Zagoričani
Encyclopedia
Zagoričani is a village
in the municipality
of Livno
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
to Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić. In list of neighbour places of Livno
from 1711, ther were 15 villages mentioned, including Zagoričani. Bishop Pavao Dragičević mentioned Zagoričani along with Potočani
as one of the Croat-populated villages of Livno
with other 35 villages.
Zagoričani and Potočani
were one village at first, known as Podgreda. This village was scattered and had many hamlets. People who came to town Livno were serfs at the time. As population from Zagoričani came from the hill, the townsfolk named them "Zagoričani" (people from hill), thus village was named by its residents Zagoričani.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the municipality
Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In Bosnia and Herzegovina the smallest unit is the municipality or Opština. Prior to the war there were 109 municipalities in Bosnia. 10 of these were part of the Sarajevo area. After the war the number of municipalities increased to 142: 79 municipalities in the Federation of Bosnia and...
of Livno
Livno
Livno is a town in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Tomislavgrad, Glamoč, Bosansko Grahovo, Kupres and the Croatian border.- Position :...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
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Historiy
Village Zagoričani were mentioned for the first time in 1400 in grant of Stjepan OstojaStjepan Ostoja
Stephen Ostoja was Bosnian King from 1398 to 1404 and from 1409 to 1418.-Family connections:He was a member of the House of Kotromanić, son of Tvrtko and grandson of Vladislav of Kotroman and his wife, Jelena Šubić from the Croatian noble Šubić family...
to Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić. In list of neighbour places of Livno
Livno
Livno is a town in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Tomislavgrad, Glamoč, Bosansko Grahovo, Kupres and the Croatian border.- Position :...
from 1711, ther were 15 villages mentioned, including Zagoričani. Bishop Pavao Dragičević mentioned Zagoričani along with Potočani
Potočani (Livno)
Potočani is a village in the municipality of Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
as one of the Croat-populated villages of Livno
Livno
Livno is a town in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Tomislavgrad, Glamoč, Bosansko Grahovo, Kupres and the Croatian border.- Position :...
with other 35 villages.
Zagoričani and Potočani
Potočani (Livno)
Potočani is a village in the municipality of Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
were one village at first, known as Podgreda. This village was scattered and had many hamlets. People who came to town Livno were serfs at the time. As population from Zagoričani came from the hill, the townsfolk named them "Zagoričani" (people from hill), thus village was named by its residents Zagoričani.