Istočno Novo Sarajevo ( sr-cyr, Источно Ново Сарајево, lit. "East New Sarajevo") is a municipality of the city of

Istočno Sarajevo Istočno Sarajevo ( sr-cyr, Источно Сарајево, lit. "East Sarajevo") is the ''de jure'' capital city of Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of a few suburban areas of pre-war Sarajevo which are now includ ...

located in

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...

, an entity of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. As of 2013, it has a population of 10,642 inhabitants. It was created from part of the pre-war municipality of

Novo Sarajevo Novo Sarajevo ( sr-cyrl, Ново Сарајево, ; lit. "New Sarajevo") is a municipality of the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Neighborhoods *'' Grbavica I'' *'' Grbavica II'' *''Pofalići I'' *''Pofalići II'' *''Velešići'' *''G ...

(the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the City of Sarajevo in the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists ...

). The municipality was formerly known as ''Srpsko Novo Sarajevo'' ( sr-cyr, Српско Ново Сарајево, "Serb New Sarajevo") and is still informally known as '' Lukavica'' (Serbian Cyrillic: Лукавица). From 2012 till 2020, the mayor was Ljubiša Ćosić ( SNSD). On 27 June 2014, a statue to

Gavrilo Princip Gavrilo Princip ( sr-Cyrl, Гаврило Принцип, ; 25 July 189428 April 1918) was a Bosnian Serb student who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. Prin ...

was inaugurated in Lukavica. The city park (''gradski park'') was also named after Princip. In East New Sarajevo there is one elementary school "Sveti Sava" (Grades 1–9) and one high school "Srednja stručna škola 28. Juni". Four faculties of the

University of East Sarajevo The University of East Sarajevo ( sr, Универзитет у Источном Сарајеву, Univerzitet u Istočnom Sarajevu, abbr. UES) is a public university located in Lukavica, East Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A ...

are situated in the municipality: the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Music Academy and Faculty of Agriculture. The municipality also hosts the headquarters of the

State Investigation and Protection Agency The State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) ( Bosnian: ''Državna agencija za istrage i zaštitu, SIPA'') is the official state police agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. SIPA is under the direct administration of the Ministry of Securit ...

(SIPA) and of the Institute for Textbooks and Teaching Aids (''Zavod za udžbenike'', INS). The local

football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...

Slavija Istočno Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Slavija Sarajevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Славија Сарајево) is a professional association football club from the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska that is situated in Bosnia and Herze ...

that plays in the second League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Basketball Club Slavija is a basketball club from the City of East Sarajevo (East New Sarajevo municipality) that competes in the National Championship of

.KK Slavija

Demographics

Population

Ethnic composition

Gallery

File:Zlatište Trenches 3.jpg, Trenches from the

Bosnian war The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

File:Park Sunca 08.jpg, City park File:Kapija grada, I.N.S..jpg, City gate File:Источно Ново Сарајево, урбано језгро 02.jpg, New buildings File:Zavod za udžbenike, I.N.S..jpg, Institute for Textbooks and Teaching Aids File:Источно Ново Сарајево, урбано језгро 03.jpg, Shopping centre File:East New Sarajevo RS - Lukavica - State Investigation and Protection Agency IMG 1391.JPG, State Investigation and Protection Agency File:Istočno Sarajevo, serpentiny.jpg, New roads towards the municipality File:East New Sarajevo Matična bibiloteka IMG 1398.JPG, City library

References

External links

Official website
Municipalities of Republika Srpska Populated places in Istočno Novo Sarajevo Istočno Sarajevo {{Lukavica-geo-stub