Blagovac
# Blagovac

Blagovac is a settlement in Vogošća municipality, near Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It is divided into five sub parts which are: Blagovac 1 (factory area), Blagovac 2 (international dog training center in Miro Dukić's house), Blagovac 3 (local mosque that was built after the Bosnian War, shopping center) and Blagovac 4 and 5.

## History

First settlers in Blagovac were the Blagovčanin family. Before the Bosnian conflicts Blagovac was entirely populated by a Serbian population. After the war, and with the forming of Republika Srpska, most of the Serbs sold their houses and moved to Pale or other places with a Serbian majority. Now Blagovac is mainly populated by Muslims however there are still few houses with Serbian families left.

## Population

### Ethnic composition, 1991 census

* Serbs – 1,159 (90.97%)
* Yugoslavs – 50 (3.92%)
* Croats – 27 (2.11%)
* Muslims – 16 (1.25%)
* Others and unknown – 22 (1.72%)
* Total – 1,274

### 2013 census

* Serbs – 64 (3.3%)
* Croats – 15 (0.8%)
* Bosniaks – 1,842 (94.2%)
* Others and unknown – 35 (1.8%)
* Total – 1,956
