Breza () is a town and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is famous for mining and production of coal. It covers an area of .
History Breza as a settlement was first time mentioned in documents dating from the 2nd century as Hedum Kastelum (Inhabited Castle). The ancient town was the capital of the infamous Daesitiates, an Ilyrian tribe which had most of the territory of modern central Bosnia under control before being crushed by the Romans.
Geography According to the 2013 census, the municipality has a population of 14,168 inhabitants.
Education The municipality has three primary schools and two secondary schools, one of which is a gymnasium and the other one is a technical/vocational school.
Sport Breza is famous for having one of the oldest clubs formed in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the football club Rudar was formed in 1924. The town is also famous for many local volleyball and basketball clubs.
Villages in the municipality of Breza
Banjevac Breza Bukovik Bulbušići Gornja Breza Izbod Kamenice Koritnik Mahala Mahmutovića Rijeka Nasići Očevlje Orahovo Podgora Potkraj Prhinje Seoce Slivno Smailbegovići Smrekovica Sutješćica Trtorići Vardište Vijesolići Vlahinje Vrbovik Založje Župča
Demographics 1971 In the 1971 census: Ethnicity Population % Muslims 10,659 71.90% Serbs 2,333 15.73% Croats 1,446 9.75% Yugoslavs 225 1.51% Others 161 1.11% Total:14,824 100%
1991 In the 1991 census, the municipality of Breza had 17,317 residents: Ethnicity Population % Muslims 13,079 75.52% Serbs 2,122 12.25% Croats 851 4.91% Others 1,265 7.32% Total:17,317 100%
2013 In the 2013 census, the municipality of Breza had 14,168 residents: Ethnicity Population % Bosniaks 13,154 92.8% Croats 314 2.2% Serbs 121 0.9% Others 579 4.1% Total:14,168 100%
In the 2013 census, the town of Breza had 3,014 residents: Ethnicity Population % Bosniaks 2,354 78.1% Croats 258 8.6% Serbs 89 3% Others 313 10.4% Total:3,014 100%
Notable people Haris Silajdžić, politician Alija Sirotanović, miner Munib Bisić, politician
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