Ćavarov Stan

Ćavarov Stan is a village in a municipality of Tomislavgrad in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] It is a Croatian village with 343 inhabitants.

Ćavarov Stan
Village
Ćavarov Stan
Coordinates: 43°41′41″N 17°14′29″E
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
CantonCanton 10
MunicipalityTomislavgrad
Population
 (2013)
 • Total343
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Etymology

Ćavarov is a possessive adjective form of the surname Ćavar, the common surname of the majority of inhabitants of the village. Stan in Croatian has multiple meanings, but in the name of the village it refers to a "rearers settlement with huts and sheepfolds during summer pasture".[2]

History

Transhumance in the 1930s, when the village was founded, was still common in the region of Dinaric Alps, where Ćavarov Stan is located. Most of its inhabitants hale from Kazaginac, a village near Buško jezero, who came to the area of Ćavarov Stan annually during the summer pastures. Amongst the first settlers were Ćavars, after whom the village was named.[3]

References
  1. Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
  2. Stan. Hrvatski jezični portal. Accessdate 2 October 2017
  3. Ante Ivanković: Duvanjska prezimena: Ćavari. Accessdate 2 October 2017.


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