Carevo Polje (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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Carevo Polje | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 44°21′17″N 17°16′12″E / 44.3547°N 17.2700°E | |
Land | Bosnien und Herzegowina |
Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Canton | Central Bosnia |
Municipality | Jajce |
Area | |
• Total | 1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 1,189 |
• Density | 680/sq mi (260/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Carevo Polje is a village in the municipality of Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] It is the place where, in 1463, Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror ordered the execution of the last King of Bosnia, Stephen Tomašević.
Historical significance
[edit]In English the name means The Emperor's Field, and is attributed to the Mehmed the Conqueror and the events surrounding Ottoman invasion and fall of Bosnian Kingdom, culminating in Bosnian king Stjepan Tomašević beheading at the location.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,189.[2]
Ethnicity | Number | Prozentualer Anteil |
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Croats | 1,009 | 84.9% |
Bosniaks | 158 | 13.3% |
Serbs | 3 | 0.3% |
other/undeclared | 19 | 1.6% |
Total | 1,189 | 100% |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved November 13, 2021.