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Also known as Visoko, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Visoko, Zenica-Doboj

Visoko () is a city located in the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality had a population of 39,938 inhabitants with 11,205 living in Visoko town. Located between Zenica and Sarajevo, Visoko lies where the river Fojnica joins the Bosna.

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Place details

Locality
Visoko
Region
Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine
Country
Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина
Population
17,890
Timezone
Europe/Sarajevo

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Key facts

Settlement.subdivision_type2
Canton
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Mirza Ganić
Settlement.leader_party
SDA
Settlement.area_total_km2
230.8
Settlement.population_as_of
2013
Settlement.population_urban
11205
Settlement.population_total
39938
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_density_sq_mi
206
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.timezone_DST
CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+2
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal code
Settlement.postal_code
71300
Settlement.area_code
+387 32
Settlement.image_caption
Top to bottom, left to right: View from Visočica hill, Tabačka mosque, Church of St. Procopius, Franciscan monastery of St. Bonaventure, Old town of Visoki, Fojnička River at the confluence with River Bosna, View from Vrela hill

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Visoko
Population
39938
Area
230.8
Elevation
508
Official website
www.visoko.gov.ba
Image
VisokoPolje.jpg
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Commons category
Visoko
Commons gallery
Visoko
postal code
71300
native label
Високо
inception
1355-00-00
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Article

27 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • Infrastructure
  • Demographics
  • History
  • Prehistoric era
  • Illyria and Roman Empire
  • Medieval Bosnia (958–1463)
  • Ottoman Empire (1463–1878)
  • Austro-Hungarian Empire (1878–1918)
  • Kingdom of Yugoslavia, NDH and WWII (1918–1945)
  • SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)
  • Bosnian War (1992–1995)
  • Bosnian pyramids claims
  • Economy
  • Tourism
  • Society and culture
  • National monuments and architecture
  • Museums
  • Health
  • Music
  • Sport
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • See also
  • Sources
  • References

Visoko () is a city located in the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality had a population of 39,938 inhabitants with 11,205 living in Visoko town. Located between Zenica and Sarajevo, Visoko lies where the river Fojnica joins the Bosna.

The Visoko region has evidence of long continuous occupation, with the first traces of life dating back to the 5th millennium BC. Archaeological excavations of Okolište have found one of the biggest Neolithic settlements of the Butmir culture in southeastern Europe.

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