Blagovac
| Blagovac | |
|---|---|
  Blagovac | |
| Coordinates: 43°55′N 18°22′E / 43.917°N 18.367°ECoordinates: 43°55′N 18°22′E / 43.917°N 18.367°E | |
| Country |
 Bosnia |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 1,274 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Blagovac is town in Vogošća municipality, near Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.It is devided into five sub parts which are: Blagovac 1(factory area), Blagovac 2( International dog training center in Miro Dukic's house), Blagovac 3(local mosque that was built after the Bosnian war),shopping center and Blagovac 4 and 5. Before Bosnian conflicts Blagovac was entirely populated by Serbian population. After the war and by forming republic of srpska most of the serbs sold their houses and moved to Pale or other places with Serbian majority. Now Blagovac is mainly populated by Muslims however there are still few houses with Serbian families left.(Srdjan Peric house)
Population
Total: 1,274
Ethnic composition, 1991 census
- Serbs - 1,159 (90.97%)
- "Yugoslavs" - 50 (3.92%)
- Croats - 27 (2.11%)
- Muslims by nationality - 16 (1.25%)
- Others and unknown - 22 (1.72%)
History
First settlers to Blagovac were Todoroviċ family. After the world war 2 most of the land that was owned by Todorovic family was stolen(confiscated) by at that time "new communist "government. On one of the big sites close to the highway Unis-Pretis was built. Todorovic family was never compensated for any of the lost parts of the land by even new Bosnian Government.
References
- Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.