Doboj Добој
Location of Doboj within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 44°44′N 18°08′E / 44.733, 18.133
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Area
- Total	813. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 km² (314. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi)
Population (1991)
- Total	102,5461
- Municipality	150,000
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	53
1 This figure is for the whole of the pre-war municipality, which was divided in the Bosnian War. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The War in Bosnia and Herzegovina, commonly known as the Bosnian War, was an international armed conflict that took place between March 1992 and November 1995 The other parts, Doboj East and Doboj South, are today in the Federation of BiH. Doboj East (Doboj Istok / Добој Исток is a small rural municipality in the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Doboj South (Doboj Jug / Добој Југ is a small rural municipality in the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine Федерација Босне и Херцеговине) is one of the two political

View of Doboj from the fortress

14th Century Doboj Fortress, reconstructed in 2006, with a wooden stage added during reconstruction

Doboj (Serbian Cyrillic: Добој) is a city and a municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated on the river Bosna. The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (српска/Вукова ћирилица srpska/Vukova ćirilica, literally " Serbian/Vuk's Cyrillic alphabet " is A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or Republika Srpska ( Serbian: Република Српска Republika Srpska ( often abbreviated PC or RS) also Српска Srpska Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan This article is about the Bosna River For other uses of the term Bosna / Bosnia see Bosnia (disambiguation. Doboj is the largest national railway junction; as such, the seats of the Republika Srpska Railways, and the Railways Corporation of Bosnia and Herzegovina are located in Doboj. It is one of the oldest cities in the country and the most important urban center of the Northern Bosnia.

History

The first official mention of the settlement is from 1415, as it was written in the charter issued by Dubrovnik to Hungarian Emperor Sigismund, although there are numerous artefacts and objects that have been found (The National Museum of Bosnia/Herzegovina in Sarajevo & The Regional Museum in Doboj) and which confirm the fact that the area had been inhabited ever since the early stone age, and that the Roman Empire had an army camp (Castrum) and a settlement (Canabea) in the vicinity of the town dating from the 1st century AD. The Republic of For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund ( February 14, 1368 – December 9, The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which Humans widely used stone for toolmaking The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The 1st century was the Century that lasted from 1 to 100 according the Julian calendar. Following the arrival of the Slavs in the 6th century AD it became a part of the region/bannate Usora (in the medieval documents sometimes put together with the nearby province Soli, hence, Usora and Soli). The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Ban (baːn is a Title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century This article is about the Usora River For other uses of the term Usora see Usora (disambiguation.

The Doboj fortress, first built in the early 13th century and expanded in the early 15th century (1415), fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1476, only to be expanded yet again in 1490. Doboj fortress "Gradina" is located in the city of Doboj in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish This newer stone foundation of the fortress was built on previous layers of old foundation (dating to 9th or 10th century AD) made of wood, mud and clay (Motte & Bailey type). It was a very important obstacle for the invaders coming from North, Hungarians, and later on, Austrians and Germans. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. Austrians (Österreicher are a nation and an ethnic group originating from the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states ( March of Austria, The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as It was built in the Gotho-Roman style with the gothic towers and romanic windows. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. The Architecture of Ancient Rome adopted the external Greek architecture for their own purposes which were so different from Greek buildings as to create a new Doboj was the site of a major battle between Hungarians and Bosnian/Turkish coalition in early August of 1415 in which Hungarians were heavily defeated. As an important border fortress (between Bosnian Kingdom and Hungary), it was also frequently attacked (officially recorded - 18 times) in the Austro-Ottoman Wars, and finally fell to the Habsburgs in 1878. The Byzantines restored control over Bosnia at the end of 10th century but not for long as it was soon taken by Emperor Samuil of Bulgaria. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Doboj at the beginning of the 20th Century

During World War I, Doboj was the site of the largest Austro-Hungarian concentration camp for Serbs. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, According to its official figures, it held, between December 27, 1915 and July 5, 1917:

• 16,673 men from Bosnia and Herzegovina (mostly of Serb ethnicity)
• 16,996 women and children from Bosnia and Herzegovina (mostly of Serb ethnicity)
• 9,172 soldiers and civilians (men, women, children) from the Kingdom of Serbia
• 2,950 soldiers and civilians from the Kingdom of Montenegro

In total, 45,791 persons. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE!

By February 1916, the authorities began redirecting the prisoners to other camps. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Serbs from Bosnia were mostly sent to Győr (Sopronyek, Šopronjek/Шопроњек). Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of Bosnia-Herzegovina, predominantly concentrated in the Republic of Srpska Győr (ˈɟøːr, known under alternative names) is the most important city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron county and lies

Most of the interned from Bosnia were whole families from the border regions of eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is said that 5,000 families alone were uprooted from the Sarajevo district in eastern Bosnia along the border with the Kingdoms of Serbia & Montenegro. TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with

The Nobel Prize-laureate Ivo Andrić was also an inmate of the camp. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Ivo Andrić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Иво Андрић October 9, 1892 &ndash March 13, 1975) was a novelist Short story

During World War II, Doboj was an important site for the partisan resistance movement. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Yugoslav Partisans, or simply the Partisans, ( Serbo-Croatian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene: Partizani From their initial uprising in August 1941 up until the end of the war, the Ozren partisan squad carried out numerous diversions against the occupation forces, among the first successful operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The town was liberated on April 17, 1945. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar At the time of Bosnian War, the city of Doboj has been shelled continuously by Bosniak and Croat forces (over 5,500 mortar and tank rounds had hit the city itself and immediate surrounding area during the period of May 1992 - October 1995). As a result, over 60 citizens of Doboj have been killed due to mortar and tank fire, and some several hundred citizens got wounded in the process.

Demographics

It has been announced in 2007 that a country-wide census will likely take place in 2011. Currently, the only official census numbers are those from 1971 and 1991, but they do not reflect the current demographics as population shifts of the last decade have caused permanent changes.

1971

88. 985 total

• Muslims -32. 418 (36,43)
• Serbs - 39. 884 (44,82)
• Croats - 14. 754 (16,58)
• Yugoslavs - 1. 124 (1,26)
• Others - 805 (0,91)

1991

In 1991, prior to the Yugoslav wars, the Doboj municipality (including the present Republika Srpska and Federation of BiH regions was inhabited by 102,519 people, including:

• 41. The Yugoslav Wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY that took place between 1991 and Republika Srpska ( Serbian: Република Српска Republika Srpska ( often abbreviated PC or RS) also Српска Srpska The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine Федерација Босне и Херцеговине) is one of the two political 164 Muslims by nationality (40,14%)
• 39. Muslims by nationality ( Muslimani, Муслимани was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of 820 Serbs (38,83%) (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• 13. Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of Bosnia-Herzegovina, predominantly concentrated in the Republic of Srpska 264 Croats (12,93%) (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• 5. Croats (Hrvati are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries Croats form one of the three constitutive nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 765 Yugoslavs (5. Yugoslavs ( Bosnian: Jugosloveni/Jugoslaveni; Macedonian and Serbian: Југословени Jugosloveni; Croatian 62%)
• 2. 536 others (2. 48%)

Yugoslavs (5. 5% of the municipal population) were likely to be Serbs, Muslims or children from numerous inter-ethnic marriages.

In urban part of pre-war Doboj municipality, there was:

• 11,133 (40. 36%) Muslims by nationality
• 8,088 (29. 32%) Serbs
• 4,334 (15. 75%) Yugoslavs
• 2,755 (9. 98%) Croats
• 1,269 others

Population by settlements composing the town of Doboj:

• Bare: 153 (13%) Yugoslavs, 135 (11%) Croats, 112 (9%) Muslims, 53 (4%) others, 1,185 total

• Centar: (31%) Muslims, 71,982 (71%) Yugoslavs, 1,236 (12%) Croats, 432 (4%) others, 10,735 total

• Čaršija: 93,561 (72%) Muslims, 594 (12%) Yugoslavs, 303 (6%) Serbs, 195 (4%) Croats, 273 (6%) others, 4,926 total

• Doboj Novi: 358 (48%) Muslims, 237 (32%) Yugoslavs, 7 (1%) Croats, 108 (14%) others, 749 total

• Donji Grad: (31%) Muslims,17, 844 (17%) Yugoslavs, 569 (11%) Croats, 196 (4%) others, 5,035 total

• Orašje: 1,411 (66%) Muslims, (11%) Yugoslavs, 111 (5%) Croats, 90 (4%) others, 2,136 total

• Usora: 924 (33%) Serbs, 779 (28%) Muslims, 502 (18%) Croats, 491 (17%) Yugoslavs, 117 (4%) others, 2,813 total

Serbs made majority in Bare, Centar, Donji Grad and Usora, while Bosniaks made majority in Čaršija, Doboj Novi and Orašje.

Source: [1].

Geography

Before the war in Bosnia the municipality of the same name had a bigger area surface. The War in Bosnia and Herzegovina, commonly known as the Bosnian War, was an international armed conflict that took place between March 1992 and November 1995 A larger part of the pre-war municipality is part of the Republika Srpska, including the city itself, (the Doboj Region). Republika Srpska ( Serbian: Република Српска Republika Srpska ( often abbreviated PC or RS) also Српска Srpska The Doboj Region is one of the seven Regions of Republika Srpska. The southern rural areas are part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the eastern rural part of the municipality is part of the Tuzla Canton, also in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geography This canton is situated in the central part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine Федерација Босне и Херцеговине) is one of the two political Municipalities It comprises the municipalities of Banovići, Čelić, Doboj Istok (Doboj East Gradačac, Gračanica, The parts of the pre-war Doboj Municipality that are in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina are the municipalities of Doboj South (Doboj Jug) and Doboj East (Doboj Istok) and the Municipality of Usora. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine Федерација Босне и Херцеговине) is one of the two political Doboj South (Doboj Jug / Добој Југ is a small rural municipality in the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Doboj East (Doboj Istok / Добој Исток is a small rural municipality in the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Municipality of Usora (Općina Usora / Општина Усора is a rural municipality in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with a Bosnian Croat majority

Economics

As a rail hub, before the Bosnian War, Doboj focused much of its industrial activities around it. The War in Bosnia and Herzegovina, commonly known as the Bosnian War, was an international armed conflict that took place between March 1992 and November 1995 Moreover, as a regional center, it was home to several factories, now mostly bankrupt from mismanagement or privatized, including "Bosanka Doboj", a fruit and vegetable product factory; "Trudbenik", a maker of air compressors and equipment, etc. Nowadays, most of the economy, similar to the rest of the country and typical of poorly executed transition from state-controlled to market economy, bases around the service industry. High unemployment warrants a vibrant coffee shop and bar scene, crowded throughout most of the day and night(it is commonly believed that Doboj is one of the top three cities having largest number of coffee bars/pubs within city limits in Bosnia & Herzegovina).

On the positive side, an approximately $800 million investment, due for ground braking during 2008 in the Stanari suburb, will start of with the building of an electrical power plant. Additionally, the $1 billion investments in the northern Modrica Oil Refinery are likely to increase railroad traffic. Modriča ( Cyrillic: Модрича is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Nightlife/Tourism

The city of Doboj is very colorful and contrasted to the extremes, there are top notch urban cafes/bars sharing the garbage containers with the old-school towney pubs and restaurants. The place to start is Doboj fortress then Zanatski Centar, bar/club-infested neighborhood, which is located in Naselje Stadion (Stadium Village) in downtown Doboj. There are numerous cafe bars, clubs, restaurants, arcade saloons, and sports-betting joints in this relatively small urban oasis. Mixed mediterranean and continental food, hard rock and metal concerts, turbo-folk rising stars, cevapcici & other oriental dishes, and all kinds of beer & other liquor(domestic and foreign) available. Orange bar, Corner Cafe, Time Out, City, Irish Pub, La Linea are just some of the must-see locales in this part of town.

Visit the bar "Rupa" ("The Hole") by the city park and try to attend one of the beer-promo nights in the crowded atmosphere and under the ground (location of a former city amateur theater). There is a large, stylish, discotheque/club "Dzungla" (The Jungle)located by the river Bosna for those who love Balkan-style ethno fury mixed with oriental and techno rhythms. Finally, end your night at the Club "Atlantic" in the old town and catch one of the worldwide-famous DJs spinning records almost every weekend there. Above the all, do not forget to visit the freshly-renovated medieval city castle (early 1200s) both during the day and at night before hitting the same bars once again, this time better prepared.

Best cultural performances are taking place on Doboj Fortress and Center for Culture Doboj. There is a famous festival of tourism called FEST-TOUR, traditionally held in the last days of June. On Doboj fortress you can visit Ethno shop/cafe, children playground, take a photo with knights and princess, see an exhibition of medieval weaponry, buy souvenirs and experience a medieval life for a few minutes.

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Transportation

The city is the region's commanding railroad knot, going south to Ploče on the Adriatic Sea, west to Banja Luka and Zagreb, north to Vinkovci, Croatia, and east to Tuzla and Zvornik. Ploče is a town and a notable Seaport in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, population 6537 (2001 total municipality population 10834 (2001 Banja Luka or Banjaluka ( Cyrillic: Бања Лука ˌbaɲaˈluːka is the capital and the largest Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Vinkovci is a Croatian town in eastern Slavonia, with a population of 32455 (2001 making it the largest town of the Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Tuzla is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the 1991 census it had 131000 inhabitants Zvornik ( Cyrillic: Зворник is a city on the Drina river in northeastern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina The route of the future E-75 highway is supposed to pass through the Doboj area, and a separate highway toward western Banja Luka is in the planning stage. Banja Luka or Banjaluka ( Cyrillic: Бања Лука ˌbaɲaˈluːka is the capital and the largest

Education

Doboj hosts the private Slobomir P University branch, with several colleges. Doboj also seats the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technical School, as well as several specialized High Schools.

Sport

The local football club, FK Sloga Doboj, plays in the First League of the Republika Srpska. A football team or a football club, in football (soccer is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a Football game be it Association FK Sloga is a football club from the city of Doboj, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prva liga Republike Srpske or Прва лига Републике Српске (First League of the Republika Srpska is a second level football competition in The town's favourite sports activity, however, is handball. It is being played by the local Sloga Doboj team. Sloga Doboj ranks among the country's top teams and consistently qualifies for international competitions.

Notable places/events in Doboj

• The Doboj Fortress from the early 13th century, looking over the town. Doboj fortress "Gradina" is located in the city of Doboj in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The grounds of the fortress have been renovated during 2006.
• A Roman military camp (Castrum) from 1st century AD (right above the confluence of the Usora and the Bosna rivers)
• The regional museum (Завичајни Музеј Добој or Zavičajni Muzej Doboj)
• A monument dedicated to the Serb civilians died in the World War I Austro-Hungarian detention camp in Doboj
• The annual Doboj International TV Handball Tournament
• The Doboj Synagoge located close to town center
• Dzungla (i. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC The 1st century was the Century that lasted from 1 to 100 according the Julian calendar. This article is about the Usora River For other uses of the term Usora see Usora (disambiguation. This article is about the River Bosna For the region see Bosnia (region, for other uses of the term Bosna / Bosnia see Bosnia (disambiguation. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All e. , "The Jungle") swimming/aqua complex
• The old Austro-Hungarian Railway Station Building (oldest railway station in Bosnia/Herzegovina, built in 1878).
• Small Business Trade Fair DOBOJEXPO
• FESTTOUR Festival of tourism of Bosnia and Herzegovina and western Balkan, end of June.
• Cultural Summer on Doboj fortress(July, August)
• Gastro show "Dobojgastro". February
• International Theater fest- May

Famous people

• Jasmin Bijelošević- ćinovnik-bankar
• Jasko Talijan, local underground icon & self-proclaimed rock sta
• Fahrudin Omerović, ex-football goalkeeper (national selection of Yugoslavia)
• Muhamed Konjić, ex-football player (national selection of Bosnia/Herzegovina)
• Izet Sarajlić, historian of philosophy, essayist, translator, and poet
• Ismet Kapetanović, hero of WW2
• Refik Bešlagic, hero of WW2
• Slađana Pejić, model and Veliki Brat housemate

Gallery

Fortress

Fortress

External links

• http://www.dobojcaffe.com - Sve o Doboju
• http://www.dobojlive.com
• http://www.mojdoboj.com
• http://www.doboj.net
• http://www.bhtourism.ba/eng/doboj.wbsp
• http://www.doboj.com
• http://www.dobojskatvrdjava.rs.ba
• http://sajam.doboj.net