Stari Grad ( sr-cyrl, Стари Град , ; lit. "Old Town") is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of the city of

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

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 ...

. It is the oldest and most

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significant part of Sarajevo. At its heart is the

Baščaršija Baščaršija (Cyrillic: Башчаршија; ) is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. Baščaršija was built in the 15th century when Isa-Beg Ishaković founded the city. Baščaršija is located on the n ...

, the old town market sector where the city was founded by Ottoman general Isa-Beg Ishaković in the 15th century.

Features

The

of Stari Grad is characterized by its many

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structures, and examples of unique

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. The eastern half of Stari Grad consists of the Ottoman influenced sectors of the city, while the western half showcases an architecture and

culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tyl ...

that arrived with

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, symbolically representing the city as a meeting place between East and West. The population of Stari Grad is 36,976, making it the least populous of Sarajevo's four municipalities. Its population density of 742.5 inhabitants per km² also ranks it last among the four. Stari Grad contains numerous

hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...

s and

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attractions including the

Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque (, ) is a mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in the 16th century, it is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most representative Ottoman structures in the Balkan ...

Emperor's Mosque The Emperor's Mosque ( Bosnian: ''Careva džamija'', Turkish: ''Hünkâr Camii'') is an important landmark in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, being the first mosque to be built (1457) after the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia. It is the largest sing ...

, the

Sarajevo Cathedral The Sacred Heart Cathedral (Serbo-Croatian: ''Katedrala Srca Isusova/Катедрала Срца Исусова'') is a Catholic church in Sarajevo; commonly referred as the Sarajevo Cathedral (''Sarajevska katedrala/Сарајевска кат� ...

and more.

Demographics

1971

126,598 total *

Bosniaks The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry ...

- 74,354 (58.73%) *

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

- 27,658 (21.84%) *

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...

- 12,903 (10.19%) *

Yugoslavs Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( Bosnian and Croatian: ''Jugoslaveni'', Serbian and Macedonian ''Jugosloveni''/Југословени; sl, Jugoslovani) is an identity that was originally designed to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has ...

- 5,944 (4.69%) *Others - 5,739 (4.55%)

1991

50,744 total *Bosniaks - 39,410 (77.66%) *Serbs - 5,150 (10.14%) *Croats - 1,126 (2.21%) *Yugoslavs - 3,374 (6.64%) *Others - 1,684 (3.35%)

2013

36,976 total *Bosniaks - 32,794 (88.68%) *Croats - 685 (1.85%) *Serbs - 467 (1.26%) *Others - 3,030 (8.19%)

Sites

Prior to 1914, the

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who ruled

wanted land in the Sarajevo Old Town district to build a city hall and library.Barnett, Tracy. (June 25, 2006)

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Honey and blood.
' Section: Travel; Page 1L. The land had a home on it and, despite offering the owner money, he refused and continued to refuse even when told that he had to move. When the officials threatened him, he moved the house and rebuilt it, piece by piece, on the other side of the

Miljacka The Miljacka (Serbian Cyrillic: Миљацка) is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina that passes through Sarajevo. Numerous city bridges have been built to cross it. Characteristics The Miljacka river originates from the confluence of the Palja ...

river, as a way of spiting the officials. The Sarajevo

spite house A spite house is a building constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any party with land stakes. Because long-term occupation is not the primary purpose of these houses, they frequently sport strange and impractical struc ...

operates today as a restaurant, called "Inat Kuća", which means "Spite House."

Gallery

File:KantonSarajevoMunicipalities.png, No. 7 on this map of the

Sarajevo Canton The Sarajevo Canton, officially the Canton of Sarajevo ( bs, Kanton Sarajevo; hr, Sarajevska županija; sr-Cyrl, Сарајевски кантон), is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It ...

. File:Sarajevo Kaisermoschee.JPG, The

. File:Bosnien catholic church in Sarajevo-2.jpg, The

Sarajevo cathedral The Sacred Heart Cathedral (Serbo-Croatian: ''Katedrala Srca Isusova/Катедрала Срца Исусова'') is a Catholic church in Sarajevo; commonly referred as the Sarajevo Cathedral (''Sarajevska katedrala/Сарајевска кат� ...

File:Sarajevo Seher Cehaja Brücke.JPG, Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge. File:Саборна црква у Сарајеву.jpg, The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos.

References

External links

Stari Grad, Sarajevo website
{{Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, state=collapsed Populated places in the Sarajevo Canton Populated places established in the 1460s 1461 establishments in Europe Ottoman period in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina Architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina''