Centar (

Cyrillic The Cyrillic script ( ) is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking countries in Southeastern Europe, Ea ...

: Центар, lit. ”Center") is a municipality of the city of

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located between the older parts of the city under Stari Grad, and the newer more modern parts of the city under the municipalities Novi Grad and Novo Sarajevo. The Centar municipality is the administrative, business,

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, cultural,

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al, and

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centre of Sarajevo. Although some of these may be disputed, Centar is certainly the most important part of Sarajevo, housing most major branches of the city and national governments. The municipality of Centar occupies 3,313 hectrates of land, of which close to 17% is housing. The amount of private and state owned land is nearly equal, with 1600 and 1713 hectrates respectively. The municipality celebrates May 2 as "Centar Municipality Day", in commemoration of the heroic defense by citizens of the aggressor's assault on the Building of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Centar is also home to many Olympic complexes such as Mirza Delibašić Hall and sports venues Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium and Zetra Olympic Hall.

History

The Siege of Sarajevo had a tremendous effect on Centar. Prior to the aggression, Centar municipality had 79,000 citizens, of which the majority were Bosniaks. 7,000 citizens of the municipality were killed by the aggressors during the war, as major battles took place on its grounds. There was also a heavy presence of land mines in the area, however in December 2003 the government succeeded in clearing all land mines from the area. Since the end of the war, the municipality has received 12 major awards, indicating its current well-being and prosperity.

Demographics

1971

126,598 total *

Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

- 74,354 (58.73%) *

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...

- 27,658 (21.84%) *

Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...

- 12,903 (10.19%) *Yugoslavs - 5,944 (4.69%) *Others - 5,739 (4.55%)

1991

79,286 total *Bosniaks - 39,761 (50.14%) *Serbs - 16,631 (20.97%) *Croats - 5,428 (6.84%) *Yugoslavs - 13,030 (16.43%) *Others - 4,436 (5.62%)

2013

55,181 total *Bosniaks - 41,702 (75.57%) *Croats - 3,333 (6.04%) *Serbs - 2,186 (3.96%) *Others - 7,960 (14.42%)

Communities and neighborhoods

#''Bardakčije'' #''Betanija'' - ''Šip'' #''Breka'' - ''Koševo II'' #'' Ciglane'' #''Donji Velešići'' #''Džidžikovac'' - ''Koševo I'' #''Hrastovi'' - ''Mrkovići'' #''Koševsko Brdo'' #'' Marijin Dvor - Crni Vrh - Gorica'' #'' Mejtaš'' - ''Bjelave'' #''MZ Park'' - ''Višnjik'' #''Pionirska Dolina'' – ''Nahorevo'' #'' Skenderija'' - ''Podtekija'' #''Soukbunar'' #''Trg Oslobođenja''

Gallery

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Sarajevo Canton The Sarajevo Canton, officially the Canton of Sarajevo (; ; ), is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its cantonal seat is the city of Sarajevo, also the capital city of Bosnia and Herzeg ...

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Greece–Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Building The Greece–Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Building (, Зграда пријатељства између Грчке и Босне и Херцеговине, ) is a government office building in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The building ...

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References

*''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.''

External links

The official web site of Centar municipality Sarajevo
{{Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina Populated places in the Sarajevo Canton