Vitez

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FieldValue
nameVitez
native_nameВитез
settlement_typeTown and municipality
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Entity
subdivision_name1Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
subdivision_type2Canton
subdivision_name2Central Bosnia
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
image_skylineNavi Vitez.jpg
captionView of Vitez
map_captionLocation of Vitez within Bosnia and Herzegovina
pushpin_mapBosnia and Herzegovina
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
image_flagFlag of Vitez.svg
flag_size150px
image_shieldCoat of Arms of Vitez.svg
leader_titleMunicipal mayor
image_mapVitez Municipality Location.png
leader_nameBoris Marjanović (HDZ BiH)
area_total_km2157.47
population_total25836
population_as_of2013
population_density_km2auto
coordinates
area_code+387 30
website
total_typeMunicipality
population_urban6329
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| name = Vitez | official_name = | native_name = Витез | settlement_type = Town and municipality | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Entity | subdivision_name1 = Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | subdivision_type2 = Canton | subdivision_name2 = Central Bosnia | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | image_skyline = Navi Vitez.jpg | imagesize = | caption = View of Vitez | map_caption = Location of Vitez within Bosnia and Herzegovina |pushpin_map = Bosnia and Herzegovina | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | image_flag = Flag of Vitez.svg | flag_size = 150px | image_shield = Coat of Arms of Vitez.svg | leader_title = Municipal mayor | image_map = Vitez Municipality Location.png | leader_name = Boris Marjanović (HDZ BiH) | area_total_km2 = 157.47 | population_total = 25836 | population_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2013 | population_density_km2 = auto | coordinates = | area_code = +387 30 | parts = | website = | total_type = Municipality | population_urban = 6329

Vitez (Витез) is a town and municipality located in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 6,329 inhabitants, with 25,836 inhabitants in the municipality.

Etymology

The word vitez means knight in Slovenian, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian.

History

Vitez was part of Bosnia prior to the Ottoman Empire's occupation of the region, when it received its name. The first settlement was formed around the town's mosque, built in 1590. Vitez is mentioned once again during an uprising against the Turks led by Husein Gradaščević, when he defeated the Ottoman Army at Kosovo, after which he was named Bosnian de facto ruler (Vezir). According to the Austrian officer Božić, Vitez had 18 houses, a mosque and motel (Han) in 1785.

After several centuries under Ottoman rule, Vitez came under the control of Austria-Hungary following its occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878, and later its annexation in 1908. During this time there were many changes in Bosnian society, both political and economical. For a short period they built many roads, railroads, and mines, mainly with the goal of exploiting Bosnian natural resources. At the place of an old Turkish wood plant, the Austrian entrepreneur Guido Rütgers built an enterprise for mechanical wood processing which was a milestone in the development of the urban area. In 1879, Vitez had 510 inhabitants. Other companies existed as well, but were all owned by foreigners.

Demographics

::data[format=table] | Census | Nationality | Total | Bosniaks | % | Croats | % | Serbs | % | Yugoslavs | % | others and unknown | % | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1971 (municipality) | 8,527 | 41,33 | 10,196 | 49.42 | 1,502 | 7.28 | 178 | 0.86 | 225 | 1.11 | 20,628 | | | 1991 (town) | 2,647 | 36.20 | 2,607 | 36.20 | 741 | 10.29 | 937 | 13.01 | 268 | 3.72 | 7,200 | | | 1991 (municipality) | 11,514 | 41.32 | 12,675 | 45.49 | 1,501 | 5.38 | 1,377 | 4.94 | 792 | 2.87 | 27,859 | | | 2013 (municipality) | 10,513 | 40.69 | 14,350 | 55.54 | 333 | 1.28 | | | | | | | | | 25,836 | | ::

Sports

The town is home to the football club NK Vitez, basketball club OKK Vitez, handball club R.K. Vitez, table tennis clubs STK Vitez and STK CM Vitez, and rugby league club Vitez RLC.

Notable people

References

References

  1. "2013 census in B&H, Vitez".
  2. "Jezikoslovac.com - word "Vitez" (in Croatian)".
  3. [https://onwar.com/data/183100batr.html Great Bosnian Uprising 1831-1832]
  4. 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.
  5. [http://www.popis.gov.ba/popis2013/knjige.php?id=0 Link text], additional text.

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