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Carevo Polje (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Coordinates: 44°21′17″N 17°16′12″E / 44.3547°N 17.2700°E / 44.3547; 17.2700
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Carevo Polje
Village
Carevo Polje is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Carevo Polje
Carevo Polje
Coordinates: 44°21′17″N 17°16′12″E / 44.3547°N 17.2700°E / 44.3547; 17.2700
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
CantonCentral Bosnia
MunicipalityJajce
Area
 • Total1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total1,189
 • Density680/sq mi (260/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Carevo Polje is a village in the municipality of Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] It is the place where, in 1463, Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror ordered the execution of the last King of Bosnia, Stephen Tomašević.

Historical significance

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In English the name means The Emperor's Field, and is attributed to the Mehmed the Conqueror and the events surrounding Ottoman invasion and fall of Bosnian Kingdom, culminating in Bosnian king Stjepan Tomašević beheading at the location.

Demographics

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According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,189.[2]

Ethnicity in 2013
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Croats 1,009 84.9%
Bosniaks 158 13.3%
Serbs 3 0.3%
other/undeclared 19 1.6%
Total 1,189 100%

References

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  1. ^ Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
  2. ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved November 13, 2021.