Knešpolje, Široki Brijeg

Knešpolje is a settlement within the municipality of Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1991, the settlement had a population of 1,110.[1] It is located along the Mostar-Široki Brijeg roadway.

Knešpolje
Кнешпоље
Village
Knešpolje is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Knešpolje
Knešpolje
Coordinates: 43°22′10″N 17°37′58″E / 43.36944°N 17.63278°E / 43.36944; 17.63278
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton West Herzegovina
Municipality Široki Brijeg
Area
 • Total3.26 sq mi (8.45 km2)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total1,322
 • Density410/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

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Knešpolje was first linked to Mostar by road in 1896 under what was then Austro-Hungarian rule. Knešpolje is the site of two World War II mass graves.[2] The exhumation of these remains is set to begin in 2010.[3]

Culture

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The village is home to the Church of St. John the Baptist (Crkva sv. Ivana Krstitelja).

Population

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Knešpolje
Year 1991. 1981. 1971.
Croats 1,105 (99.54%) 975 (99.69%) 951 (100%)
Yugoslavs 3 (0.27%) 0 0
Others and Unknown 2 (0.18%) 3 (0.30%) 0
Total 1,110 978 951

According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,322.[4]

Ethnicity in 2013
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Croats 1,312 99.2%
Serbs 1 0.1%
other/undeclared 9 0.7%
Total 1,322 100%

References

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  1. ^ Nacionalni sastav stanovništva - Rezultati za Republiku po opštinama i naseljenim mjestima 1991., Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Bosne i Hercegovine, Sarajevo.
  2. ^ Ostaci četvorice franjevaca u masovnoj grobnici Dubrava?, Dnevni list
  3. ^ Uskoro počinju iskapanja u masovnoj grobnici Dubrava-Knešpolje
  4. ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved September 21, 2021.