Kiseljak

Kiseljak Кисељак
Town and municipality
Kiseljak
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Location of Kiseljak within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 43°56′35″N 18°04′39″E / 43.94306°N 18.07750°E / 43.94306; 18.07750
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Central Bosnia
Government
• Municipal mayor	Mladen Mišurić-Ramljak (HDZ BiH)
Area
• Town and municipality	165 km2 (64 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Town and municipality	20,722
• Density	133/km2 (340/sq mi)
• Urban	3,554
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+387 30
Website	www.opcina-kiseljak.org

Kiseljak (Cyrillic: Кисељак) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies in the valley of the Fojnica River, the Lepenica and the Kreševka River, which are a tributary of the Bosna, and it is on the intersection of roads from Visoko, Fojnica, Kreševo and Rakovica.

Settlements

Demographics

1971

18,335 total

• Croats - 10,389 (56.66%)
• Bosniaks - 6,822 (37.20%)
• Serbs - 924 (5.03%)
• Yugoslavs - 55 (0.29%)
• Others - 145 (0.82%)

1991

In 1991 the population of the Kiseljak municipality (164 km²) was 24,426, of which 51.61% were Croats, 40.92% Bosniaks, 3.11% Serbs, 2.48% Yugoslavs and 1.88% others. The town itself had a population of 6,598, of which 60% Croats, 29% Bosniaks, 3% Serbs, 5% Yugoslavs and 4% others.^[1]

2013 Census

Municipality	Nationality						Total[2]
	Bosniaks	%	Croats	%	Serbs	%
Kiseljak	7,838	37.82	11,823	57.05	409	1.97	20,722

Sports

The town is home to the football club NK Kiseljak.

Notable people

• Branko Pleša, actor
• Jozo Penava, musician

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Kiseljak is twinned with:

• Kaštela, Croatia^[3]
• Kópháza, Hungary^[4]
• Zaprešić, Croatia^[5]

References

External links

History of SarajevoMunicipalities

City proper	Centar Novi Grad Novo Sarajevo Stari Grad
Urban area	Ilidža Vogošća Istočna Ilidža Istočno Novo Sarajevo Istočni Stari Grad
Metro area	Hadžići Ilijaš Trnovo FBiH RS Pale Sokolac Breza Kiseljak Kreševo Visoko

NeighborhoodsBuildings and
landmarksPlaces of worship

Muslim	Ali Pasha's Emperor's Ferhat-Pasha's Gazi Husrev-Bey's Istiqlal King Fahd's Hadžijska
Catholic	Sarajevo Cathedral St. Anthony's St. Joseph's
Orthodox	Serbian Orthodox Cathedral Sarajevo Old Orthodox Church Church of the Holy Transfiguration
Jewish	Sarajevo Synagogue

CultureGalleries and
museumsEducation

Public	University of Sarajevo Academy of Fine Arts Academy of Performing Arts Faculty of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Political Science Faculty of Law Music Academy
Private	International Burch University International University of Sarajevo Sarajevo School of Science and Technology

Sports venues

Stadiums	Koševo Stadium Grbavica Stadium Otoka Stadium
Indoor arenas	Skenderija Hall Zetra Olympic Hall

TransportStreetsEvents