such, it is very quiet in the winter and over-populated in the summer.

Weather

The winters are harsh. Winds of up to 160 kpm (100 mph) are not uncommonn.

Other information

The village was previously an army site, but since Montenegro's independence, the Yugoslavian army has moved out.

During NATO's bombardment of Serbia and Montenegro in 1999, a bomb dropped on one of the peninsulas close to the village, missed the army and hit a civilian area close to a beach. There is still radioactivity around the area.

Kakanj

Kakanj is an industrial town and a municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located north of Visoko and southeast of Zenica. It was built along the slopes of wide hills on either side of the Zgošća river. It is administratively part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Demographics

In the census of 1991, the city of Kakanj itself had 12,016 inhabitants.

In 2005, estimates of population of the municipality included 88% Bosniaks and 11% Croats.

History

Neolithic artifacts have been found in Obre, a nearby village.

Settlements in the region are very ancient. They are claimed to be historical landmarks of the early Bosnian state. Kraljeva Sutjeska, a Franciscan monastery, is of particular historical note. Near the monastery is Bobovac, scene of the last stand of Bosnian Queen Katarina Kosača and medieval residence of Bosnian kings. In Kraljeva Sutjeska is one of the oldest mosques in Bosnia, built by order of Sultan Mehmed II the Victorious during his expedition to Bosnia and conquest of Bobovac. The Kakanj area enjoyed a renaissance during the rule of the Kotromanić dynasty.