Gračanica is a town and a municipality in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located east of Doboj and west of Tuzla.

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The Gračanica municipality is currently the home of about 55,000 people. Villages around the town are: Piskavica, Škahovica, Soko, Vranovići, Doborovci, Malešići, Lukavica, Džakule, Prijeko brdo, Trnovci, Stjepan Polje, Pribava, Donja Lohinja, Gornja Lohinja, Donja Orahovica, Gornja Orahovica, Rašljeva, Miričina. The Gračanica municipality covers 219 square kilometers.

First writings about Gračanica were found in Turkish archives from year 1528, in which time Gračanica was known by its iron mine. Some 4 km away from the town was a middle age fortress named Sokol. Gračanica got the status of a town in 1548. It grew bigger during the XVII century, with the help of Ahmed-paša Budimlija, who built the White mosque, a public bath and a clock tower. The average temperature during January is 1.8 °C, and during July 20.3 °C.

Gračanica on map BiH Population 55,000

In the census of 1991, the Gračanica municipality had 59,050 residents, of which 72.19% were Bosniaks, 22.97% Serbs, 2.54% Yugoslavs, 0.23% Croats and 2.07% others. The town itself had 12,711 inhabitants, 81% Bosniaks, 9% Serbs, 7% Yugoslavs and 2% others.