Vareš

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Vareš
Вареш
Skyline of Vareš
Coat of arms of Vareš
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Location of Vareš within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location of Vareš within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Vareš (Bosnia)
Vareš
Vareš
Location of Vareš
Coordinates: 44°10′N 18°20′E / 44.167, 18.333
Country Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
 - Municipality president Hamdo Fatić (SDP)
Population (2001 census)
 - Total 13,293
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +387 32
Website: http://www.vares.info

Vareš is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, famous for the local mining activities and production of iron. It is part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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[edit] Demographics

[edit] 1971

23.523 total

  • Croats - 11.134 (47,33%)
  • Muslimans - 6.631 (28,18%)
  • Serbs - 5.166 (21,96%)
  • Yugoslavs - 307 (1,30%)
  • Others - 285 (1,23%)

[edit] 1991

22.203 total

  • Croats - 9.016 (40,60%)
  • Bosniaks - 6.714 (30,23%)
  • Serbs - 3.644 (16,41%)
  • Yugoslavs - 2.071 (9,32%)
  • Others - 758 (3,44%)

[edit] 1991

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Vareš had 22,203 residents: 9,016 Croats (40.60%), 6,714 Bosniaks (30.23%), 3,644 Serbs (16.41%), 2,071 Yugoslavs (9.32%) and 758 others and unknown (3.44%).

Town of Vareš:

total: 5,888

  • Croats - 3,035 (51.54%)
  • Muslims by nationality - 1,068 (18.13%)
  • Serbs - 627 (10,64%)
  • Yugoslavs - 859 (14.58%)
  • others and unknown - 299 (5.07%)

[edit] 2001

Due to War, the population of the area had been reduced to 13,293 residents in the 2001 estimation. Ethnically, the municipality of Vareš had 9,700 Bosniaks (73.0%), 3,500 Croats (26.3%), 56 Serbs (0.4%), and 37 others (0.3%).

[edit] 2005

In 2005, population of the municipality included 63% Bosniaks and 37% Croats.

[edit] History

The town of Vareš has a rich history. There are remainings of metallurgical activities dating back to Bronze age. Also during Roman era the town was famous for its miners and smiths.

During middle ages the Bosnian kings had their center in close proximity of the modern city of Vareš. Bosnia's greatest king, Tvrtko, considered the Vareš' village Duboštica for the center of his kingdom, since it was the mining center of his country.

The remainings of the medieval royal city and castel Bobovac were recently proclaimed as national monuments, as was the Catholic church of St. Michael in the town of Vareš. Some of the oldest preserved Catholic churches in Bosnia can be found in the town.

The town was earlier dominated by Catholic (i.e. Croat or Bosnian-Croat) population. The church books are among the oldest preserved in Bosnia and date back to 1643.

During the Austrian rule of Bosnia-Herzegovina the ironworks of Vareš were an important exporter of various iron products to the rest of the Habsburg empire.

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Coordinates: 44°10′N, 18°20′E