Kakanj
Kakanj, typical industry settlement,built between hills on both Zgoća river sides, is a recent city. It's building has become in 1900. year during Austria-Hungary rule, preparing opening cobble mine. In 1902. mine started with production. In next hundred years, Kakanj is developing without clear urbanistic concept, primary around coalpits, and later by riversides of Zgoća and Bosna.
In contrast to city, neihgbouring settlements are very ancient. They were, and some of them still are- important historycal places and witnesses of millenarian existance of Bosnian state. Primary, there is Kraljeva Sutjeska, with franciscan monastery, as a thesaurus of invaluable historical treasure. Closed to monastery, there is Bobovac, the last stand of the last Bosnian Queen, Cathrine, and medieval residence of Bosnian kings. In Kraljeva Sutjeska, there is one of the most ancient mosques in Bosnia, built by order of Sultan Medmed II Victorious during expedition in Bosnia and conquering of Bobovac.
Also, in Kakanj municipality was found one of the most beautifull thombstones ever find in Bosnia, with the riding cavalier in the hunt. Nowadays, the stone is exposed in Bothanic garden of The State Museum in Sarajevo.
Whole Kakanj area had a renaissance during rule of Kotromanic dinasty. Also, in a small willage Obre were found excavations from Neolithic period.--Gorchin 08:13, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)
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