Stari Grad
Стари Град
Old Town
Municipality
Clockwise from top: Stari Grad panorama, Latin Bridge, Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, Vijećnica and the Sebilj.
Coat of arms of Stari Grad
Coat of arms
Location of Stari Grad, Sarajevo within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location of Stari Grad, Sarajevo within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Coordinates: 43°52′N 18°26′E / 43.867°N 18.433°E / 43.867; 18.433
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Sarajevo Canton
Government
 • Municipal mayorIrfan Čengić (SDP BiH)
Area
 • Total51.4 km2 (19.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total36,976
 • Density757/km2 (1,960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+387 33
Websitehttp://www.starigrad.ba

Stari Grad (Serbian Cyrillic: Стари Град, pronounced [stâːriː grâːd]; lit. "Old Town") is a municipality of the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the oldest and most historically significant part of Sarajevo. At its heart is the Baščaršija, the old town market sector where the city was founded by Ottoman general Isa-Beg Ishaković in the 15th century.

Features

The municipality of Stari Grad is characterized by its many religious structures, and examples of unique Bosnian architecture. The eastern half of Stari Grad consists of the Ottoman influenced sectors of the city, while the western half showcases an architecture and culture that arrived with Austria-Hungary, 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 hotels and tourist attractions including the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, Emperor's Mosque, the Sarajevo Cathedral and more.

Demographics

1971

126,598 total

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[1]

  • Bosniaks - 32,794 (88.68%)
  • Croats - 685 (1.85%)
  • Serbs - 467 (1.26%)
  • Others - 3,030 (8.19%)

Sites

Prior to 1914, the Austro-Hungarians who ruled Sarajevo wanted land in the Sarajevo Old Town district to build a city hall and library.[2] 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.[2] When the officials threatened him, he moved the house and rebuilt it, piece by piece, on the other side of the Miljacka river, as a way of spiting the officials.[2] The Sarajevo spite house operates today as a restaurant, called "Inat Kuća", which means "Spite House."[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Census of population, households and dwellings in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2013: Final results" (PDF). Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina. June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Barnett, Tracy. (June 25, 2006) San Antonio Express-News Honey and blood. Section: Travel; Page 1L.
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