| Kalesija Калесија |
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| Coordinates: 44°27′N 18°52′E / 44.45°N 18.867°E | |||
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Government | |||
| - Municipality president | Rasim Omerović (SDA) | ||
| Population (1991 census) | |||
| - Total | 41,795 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Area code(s) | +387 35 | ||
| Website | http://www.kalesija.ba | ||
Kalesija is a town and municipality in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town of Kalesija is located east of Tuzla. It is administratively part of the Tuzla Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Kalesija
In the area of municipality Kalesija there are six elementary schools. They are located in Kalesija Rainci Gornji, Gojcinu, Memići, Vukovije and Tojšići.
History
Atik Mosque in Tojšići was built at the end of 16th century.
Serbian agression on Kalesija
Kalesija from the 2nd of May 1992 was one of the first Bosnian towns to be hit by Serbian aggressors. 11. May 1992 the town Kalesija with the territory east of the river Bjeljevac except for settlements of Zukići and Jajić was occupied by the Serbian aggressors.
For only twelve days on 23 May 1992 Kalesija is liberated from the Serbian aggressors and became the first liberated city in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Consequences of aggression are the ethnic cleansing, population displacement and suffering, many people being taken to the camps, the destruction of Kalesija villages, destruction of religious buildings and industrial plants.
Dayton peace agreement appointed a new administrative arrangement of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 71 km2 (26.1%) of the territory of the municipality Kalesija became the new municipality of Osmaci. The following villages now form the municipality of Osmaci: Mahala, Hajvazi, Caparde, Kulina, Kusonje, Kosovača, Vilčevići, Matkovac, Osmaci, Šeher, Rakino Brdo, Borogovo, Sajtovići, Like and Drvenice.
Demographics
1971
32.577 total
- Muslims - 24.771 (76,03)
- Serbs - 7.606 (23,34)
- Croats - 40 (0,12)
- Yugoslavs - 23 (0,07)
- Others - 137 (0,44)
1991
In the 1991 census, the municipality of Kalesija had 41,795 inhabitants:
- 33,226 Bosniaks (79.5%),
- 7,669 Serbs (18.4%),
- 33 Croats (0.1%),
- 270 Yugoslavs (0.6%),
- and 597 others (1.4%).
Current population
Today, the population of Kalesija is uncertain since no census has been conducted after 1991. However, it is certain that during the 1990s, the municipality of Kalesija received roughly 4000 Bosniak refugees from primarily the nearby municipalities of Zvornik and Bijeljina. At the same time, parts of the Serb population left, after Kalesija became an administratively part of the Tuzla Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
So, today it is safe to say that the municipality of Kalesija has a clear Bosniak majority with a population of approx. 40,000 (est.) residents.
In 2005, 99% of population of the municipality were ethnic Bosniaks.
External links
- Kalesija online (Bosnian)
- Official Website of Kalesija (Bosnian)
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