Ilijaš is a town and municipality located in

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 ...

of the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: ''Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / ''Федерација Босне и Херцеговине'') is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities composing Bo ...

, an entity of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

. It is located northwest of the inner city of

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, making it ''de facto'' a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

and

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

of Sarajevo. The Ilijaš Municipality was established in May 1952 with the organization of people's committees. Those local people's committees founded the local municipalities, which led to the self-management of the municipalities, including the municipality of Ilijaš.

History

In the early

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

close to the river Bosna and Vogoščica, the district Vogošća, or Vidogošća, was formed. Some later events that are tied to the

Ottoman period The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Euro ...

came to the formation of džemats, nahiyahs, and

sanjak A sanjak or sancak (, , "flag, banner") was an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans also sometimes called the sanjak a liva (, ) from the name's calque in Arabic and Persian. Banners were a common organization of nomad ...

s. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, there were 20 džemats in the

Nahiyah:

Butmir Butmir ( sr-cyrl, Бутмир) is a neighborhood in the municipality of Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo International Airport, the main airport of Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in Butmir. Geography The Butmir region is very rich in ...

, Kijevo, Presjenica,

Sudići Sudići is a village in the Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, municipality of Ilijaš, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 101, all Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosniaks. Referen ...

, Trnovo, Zijamet Crna Rijeka, Pale, Mokro with Bobogovićima, Kriva Rijeka, Srednje, Čifluk Crna Rijeka, Rakova Noga,

Vogošća Vogošća (Cyrillic: Bогошћа) is a town and a municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality is located about 6 kilometers north of the city of Saraj ...

, Nahorevo, Kulijes, Rakovica,

Hadžići Hadžići is a town and municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located south west of the city of Sarajevo. According to the 2013 population census in Bosni ...

, Drozgometva,

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and the villages of Luka and Žeravica. The occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Austro-Hungarian Empire led to many changes which manifested in administrative and political changes. The territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina was divided into districts and further divided into counties. The counties were divided into municipalities, instead of džemats, and they were furthermore divided into mahallahs and hamlets while the functions of the muhtars and village chiefs remained the same. The modern municipality of Ilijaš at that time was divided into the Sarajevo and

Visoko Visoko ( sr-cyrl, Високо, ) is a city located in the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality had a population of 39,938 inhabitants with 11,205 livi ...

counties and the boundary line between those two counties was the Povučje stream and the hill Bukovac which was between the stream and Ljubina. The administrative division of Bosnia and Herzegovina until the formation of bans in 1929 remained the same even during the

Austro-Hungarian Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military and diplomatic alliance, it consist ...

occupation. In 1922, oblasts were formed instead of districts. Everything remained the same until 1941. After the liberation of the temporary national assembly of the Federal Bosnia and Herzegovina, the assembly's first session in August 1945 brought up the law of the territorial division of Bosnia and Herzegovina into districts, counties, and areas of local people's committees and their headquarters.

Demographics

The municipality of Ilijaš is composed of two parts, the town of Ilijaš and the upper municipality. The town of Ilijaš is composed of several localities. The biggest and most urban is the center and which has about 10,000 residents, the second is the Misoča settlement (''Naselje Misoča''), with 1,500 residents. Ethnically, there is a majority of

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 ...

with about 1,300 people, 250 are

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 ...

, 50 are

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 ...

, with none classified as others. Other places, in the municipality of Ilijaš, are Podlugovi, Lješevo, Stari Ilijaš, and Malešići.

1971

According to the 1971 population census there were 23,007 residents. *

– 10,941 (47.55%) *

– 9,187 (39.93%) *

– 2,172 (9.44%) *

Yugoslavs Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jugoslaveni/Jugosloveni, Југославени/Југословени; ; ) is an identity that was originally conceived to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has been used in two connotations: ...

– 400 (1.73%) *others – 307 (1.35%)

1991

According to the 1991 population census there were 25,184 residents. *Serbs – 11,325 (44.96%) *Bosniaks – 10,585 (42.03%) *Croats – 1,736 (6.89%) *Yugoslavs – 1,167 (4.63%) *others – 371 (1.47%)

2013

According to the 2013 population census there were 19,603 residents, 4,921 of them in Ilijaš town.* Official results from the 2013 population census, the first census after the end of the Bosnian war. *Bosniaks – 18,151 (92.6%) *Serbs – 421 (2.1%) *Croats – 382 (1.9%) *others – 649 (3.3%)

Settlements

* Balibegovići * Banjer * Bokšići * Buljetovina * Čemernica * Četojevići * Donja Bioča * Donja Misoča * Donje Selo * Donji Čevljanovići * Dragoradi * Draževići * Duboki Potok * Duševine * Gajevi * Gajine * Gojanovići * Gornja Bioča * Gornja Misoča * Gornji Čevljanovići *

* Han Karaula * Han Šići * Homar *Ilijaš * Ivančići * Kadarići * Kamenica * Karaula * Korita * Košare * Kožlje * Krčevine * Krivajevići * Kunosići * Lađevići * Lipnik * Luka * Luka kod Stublina * Lješevo * Ljubina * Ljubnići * Malešići * Medojevići * Moševići * Mrakovo * Nišići * Odžak * Ozren * Podlipnik * Podlugovi * Popovići * Rakova Noga * Ribarići * Rudnik Čevljanovići * Solakovići * Sovrle * Srednje * Stomorine * Stubline *

* Šabanci * Taračin Do * Velika Njiva * Vidotina * Vilić * Visojevica * Višnjica * Vladojevići * Vlaškovo * Vrutci * Vukasovići * Zakutnica * Zlotege

Twin towns - sister cities

Ilijaš is twinned with: *

Bayraklı Bayraklı is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 30 km2, and its population is 299,859 (2024). It covers the northern part of the metropolitan area of İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and tow ...

, Turkey

References

External links

Ilijaš - Official website of the town.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ilijas Populated places in Ilijaš