Foča
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Foča is a historic town in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, known for its scenic setting near the Drina River and its significant role in regional history.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| areaCode | +387 58 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 43.506 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 18.778 ⓘ |
| country | Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ |
| distanceFromSarajevo | about 80 km southeast ⓘ |
| dominantPostWarEthnicGroup | Serbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | about 400 m above sea level ⓘ |
| event |
Foča ethnic cleansing during Bosnian War (1992–1995)
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Foča massacres during World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ site of World War II Partisan activities ⓘ |
| hasUniversityFaculty |
Faculty of Medicine, University of East Sarajevo
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Faculty of Theology, University of East Sarajevo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Foça (Ottoman Turkish form)
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Hotča NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Herzegovina
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Sandžak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic Ottoman-era architecture (partly destroyed)
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proximity to Sutjeska National Park ⓘ rafting on the Drina and Tara rivers ⓘ role in Bosnian War ⓘ scenic mountain and river landscape ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ |
| locatedInEntity | Republika Srpska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | East Bosnia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Montenegro border
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Sutjeska National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Drina River
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Ćehotina River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivities |
forestry
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hydropower ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| municipalSeatOf | Foča Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Foča Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEstimate |
around 12000 (town)
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around 18000 (municipality urban and rural, post‑war) ⓘ |
| postalCode | 73300 ⓘ |
| preWarEthnicComposition | ethnically mixed with significant Bosniak population ⓘ |
| religiousBuildings |
Serbian Orthodox churches
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mosques (many destroyed in 1990s, some rebuilt) ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warCrimeProceedings | cases before International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanjak of Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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