Misoča

43°57′N 18°17′E / 43.95°N 18.28°E / 43.95; 18.28Country Bosnia and HerzegovinaEntityFederation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaCanton SarajevoMunicipalityIlijašTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Misoča is one of the largest settlements of the Ilijaš Municipality, known in Bosnian as Naselje Misoča. It is the biggest community in the municipality of Ilijaš with 981^[1] residents. Ethnically, the majority of the settlement consists of Bosniaks, numbering at 857 people, 121 are Serbs, 6 are Croats, 9 are classified as others.^{[citation needed]} Otherwise, the community of Misoča is known as the place with the first organized Bosniak defense against local Serbs.

Misoča is the largest area in the municipality Ilijaš, Sarajevo Canton.^{[citation needed]}

History

Prior to the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina,^[when?] the settlement was separated into two parts: Donja Misoča and Gornja Misoča.^{[citation needed]} Now,^[when?] it is simply known as Misoča, with one local community – Misoča. Places in Misoča are: Bare, Dedići, Glavica, Matorugin Han, Katane, Misoča, Mlini, Pušine, and Strana. ^{[citation needed]} Misoča is 18 kilometers far from Sarajevo and only one mile from the municipality of Ilijaš.

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