Jajce

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Jajce
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Town and municipality
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Clockwise from top: The Pliva Waterfall, Panoramic view of eastern Maršala Tita area from Jajce Fortress, Jajce Fortress and ancient area, Meadow Gate and Omer Bey's native house and the view of Šejh Mustafe area.
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Location of Jajce within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 44°20′30″N17°16′10″E / 44.34167°N 17.26944°E / 44.34167; 17.26944
Country Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Flag of Central Bosnia.svg  Central Bosnia
Government
 • Municipal mayorEdin Hozan (SDA)
Area
 • Municipality342.46 km2 (132.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Municipality27,258
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
 •  Urban
7,172
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code +387 30
Website www.opcina-jajce.ba

Jajce is a town and municipality in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 7,172 inhabitants, with 27,258 inhabitants in the municipality, [1] It is situated in the region of Bosanska Krajina, on the crossroads between Banja Luka, Mrkonjić Grad and Donji Vakuf, on the confluence of the rivers Pliva and Vrbas.

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History

Ancient times

Jajce Mithraeum is a temple dedicated to the God of the Sun, Mithra. The god was worshiped and the cult spread to other parts of the Roman Empire throughout the Mediterranean basin by slaves and merchants from the Orient, and by Roman soldiers who came into contact with the followers of the cult in the East. The temple is dated to the 2nd century AD and was renovated sometime during the 4th century AD. This particular Mithraeum is renowned as one of the best preserved in Europe. It was discovered accidentally during the construction of a private house. The temple is protected by glass walls so that visitors can see inside even without entering the facility. However, for entry and a closer look, visitors need to give notice of their visit in advance by contacting the Ethnological Museum of Jajce.

The Jajce Mithraeum has been declared a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. [2]

Bosnian Kingdom

Citadel above Walled town of Jajce Grad Jajce.JPG
Citadel above Walled town of Jajce

Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić, at the height of his power, founded the town of Jajce, [3] and built a fortress on the site of an earlier fort. It is assumed that one of the locations of his death could be Jajce, where he built his tomb, known as the Catacombs of Jajce. However, another location of his burial is possibly believed to be Zgošća near Kakanj, where the Zgošća Stećak, a burial megalith, had been found.

Jajce was first built in the 14th century and served as the capital of the independent Kingdom of Bosnia during its time. The first references to the name of Jajce in written sources is from the year 1396, but the fortress already existed before this. The town has gates as fortifications, as well as a castle with walls which lead to the various gates around the town. About 10–20 kilometres from Jajce lies the Komotin Castle and town area which is older but smaller than Jajce. It is believed the town of Jajce was established after Komotin was struck by the Black Death.[ citation needed ] Jajce was the residence of the last Bosnian king Stjepan Tomašević where he received the royal crown from Pope Pius II as "by grace of God, the King of Serbs, Bosnia, Littoral, Hum, Dalmatia, Croats, etc.". [4] The king was slain in the town after the Ottoman conquests. [4]

The Ottomans besieged the town and executed Tomašević, but held it only for six months. At this point it was the Hungarians who looked to seize the opportunity to hinder the Ottoman expansion in the Balkans. With the Bosnian King's death, an opportunity arose for the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus to try and capture Bosnia before the Ottomans, which consequentially lead to the Siege of Jajce and suppression of the Ottoman forces' advancement. This derailed Ottoman plans for nearly half a century, for which time the Hungarians established the Banovina of Jajce. [5] : 36  Before her death in 1478 Queen Catherine restored the Saint Mary's Church in Jajce, nowadays the oldest church in the town.

Ottoman period

Skenderbeg Mihajlović besieged Jajce again in 1501, which, although the siege was unsuccessful, marked the approaching demise of the town and the Hungarian rule in Bosnia. Mihajlović was repelled by Ivaniš Korvin, who was assisted by the Zrinski, Frankopan, Karlović and Cubor families.[ citation needed ]in 1520 Petar Keglević became the Ban of Jajce. [6] In 1527, Jajce fell to the Ottomans. [7] Under the Ottomans, the town lost its strategic importance, as the border moved further north.

There are several churches and mosques built at different times during different reigns, making Jajce a rather diverse town in this aspect.

Austria-Hungary period

Jajce was ruled together with the rest of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the administration of Austria-Hungary from 1878 to 1918. The Franciscan monastery of Saint Luke was completed in 1885.

World War II

The AVNOJ Museum in Jajce Jajce AVNOJ museum.JPG
The AVNOJ Museum in Jajce

From 1929–1941, Jajce was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. During the Second World War, Jajce gained importance as centre of a large swath of free territory, and on 29 November 1943 it hosted the second convention of the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ). There, representatives from throughout Yugoslavia decided to establish a federal Yugoslavia, one that would have equality between its ethnic groups, and established that Bosnia and Herzegovina would be one of its constitutive republics. The post-war economy of Jajce in socialist times was based on industry and tourism. [5] : 36 

Bosnian War

The ruins of the Orthodox church in Jajce Pravoslavna crkva u Jajcu.JPG
The ruins of the Orthodox church in Jajce

At the beginning of the Bosnian War, Jajce was inhabited by people from all ethnic groups, and was situated at a junction between areas of the Bosnian Serb majority to the north, Bosniak majority areas to the southeast and Bosnian Croat majority areas to the southwest.

At the end of April and the beginning of May 1992, almost all ethnic Serbs fled or were expelled to the territory under Republika Srpska control. In the summer of 1992, the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) started heavy bombardment of the town. Jajce was defended by Croat (HVO) and Bosniak (ARBiH) forces with two separate command lines, but fell to Serb forces on 29 October. Retreating forces were joined by a column of 30,000 to 40,000 civilian refugees, stretching 16 kilometres (10 miles) towards Travnik, under VRS sniping and shelling. Shrader defined it as "the largest and most wretched single exodus" of the Bosnian War. [8]

Bosniak refugees resettled in Central Bosnia, while Croats moved either to Croatia or closer to the Croatian border due to rising tensions. By November 1992 the pre-war population of Jajce had shrunk from 45,000 to just several thousand. [9]

In the following weeks, all mosques and Catholic churches in Jajce were demolished. It is presumed that the Orthodox church was demolished on 10–11 October by members of the so-called "Krajina Brigade" within the Army of BiH. The VRS converted the town's Franciscan monastery into a prison and its archives, museum collections and artworks were looted; the monastery church was completely destroyed. By 1992, all religious buildings in Jajce had been destroyed, except for two mosques whose perilous positioning on a hilltop had made them unsuitable for demolition. [10]

Jajce was re-captured together with Bosanski Petrovac in mid-September 1995 during Operation Mistral 2 by the Croatian Defence Council (HVO), [11] after VRS forces had evacuated the Serb population. Jajce became part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to the Dayton Agreement. Returning Bosniaks were at first blocked by a mob of Croats in early August 1996, which according to US diplomat Robert Gelbard was personally led by convicted Bosnian Croat war criminal Dario Kordić. Bosniak refugees were able to return peacefully only a few weeks after, being accompanied by many more. Dario Kordić surrendered and was flown to the Hague following political pressure on Zagreb, particularly by the United States. [12]

A significant number of Serb refugees settled in Brčko while the rest settled in Mrkonjić Grad, Šipovo, and Banja Luka. [13]

Economy and tourism

Waterfall, 1901 Zentralbibliothek Zurich - Jajce Wasserfall - 400017380.jpg
Waterfall, 1901

National Monument and UNESCO Tentative List

The economy of the Jajce municipality is nowadays weak. UNESCO, with a Swedish organisation Kulturarv utan gränser (transl. Cultural Heritage without Borders), initiated a project of the renovation of the historical core of the town. The main project of the company was to renovate old traditional houses which symbolize the panoramic view of the town with the waterfall. As of 2006, most of the houses were rebuilt.

The old Jajce walled city core, including the waterfall, and other individual sites outside the walled city perimeter, such as the Jajce Mithraeum, is designated as The Natural and Architectural Ensemble of Jajce and proposed for the inscription into the UNESCO's World Heritage Site list. The bid for the inscription is currently placed on the UNESCO Tentative list. [14] [15]

Tourism

Jajce was a popular tourist destination in Yugoslav times, mostly due to the historical importance of the AVNOJ session. Tourism has restarted, and its numbers (20-55,000 tourists in 2012–2013) are relevant in relation to the municipality's population (25,000). Tourists from across the former Yugoslavia still make up most of the visitors to Jajce, but Middle Eastern tourists have also increased since the early 2000s. Organised school trips also make up a significant portion of tourists. Spring and autumn are the main tourist seasons. [5] : 40 

The town is famous for its beautiful 22-metre (72 ft) high waterfall where the Pliva River meets the river Vrbas. It was damaged during the Bosnian War by high waters and severe flooding, as the area of the Jajce-1 Hydroelectric Power Station was at the battlefront and out of service; the sudden rise in water levels and discharge created a tidal wave which damaged the travertine body of the waterfall.

Jajce is situated in the mountains; there is beautiful countryside near the town, rivers such as the Vrbas and Pliva, and lakes such as Pliva lake, which is also a popular destination for the local people and tourists. Not far from Jajce there are mountains that are over 2,000 metres high, such as Vlašić near the town of Travnik. Travelling through the mountain roads to the town may not be pleasant for some visitors, because the roads are in poor condition, but the scenery is picturesque. [16] [17] [18]

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Panorama of Jajce

Demographics

In 1931 the municipality of Jajce was part of the much bigger Jajce County (together with today's municipalities of Jezero, Dobretići and Šipovo).

266 Serbs from Jajce are documented to have been murdered at the Jasenovac concentration camp during World War II. [19]

Population

Population of settlements – Jajce municipality
Settlement19311948195319611971198119912013
Total48,51034,48835,00241,19745,00730,758
1Bare225252
2Barevo1,616680
3Biokovina512225
4Bistrica1,236909
5Bravnice868323
6Bučići457458
7Bulići1,4001,014
8Carevo Polje1,8751,189
9Divičani1,2571,065
10Donji Bešpelj834536
11Doribaba651588
12Gornji Bešpelj783310
13Ipota372310
14Jajce6,8539,12711,91813,5797,172
15Kasumi319219
16Klimenta411447
17Kruščica913685
18Kuprešani1,106770
19Lendići703621
20Lupnica1,064817
21Mile1,2701,056
22Peratovci372331
23Podmilačje674430
24Prudi614420
25Pšenik411328
26Rika901376
27Seoci423250
28Šibenica925861
29Smionica470271
30Vinac1,3411,085
31Vlasinje1,133845
32Vrbica652602
33Vukičevci475271
Bosnian-style wooden mosque (Ramadan begova dzamija), reconstructed Ramadan begova dzamija, Jajce.JPG
Bosnian-style wooden mosque (Ramadan begova džamija), reconstructed

Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Jajce town
2013199119811971
Total7,172 (100,0%)13,579 (100,0%)11,918 (100,0%)9,127 (100,0%)
Croats3,273 (45,64%)1,899 (13,98%)1,991 (16,71%)2,148 (23,53%)
Bosniaks (previously Muslims)3,267 (45,55%)5,277 (38,86%)4,068 (34,13%)4,220 (46,24%)
Others435 (6,065%)389 (2,865%)80 (0,671%)101 (1,107%)
Serbs197 (2,747%)3,797 (27,96%)3,046 (25,56%)2,403 (26,33%)
Yugoslavs2,217 (16,33%)2,632 (22,08%)184 (2,016%)
Montenegrins58 (0,487%)38 (0,416%)
Albanians22 (0,185%)15 (0,164%)
Macedonians8 (0,067%)3 (0,033%)
Slovenes6 (0,050%)12 (0,131%)
Hungarians6 (0,050%)3 (0,033%)
Roma1 (0,008%)
Ethnic composition – Jajce municipality
201319911981197119611931
Total30,758 (100,0%)45,007 (100,0%)41,197 (100,0%)35,002 (100,0%)34,488 (100,0%)48,510 (100,0%)
Bosniaks (previously Muslims)13,269 (48,68%)17,380 (38,62%)15,145 (36,76%)14,001 (40,00%)7,545 (21,88%)14,205 (29,28%)
Croats12,555 (46,06%)15,811 (35,13%)14,418 (35,00%)12,376 (35,36%)13,733 (39,82%)10,080 (20,78%)
Others933 (3,423%)657 (1,460%)375 (0,910%)192 (0,549%)198 (0,57%)
Serbs501 (1,838%)8,663 (19,25%)7,954 (19,31%)8,132 (23,23%)8,670 (25,14%)24,176 (49,84%)
Yugoslavs2,496 (5,546%)3,177 (7,712%)208 (0,594%)4,342 (12,59%)
Montenegrins72 (0,175%)47 (0,134%)
Albanians32 (0,078%)15 (0,043%)
Macedonians10 (0,024%)3 (0,009%)
Slovenes7 (0,017%)18 (0,051%)
Hungarians6 (0,015%)4 (0,011%)
Roma1 (0,002%)6 (0,017%)

Climate

Climate data for Jajce (1961–1990)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)16.6
(61.9)		21.4
(70.5)		26.6
(79.9)		29.4
(84.9)		33.4
(92.1)		34.6
(94.3)		37.6
(99.7)		37.0
(98.6)		37.0
(98.6)		29.4
(84.9)		23.2
(73.8)		19.8
(67.6)		37.6
(99.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)3.1
(37.6)		6.4
(43.5)		11.1
(52.0)		16.0
(60.8)		21.0
(69.8)		23.9
(75.0)		26.3
(79.3)		26.2
(79.2)		22.7
(72.9)		17.3
(63.1)		10.6
(51.1)		4.2
(39.6)		15.7
(60.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)−0.8
(30.6)		1.8
(35.2)		5.5
(41.9)		10.1
(50.2)		14.5
(58.1)		17.4
(63.3)		19.2
(66.6)		18.7
(65.7)		15.4
(59.7)		10.8
(51.4)		5.7
(42.3)		0.7
(33.3)		9.9
(49.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−4.7
(23.5)		−2.6
(27.3)		0.1
(32.2)		4.1
(39.4)		8.2
(46.8)		11.4
(52.5)		12.5
(54.5)		12.4
(54.3)		9.9
(49.8)		5.7
(42.3)		1.2
(34.2)		−2.9
(26.8)		4.6
(40.3)
Record low °C (°F)−25.4
(−13.7)		−18.6
(−1.5)		−15.2
(4.6)		−4.4
(24.1)		−1.5
(29.3)		1.2
(34.2)		5.4
(41.7)		4.8
(40.6)		−2.0
(28.4)		−5.8
(21.6)		−14.8
(5.4)		−18.8
(−1.8)		−25.4
(−13.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)60.2
(2.37)		61.3
(2.41)		65.7
(2.59)		70.3
(2.77)		87.4
(3.44)		96.5
(3.80)		81.8
(3.22)		77.9
(3.07)		74.8
(2.94)		68.4
(2.69)		91.5
(3.60)		80.5
(3.17)		916.2
(36.07)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)12.011.313.013.714.514.410.010.010.19.611.512.8143.1
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm)15.411.54.00.50.00.00.00.00.00.03.511.546.4
Average relative humidity (%)82.779.475.172.375.276.975.876.878.880.281.984.478.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 52.571.1115.3147.7180.7197.3243.8221.2165.6120.572.044.21,631.9
Source: Meteorological Institute of Bosnia and Herzegovina [20]

Settlements

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Jajce is twinned with: [21]

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