Knešpolje is a settlement within the municipality of Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1991, the settlement had a population of 1,110.Nacionalni sastav stanovništva - Rezultati za Republiku po opštinama i naseljenim mjestima 1991., Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Bosne i Hercegovine, Sarajevo. It is located along the Mostar-Široki Brijeg roadway.
History Knešpolje was first linked to Mostar by road in 1896 under what was then Austro-Hungarian rule. Knešpolje is the site of two World War II mass graves.Ostaci četvorice franjevaca u masovnoj grobnici Dubrava?, Dnevni list The exhumation of these remains is set to begin in 2010.Uskoro počinju iskapanja u masovnoj grobnici Dubrava-Knešpolje
Culture The village is home to the Church of St. John the Baptist (Crkva sv. Ivana Krstitelja).
Population + Knešpolje Year 1991. 1981. 1971. Croats1,105 (99.54%)975 (99.69%)951 (100%)Yugoslavs3 (0.27%)00Others and Unknown2 (0.18%)3 (0.30%)0Total1,110978951
According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,322.
+ Ethnicity in 2013EthnicityNumberPercentage Croats 1,312 99.2% Serbs 1 0.1% other/undeclared 9 0.7% Total 1,322 100%
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