ɪnðə pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv ˈɑːɾəmən ɹˈuːl, klˈædændʒ wʌz mˈɛnʃənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən, æz ɐ sˈɛɾəlmənt kæsˈɑːbə wɪðˌɪn ðə sˌæɹɐjˈeɪvoʊ kˈædɪlˌʌk tˌɛɹɪtˈoːɹɪəl jˈuːnɪt ðæt wʊd fˈɜːðɚɹ ˌɔn bɪkˌʌm ɐ kˈædɪlˌʌk ɪtsˈɛlf wɪð ɑːlˈʌvoʊ æz ɪts pˈɑːɹt.
In the period of Ottoman rule, Kladanj was mentioned in 1557, as a settlement (kasaba) within the Sarajevo kadiluk (territorial unit) that would further on become a kadiluk itself with Olovo as its part.