Obljaj is a village in the municipality of Bosansko Grahovo in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Obljaj
Village
A Catholic church in Obljaj
A Catholic church in Obljaj
Obljaj is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Obljaj
Obljaj
Coordinates: 44°10′42″N 16°23′19″E / 44.17833°N 16.38861°E / 44.17833; 16.38861
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
CantonCanton 10
MunicipalityBosansko Grahovo
Area
 • Total8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total108
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Gavrilo Princip (who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria), was born here in 1894 and lived here when he was young.[1] During the Operation Summer '95 the house in which Princip was born was burned down by Croatian forces.[2]

Demographics

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According to the 2013 census, its population was 108.[3]

Ethnicity in 2013
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Serbs 55 50.9%
Croats 52 48.1%
other/undeclared 1 0.9%
Total 108 100%

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Doak 2008, p. 39.
  2. ^ Nikolić, Kosta (2023). Krajina: 1991.–1995 (in Serbo-Croatian). Zaprešić & Zagreb: Fraktura & Serb National Council. p. 399. ISBN 978-953-358-654-0.
  3. ^ Ethnicity/National Affiliation, Religion and Mother Tongue 2019, pp. 500–501.

Bibliography

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