Istočna Ilidža ( sr-cyrl, Источна Илиџа, lit. East Ilidža) is a municipality in the city of Istočno Sarajevo,

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...

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. It is estimated that in 2022 it had a population of 14,035,inhabitants. Together with Lukavica, it is urban area of the city of Istočno Sarajevo and suburban part 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 ...

. Sarajevo International Airport is located nearby.

History

It was created with the signing

Dayton Peace Agreement The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Dejtonski mirovni sporazum, Дејтонски мировни споразум), and colloquially kn ...

1995 as ''Srpska Ilidža'' (Serbian Ilidža) from parts of the pre-war municipalities of Ilidža and Novi Grad (the other parts of the pre-war municipalities is now in the Canton Sarajevo in 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 ...

). Following the decision on the name of the cities in 2004 by the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which outruled the use of the prefix ''Srpski'' (Serbian), the municipality 2005 was renamed ''Istočna Ilidža'' (East Ilidža). From 2004 to 2005 the municipality was used name Kasindo. Istočna Ilidža is the smallest municipality in the Istočno Sarajevo by territory size, but it is the most densely populated. The largest neighborhoods are Dobrinja 1 and Dobrinja 4, followed by Vojkovići and Kasindo. In Istočna Ilidža there is three elementary school "Jovan Dučić" in Kasindo, "Aleksa Šandić" in Vojkovići and "Petar II Petrović Njegoš" in Istočna Ilidža. There is also High School "Istočna Ilidža", located in Istočno Novo Sarajevo. Istočna Ilidža is homeplace of Administrative center of the Government of the Republika Srpska in Istočno Sarajevo. In neighbourhood Kasindo is located hospital in Istočno Sarajevo. Also, main bus station in Istočno Sarajevo is located in Dobrinja 1. The local

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is FK Famos, which competes in the First League of the

. There have been some proposals for the municipality to be merged with that of Istočno Novo Sarajevo.

Administration

Settlements

The municipality of Istočna Ilidža consists of five settlements: Vojkovići, Dobrinja, Kasindo and Kula. All institutions of municipality are located in neighborhood of Kula.

Neighborhood

City neighborhoods of the Istočna Ilidža are: Kasindo, Bijelo Polje, Vojkovići, Donje Mladice, Dobrinja 1, Dobrinja 4, Kula, Mladičko Polje, Naselje Starosjedilaca and Pavlovac.

Municipal mayors

Municipal mayors were:

Demographics

International cooperation

Istočna Ilidža is twinned with the following cities and municipalities: * Crveni Krst,

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(2021) * Pantelej,

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(2021) * Shuya,

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(2025)

Gallery

File:View of a war ravaged section of the Dobrini suburb taken while civilian homeowners work to reconstruct the damage - DPLA - 2bdf8403cfbd15a756438455bb37ac89.jpeg, Parts of the modern-day city during the

Bosnian war The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

File:Đurić Supermarket Istočno Sarajevo.jpg, Đurić Supermarket File:Kapija grada, I.N.S..jpg, City gate File:East Ilidza RS Vojkovici IMG 1080.JPG, New buildings File:Istočna Ilidža - Pravoslavna crkva.jpg, Serbian Orthodox church

References

External links

Official website
Populated places in Istočna Ilidža Municipalities of Republika Srpska Istočno Sarajevo {{IstočnaIlidža-geo-stub