Goražde
Sign in to saveGoražde (, ) is a town and the administrative centre of the Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Drina river. As of 2013, the town has a population of 20,897 inhabitants, while the urban centre has 11,806 inhabitants.
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- Goražde
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- Grad GoraždeГрад ГораждеTown of Goražde
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- Goražde
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- City
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- Country
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- Entity
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- Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Canton
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- Geographical region
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- Podrinje
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- Mayor
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- Ernest Imamović
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- SDP BiH
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- Location of Goražde within Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- BiH municipality location Goražde.svg
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- Medieval period
- Ottoman rule
- Austro-Hungarian rule
- Yugoslavia
- Bosnian War
- Settlements
- Demographics
- Population
- Ethnic composition
- Environment
- Natural environment
- Built environment
- Climate
- In literature
- Sports
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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Goražde (, ) is a town and the administrative centre of the Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Drina river. As of 2013, the town has a population of 20,897 inhabitants, while the urban centre has 11,806 inhabitants.
==Location== Goražde is situated on the banks of the River Drina in southeastern Bosnia. The city lies at the foot of the eastern slope of the Jahorina mountain at a height of above sea level. The settlement is situated on the alluvial terrace in a broad valley, formed by the erosion of the River Drina. The valley borders Biserna to the southeast (701 m (2,300 ft)), Samari to the south (696 m (2,283 ft)), Misjak to the southwest (618 m (2,028 ft)), Gubavica to the west (410 m (1,345 ft)) and Povrsnica to the north (420 m (1,378 ft)).