The Una-Sana Canton ( Bosnian : Unsko-sanski kanton and Serbian : Унско-сански кантон; Croatian : Unsko-sanska županija ) is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , an entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is located in the northwest of the country and has been named after the rivers Una and Sana . The center of the cantonal government is Bihać . The canton is bordered by Republika Srpska from the east, the Canton 10 from the southeast, and Croatia from the south, west, and north.
15-534: Bihać is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina , in the Bosanska Krajina region. In 2013 its population was 56,261. According to documents and historical sources, the first medieval urban settlements and towns around
30-587: A 10-day siege and from that time Bihać was the most important forts in Bosnia until the 19th century. Ottoman rule was briefly interrupted by Auguste Marmont , general-governor of Illyrian Provinces on 5 May 1810. He sought to prevent Ottomans from raiding French Croatia and finishing the Ottoman occupation of Cetin . After fulfilling these goals, he withdrew from Bihac. Ottoman rule in Bihac ended de facto after
45-475: A GDP equitable with the average of Bosnia and Herzegovina more broadly. The region has historically benefitted from and economically relied on agriculture , trade , as well as mineral deposits. The Central Bosnia Canton is the fifth largest of ten and its share of the national population is slightly below average. In April 2022, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction recognised
60-460: A judge, and whose decision could only be changed by the king. Bihać also had a curia or magistrates , an assembly of local citizens who took the oath of office for this duty, and notaries who kept court and other civil records. In 1530 Austria sent troops to defend seven key strongholds in Croatia, one of them was Bihać and another the nearby Ripač. The Ottomans occupied Bihać in 1592 after
75-599: Is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina . The most populous settlement in the region is Bugojno , followed by Travnik and Novi Travnik . It is located in the center of the country, to the west of Sarajevo . The center of canton government is Travnik . The canton is split into the municipalities of Bugojno , Busovača , Dobretići , Donji Vakuf , Fojnica , Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje , Jajce , Kiseljak , Kreševo , Novi Travnik , Travnik , Vitez . The region reports
90-509: Is significant, due to the large and fertile soil. Bihać is twinned with: [REDACTED] Una-Sana [REDACTED] Central Bosnia [REDACTED] Posavina [REDACTED] Herzegovina-Neretva [REDACTED] Tuzla [REDACTED] West Herzegovina [REDACTED] Zenica-Doboj [REDACTED] Sarajevo [REDACTED] Bosnian Podrinje [REDACTED] Canton 10 Una-Sana Canton The liberalisation of
105-525: The 2013 census , the city of Bihać has a population of 56,261 inhabitants. The ethnic composition of the municipality: In the 1991 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina the ethnic composition of the municipality was 46,737 Bosniaks, 12,689 Serbs, 5,580 Croats, 4,356 Yugoslavs and 1,370 Others. Majority religion in Bihać city is Islam followed by Catholic and then Orthodox . The agricultural sector
120-745: The Congress of Berlin . During World War II , the town was occupied by Axis troops and was included into the Pavelić's Independent State of Croatia (NDH). The fascist Ustashe regime committed the Genocide of the Serbs and the Holocaust . From July to September 1941, some 15,000 Serbs were massacred along with some Jews and Roma victims at the Garavice , an extermination location near Bihać. The town
135-506: The Una river , began to appear in the middle of the 13th century. Bihać, as the centre of Pounje, was first mentioned on 26 February 1260, in the charter of Hungarian King Bela IV , and was described as a town built on the river's Island of St. Ladislav, owned by the Benedictine abbey of Topusko . Just two years later, in 1262, Bela proclaimed Bihać a royal free city and placed it under
150-1322: The Una-Sana canton, such as the railway line Novi Grad - Bihać - Knin . The airport of Željava is located near Bihać and is located right between the Bosnian and Croatian border. [REDACTED] Una-Sana [REDACTED] Central Bosnia [REDACTED] Posavina [REDACTED] Herzegovina-Neretva [REDACTED] Tuzla [REDACTED] West Herzegovina [REDACTED] Zenica-Doboj [REDACTED] Sarajevo [REDACTED] Bosnian Podrinje [REDACTED] Canton 10 [REDACTED] Una-Sana [REDACTED] Central Bosnia [REDACTED] Posavina [REDACTED] Herzegovina-Neretva [REDACTED] Tuzla [REDACTED] West Herzegovina [REDACTED] Zenica-Doboj [REDACTED] Sarajevo [REDACTED] Bosnian Podrinje [REDACTED] Canton 10 44°44′N 16°12′E / 44.733°N 16.200°E / 44.733; 16.200 Central Bosnia Canton The Central Bosnia Canton ( Bosnian : Srednjobosanski kanton/Средњобосански кантон , Croatian : Županija Središnja Bosna )
165-461: The direct authority of the Hungarian throne, with all rights and privileges pertaining thereto, which ensured its ability to develop completely independent from the political powers of local lords. The following mention in the charter of 1271 confirms that Bihać at that time enjoyed the status of a free city . At the head of the municipality was the town elder or major villae , who was often called
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#1732801559792180-545: The labour market in Germany in 2017 resulted in a large wave of emigration from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Una-Sana Canton leads in terms of emigration in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Cantonal Ministry of Internal Affairs issued 15,900 certificates of impunity for the purpose of working abroad in 2021. In 2017, the Ministry issued around 13,500 of such certificates, in 2018 around 14,800, in 2019 around 12,200 and in 2020,
195-507: The number of such certificates issued was around 9,200. Also, in 2021, about 1,500 children enrolled in the first grades of elementary schools, 2,000 less than 20 years ago. In the 1991 census, the Canton of Una-Sana had 330,479 residents, including: Due to the proximity to Croatia and its narrow northern outline, various important traffic lines between Zagreb and the Adriatic traverse
210-576: The region in a climate resilience initiative. Of the ten cantons comprising the Federation of Bosnia Herzegovina, Central Bosnia Canton and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton are the only ones in which neither the Bosniaks nor Croats form an absolute majority . There are thus special legislative procedures for the protection of the constituent ethnic groups. The Bosniaks form a majority in the municipalities of Bugojno, Jajce, Donji Vakuf, Fojnica, Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje, Novi Travnik and Travnik. The Croats form
225-680: Was the capital of a short-lived territory, the Bihać Republic , for two months in late 1942 and early 1943, until it was recaptured by German forces. From 1943 Judita Alargić served near to Bihać as an instructor of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. Bihać returned to Bosnian territory on 28 March 1945. Bihać was besieged for three years from 1992 to 1995 during the Bosnian War . According to
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