Bosansko Grahovo

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Bosansko Grahovo
Босанско Грахово

[[Image:|100px|Coat of arms]]

Municipality coat of arms

Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina

General Information

Entity

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Land area

Population (1991 census)

8,303

Population density

Coordinates

44°11′N 16°22′E

Area code

+387 34

Mayor

Duško Bilčar (SDP)

Website

http://www.grahovo.net

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.

In 1991, the municipality of Bosansko Grahovo had 8,303 residents, of which 7,929 Serbs (95.5%), 12 Bosniaks (0.1%), 128 Yugoslavs (1.6%), 219 Croats (2.6%), and 15 others (0.2%). The town of Grahovo itself had 3469 residents (94% Serbs, 3% Croats, 2% Yugoslavs).

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(that was regocnized as Bosnian territory) was occupied by Serbien forces and war crimes were committed. In autumm 1995 Croatian forces took over the city which led to a mass-evacuation of the Serbs.

[edit] External link

http://www.grahovo.net/

Municipalities of the West Bosnia Canton
Bosansko Grahovo \| Drvar \| Glamoč \| Kupres \| Livno \| Tomislavgrad

Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
v • d • e Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska • Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina v • d • e Districts of Bosnia and Herzegovina Brčko distrikt v • d • e Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Podrinje • Central Bosnia • Herzegovina-Neretva • Posavina • Sarajevo • Tuzla • Una Sana • West Bosnia • West Herzegovina • Zenica-Doboj v • d • e Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Banovići • Bihać • Bosanska Krupa • Bosanski Petrovac • Bosansko Grahovo • Bugojno • Busovača • Bužim • Čapljina • Cazin • Čelić • Centar, Sarajevo • Čitluk • Drvar • Doboj East • Doboj South • Dobretići • Domaljevac-Šamac • Donji Vakuf • Foča-Ustikolina • Fojnica • Glamoč • Goražde • Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje • Gračanica • Gradačac • Grude • Hadžići • Ilidža • Ilijaš • Jablanica • Jajce • Kakanj • Kalesija • Kiseljak • Kladanj • Ključ • Konjic • Kreševo • Kupres • Livno • Ljubuški • Lukavac • Maglaj • Mostar • Neum • Novi Grad, Sarajevo • Novo Sarajevo • Novi Travnik • Odžak • Olovo • Orašje • Pale-Prača • Posušje • Prozor-Rama • Ravno • Sanski Most • Sapna • Široki Brijeg • Srebrenik • Stari Grad, Sarajevo • Stolac • Teočak • Tešanj • Tomislavgrad • Travnik • Trnovo (FBiH) • Tuzla • Usora • Vareš • Velika Kladuša • Visoko • Vitez • Vogošća • Zavidovići • Zenica • Žepče • Živinice Republika Srpska Berkovići • Bijeljina • Bileća • Bosanska Kostajnica • Bosanski Brod • Bratunac • Čajniče • Čelinac • Derventa • Doboj • Donji Žabar • Foča • Gacko • Grad Banja Luka • Gradiška • Han Pijesak • Istočni Drvar • Istočna Ilidža • Istočni Mostar • Istočno Novo Sarajevo • Istočni Stari Grad • Jezero • Kalinovik • Kneževo • Kozarska Dubica • Kotor Varoš • Krupa na Uni • Kupres • Laktaši • Ljubinje • Lopare • Milići • Modriča • Mrkonjić Grad • Nevesinje • Novi Grad • Novo Goražde • Osmaci • Oštra Luka • Pale • Pelagićevo • Petrovac • Petrovo • Prijedor • Prnjavor • Ribnik • Rogatica • Rudo • Šamac • Šekovići • Šipovo • Sokolac • Srbac • Srebrenica • Teslić • Trebinje • Trnovo (RS) • Ugljevik • Višegrad • Vlasenica • Vukosavlje • Zvornik