Ključ, Una-Sana Canton

Ključ
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Location of Ključ within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation
Canton	Una-Sana
Government
• Municipality president	Nedžad Zukanović
Area
• Total	358 km2 (138 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
• Total	18,714
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	+3873766XXXX
Website	http://www.opcina-kljuc.ba

Ključ (pronounced [kʎûːtʃ]) is a town and municipality by the same name in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, specifically the Una-Sana Canton. The name of the town and the municipality translates to "Key" in Bosnian.

History

Human settlements have existed in the area long before the Roman Era. The town itself is first mentioned in 1322 in the documents of ban Stjepan II Kotromanić. It was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1463 as the last Royal Bosnian fortress.

From 1929 to 1941, Ključ was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

During the civil war the whole municipality was at first (1992–1994) under the control of the Serbian army. In September 1995 the 5.Corpus of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina reconquered the area after fighting against the Serbian army and militias led by Arkan.

After the Dayton agreement, the pre-war municipality was divided between the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Srpska. About 30% of the pre-war municipality belongs nowadays to the Federation and 70% to Ribnik, the other part of the municipality in the Republic of Srpska.

Between 1996 and 2004, Canadian Armed Forces personnel ^[1] were stationed in an unused carpet factory north of Kljuc as part of Stabilization Force (SFOR).^[2] Among the formations that served there are sub units from The Royal Canadian Dragoons, The Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadian), 12eme Regiment Blinde du Canada, The Royal Canadian Regiment, Royal 22eme Regiment, The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and from 1, 2 & 5 Combat Engineering Regiment.

In 2009 about 97% of the inhabitants were Bosniaks.

Geography

It is located a short distance south from Sanski Most. The Sana River runs through the municipality. The terrain is heavily forested.

Places

In 1991, the municipality of Ključ contained 61 places:

As a result of the war, the villages of Busije, Crkveno, Čađavica, Donja Previja, Donja Slatina, Donji Ribnik, Donji Vrbljani, Dragoraj, Gornja Previja, Gornja Slatina, Gornje Sokolovo, Gornji Ribnik, Gornji Vrbljani, Rastoka, Sitnica, Sredice, Stražice, Treskavac, Velijašnica, Velije et Zableće, as well as parts of Donje Ratkovo, Donje Sokolovo, Dubočani, Gornje Ratkovo, Jarice, Ljubine et Velečevo became a part of Ribnik municipality,Republika Srpska.

Today the municipality of Ključ has 40 localities :

Economy

The area is connected to other parts of Bosnia by the M-5 highway. Forestry, light industry and tourism are major components of the economy.

References

External links

• http://www.kljuc.org
• http://kljuc.tel

Municipalities of the Una-Sana Canton Bihać Bosanska Krupa Bosanski Petrovac Bužim Cazin Ključ Sanski Most Velika Kladuša

Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina      Una-Sana  Central Bosnia  Posavina  Herzegovina-Neretva  Tuzla  West Herzegovina  Zenica-Doboj  Sarajevo  Bosnian Podrinje  Canton 10 Districts of Bosnia and Herzegovina Brčko distrikt Municipalities and cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina Capital Sarajevo Municipalities and cities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cities Grad Bihać Grad Mostar Glavni grad Sarajevo Grad Široki Brijeg Grad Tuzla Grad Zenica Municipalities Banovići Bosanska Krupa Bosanski Petrovac Bosansko Grahovo Breza Bugojno Busovača Bužim Čapljina Cazin Čelić Centar, Sarajevo Čitluk Drvar Doboj East Doboj South Dobratići 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 Neum Novi Grad, Sarajevo Novo Sarajevo Novi Travnik Odžak Olovo Orašje Pale-Prača Posušje Prozor-Rama Ravno Sanski Most Sapna Srebrenik Stari Grad, Sarajevo Stolac Teočak Tešanj Tomislavgrad Travnik Trnovo (FBiH) Usora Vareš Velika Kladuša Visoko Vitez Vogošća Zavidovići Žepče Živinice Municipalities and cities of Republika Srpska Cities Grad Banja Luka Grad Bijeljina Grad Doboj Grad Istočno Sarajevo Grad Prijedor Grad Trebinje Municipalities Berkovići Bileća Brod Bratunac Čajniče Čelinac Derventa Donji Žabar Foča Gacko Gradiška Han Pijesak Istočni Drvar Istočna Ilidža Istočni Mostar Istočni Stari Grad Istočno Novo Sarajevo Jezero Kalinovik Kneževo Kostajnica 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 Prnjavor Ribnik Rogatica Rudo Stanari Šamac Šekovići Šipovo Sokolac Srbac Srebrenica Teslić Trnovo Ugljevik Višegrad Vlasenica Vukosavlje Zvornik Brčko District Brčko

Coordinates: 44°32′N 16°46′E / 44.533°N 16.767°E / 44.533; 16.767

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