Kiseljak () is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies in the valley of the Fojnica River, the Lepenica and the Kreševka River, which are a tributary of the Bosna, and it is on the intersection of roads from Visoko, Fojnica, Kreševo and Rakovica.

Settlements

Demographics

1971

18,335 total

• Croats - 10,389 (56.66%)

• Bosniaks - 6,822 (37.20%)

• Serbs - 924 (5.03%)

• Yugoslavs - 55 (0.29%)

• Others - 145 (0.82%)

1991

In 1991 the population of the Kiseljak municipality (164km2) was 24,426, of which 51.61% were Croats, 40.92% Bosniaks, 3.11% Serbs, 2.48% Yugoslavs and 1.88% others. The town itself had a population of 6,598, of which 60% Croats, 29% Bosniaks, 3% Serbs, 5% Yugoslavs and 4% others.

2013 Census

Town

Municipality

Sports

The town is home to the football club NK Kiseljak.

Notable people

• Branko Pleša, actor

• Jozo Penava, musician

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Kiseljak is twinned with:

• Kaštela, Croatia

• Kópháza, Hungary

• Zaprešić, Croatia

• Rakovski, Bulgaria

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