Novi Travnik

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Novi Travnik
Нови Травник
Location of Novi Travnik within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location of Novi Travnik within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Novi Travnik (Bosnia)
Novi Travnik
Novi Travnik
Location of Novi Travnik
Coordinates: 44°10′N 17°39′E / 44.167, 17.65
Country Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
 - Municipality president Marko Vidak (NHI)
Population (1991 census)
 - Total 30,624
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +387 30
Website: http://www.novi-travnik.com

Novi Travnik (English translation: "New Travnik") is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located south of Travnik on the road to Bugojno. It is under the administration of the Central Bosnia Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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[edit] Name

The municipality was called Novi Travnik (meaning: The New Travnik) until 1980, when it was styled Pucarevo after Đuro Pucar, a World War II communist partizan hero. In 1992 the former, original name was restored.

[edit] Demographics

[edit] 1971

22.847 total

  • Croats - 9.852 (43,12%)
  • Muslims - 8.200 (35,89%)
  • Serbs - 4.129 (18,07%)
  • Yugoslavs - 301 (1,31%)
  • others - 365 (1,61%)

[edit] 1991

In the census of 1991, the municipality of Novi Travnik had 30,624 residents, of which 39.60% were Croats, 38.04% Bosniaks, 13.35% Serbs, 6.91% Yugoslavs, and 2.11% others. The town itself had 11,520 inhabitants.

  • Settlement: Bos Srbs Croats Yugos Others Sum B% S% C% Y% O%
  • Boris Kidric 1452 1013 1180 716 264 4625 31% 22% 26% 15% 6%
  • Marsala Tita 1734 2168 1586 1154 253 6895 25% 31% 23% 17% 4%

Source[1].

[edit] Economy

The Yugoslav Wars and their consequences altered the way and quality of living in Novi Travnik. Economy of Novi Travnik was greatly dependent to the BNT "Bratstvo" which was almost completely disabled during the war. (See Banja Luka incident) MK "Bratstvo used to employ more than 7000 people and was the cornerstone of Novi Travnik.

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Coordinates: 44°10′N, 17°39′E