Živinice

Živinice
Location of Živinice within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Živinice Location of Živinice
Coordinates: 44°27′N 18°39′E / 44.450°N 18.650°E / 44.450; 18.650Coordinates: 44°27′N 18°39′E / 44.450°N 18.650°E / 44.450; 18.650
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
• Municipality president	(SDP)
Area
• Total	291 km2 (112 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
• Total	61,201
• Density	210/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	+387 35
Website	www.zivinice.ba

Živinice is a town and municipality in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located south of Tuzla. It is part of the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

The origin of the name Živinice is still not established. According to M. Hadžijanić Živinice was mentioned in a Turkish document of 1764 as "Živinice called Uskopči, probably (Oskovci) in nahija Tuzla".^[1]

Demographics

1991

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Živinice had 54,783 inhabitants, of which there were:

• 49,011 Bosniaks (80.34%)
• 2,096 Croats (7.25%)
• 2,525 Serbs (6.43%)
• 1,101 Yugoslavs (3.88%)
• and 1,135 others or unknown (2.07%)

The town of Živinice itself had 11,956 residents. By the last documents, Živinice had 12,102 residents.

Sport

• NK Slaven Živinice

Općina Živinice

Bašigovci, Brnjica, Djedino, Dubrave Donje, Dubrave Gornje, Dunajevići, Đurđevik, Gračanica, Kovači, Kršići, Kuljan, Lukavica Donja, Lukavica Gornja, Odorovići, Priluk, Spreča, Suha, Svojat, Šarenjak - Hornica, Šerići, Tupković Donji, Tupković Gornji, Višća Donja, Višća Gornja, Vrnojevići, Zelenika, Zukići, Živinice Gornje, Brcanine, Šišici, Mestrici, Zenuni.

Notable residents

• Adnan Babajić, singer
• Boris Živković, footballer
• Dragan Perić, athlete
• Denijal Pirić, retired footballer
• Elvir Rahimić, footballer
• Jasmin Fejzić, football goalkeeper
• Mirsad Bešlija, footballer
• Jusuf Nurkić, basketball player

Monuments

• Statue of Josip Broz Tito
• Monument to dead fighters of Bosnian War

Education

• Nine elementary schools and two high schools.

References

• 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.

Notes

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Živinice.

• http://www.zivinice.ba
• http://www.opcinazivinice.org/
• http://www.mvijesti.com/

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