title: Knešpolje, Široki Brijeg
text: # Knešpolje, Široki Brijeg
  
  Knešpolje is a settlement within the municipality of Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1991, the settlement had a population of 1,110. 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. The exhumation of these remains is set to begin in 2010.
  
  ## Culture
  
  The village is home to the Church of St. John the Baptist (Crkva sv. Ivana Krstitelja).
  
  ## Population
  
  Knešpolje :
  
  | Year | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Croats | 1,105 (99.54%) | 975 (99.69%) | 951 (100%) |
  | Yugoslavs | 3 (0.27%) | 0 | 0 |
  | Others and Unknown | 2 (0.18%) | 3 (0.30%) | 0 |
  | Total | 1,110 | 978 | 951 |
  
  According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,322.
  
  Ethnicity in 2013 :
  
  | Ethnicity | Number | Percentage |
  | - | - | - |
  | Croats | 1,312 | 99.2% |
  | Serbs | 1 | 0.1% |
  | other/undeclared | 9 | 0.7% |
  | Total | 1,322 | 100% |
  