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Vratnik (Neighborhood)
Vratnik (), also known as ( 'old town Vratnik'), is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. History Developed by the Ottomans since 16th century, its core was redeveloped into in the fortified "walled city" in 18th century, after Prince Eugene of Savoy brief terror-raid into Ottoman-held Bosnia which culminated in sacking and burning of undefended open city of Sarajevo. The ''Walled city of Vratnik'' represents urban core within the wider neighbourhood of Vratnik and is designated as a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2005. Vratnik is of Slavic origin and is derived from the form Bratnik, which appears in the Turkish documents in the second half of the 15th century. Others believe, Vratnik name comes from the word "vrata" (gateway or door). The old Vratnik fort is associated with its location alongside the roads by which persons and goods entered the town from east at that time. The "Imperial Road" (Carska Džada), road from Sara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the north and southwest, with a coast on the Adriatic Sea in the south. Bosnia (region), Bosnia has a moderate continental climate with hot summers and cold, snowy winters. Its geography is largely mountainous, particularly in the central and eastern regions, which are dominated by the Dinaric Alps. Herzegovina, the smaller, southern region, has a Mediterranean climate and is mostly mountainous. Sarajevo is the capital and the largest city. The area has been inhabited since at least the Upper Paleolithic, with permanent human settlement traced to the Neolithic cultures of Butmir culture, Butmir, Kakanj culture, Kakanj, and Vučedol culture, Vučedol. After the arrival of the first Proto-Indo-Europeans, Indo-Europeans, the area was populated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skenderija
Skenderija is a cultural, sports and trade centre located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In boasts an area of 70,000 square meters, with multipurpose halls for various sports, with concert and cultural venues, and with trade areas which include the outdoor square. Additionally, a modern shopping centre called "''Privredni grad''" (English: ''Trade City'') with numerous confectionery shops, restaurants, coffee bars, and other spaces is located at the underground level. Some of the venues include Dom Mladih, Ars Aevi, and Mirza Delibašić Hall. History In the late 1960s, the rapidly expanding city of Sarajevo lacked an exhibition-and-sports centre, so municipal authorities approved the plan to build the new Skenderija centre. It was opened on 29 November 1969 by hosting a première of the film '' Battle of Neretva''. The name Skenderija, which means ''"Skender's place",'' refers to the Bosnian Sanjak-bey Skender Pasha, a historical figure who, in 1499, had built the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Višnjik, Sarajevo
Višnjik ( cyrl, Вишњик, lit. "Cherry orchard") is a neighborhood in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Location It is located just above central parts of the old city center, and is part of Centar municipality. History Neighborhood is conceived as residential, on a hillside above city center never developed before, where, beside many small private gardens, also existed large cherry orchard - hence the name Višnjik (in '). It was designed and developed after the World War II, mostly between early 1950s and late 1960s. The historic building Višnjik 16, designed by unknown architect in vernacular style with secessionist elements, is inscribed into the List of National monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS. Features Neighborhood designers utilized the presence of abundant natural greenery on the location, and developed designated space while preserving most of it. This became a main attribute of the neighborhood, one which constitutes important quality and appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barracks
Barracks are buildings used to accommodate military personnel and quasi-military personnel such as police. The English word originates from the 17th century via French and Italian from an old Spanish word 'soldier's tent', but today barracks are usually permanent buildings. The word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes, and the plural form often refers to a single structure and may be English plurals#Plural in form but singular in construction, singular in construction. The main objective of barracks is to separate soldiers from the civilian population and reinforce discipline, training, and ''esprit de corps''. They have been called "discipline factories for soldiers". Like industrial factories, some are considered to be shoddy or dull buildings, although others are known for their magnificent architecture such as Collins Barracks, Dublin, Collins Barracks in Dublin and others in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Vienna, or London. From the rough barracks of 19th- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Of Savoy
Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy-Carignano (18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736), better known as Prince Eugene, was a distinguished Generalfeldmarschall, field marshal in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th and 18th centuries. Renowned as one of the greatest military commanders of his era, Prince Eugene also rose to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna spending six decades in the service of three emperors. Born in Paris, to the son of a French count and a niece of Cardinal Mazarin, Eugene was raised at the court of King Louis XIV. Initially destined for the priesthood as the youngest son of a noble family, he chose to pursue a military career at 19. Due to his poor physique and possibly a scandal involving his mother, Louis XIV denied him a commission in the French Royal Army and forbade him from enlisting elsewhere. Embittered, Eugene fled France and entered the service of Emperor Leopold I, Holy Roman Empe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jajce Barracks, Vratnik, Sarajevo
Jajce ( sr-Cyrl, Јајце) is a town and municipality in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 7,172 inhabitants, with 27,258 inhabitants in the municipality, It is situated in the region of Bosanska Krajina, on the crossroads between Banja Luka, Mrkonjić Grad and Donji Vakuf, on the confluence of the rivers Pliva and Vrbas. History Ancient times Jajce Mithraeum is a temple dedicated to the God of the Sun, Mithra. The god was worshiped and the cult spread to other parts of the Roman Empire throughout the Mediterranean basin by slaves and merchants from the Orient, and by Roman soldiers who came into contact with the followers of the cult in the East. The temple is dated to the 2nd century AD and was renovated sometime during the 4th century AD. This particular Mithraeum is renowned as one of the best preserved in Europe. It was discovered accidentall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trebević
Trebević ( sr-cyrl, Требевић) is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the territories of Republika Srpska, Sarajevo and Istočno Sarajevo, bordering Jahorina mountain. Trebević is tall, making it the second shortest of the Sarajevo mountains. During the Middle Ages, Trebević was known as ''Zlatni Do''. During the 1984 Winter Olympics Trebević, like the other Sarajevo mountains, was used for several Olympic events, such as bobsledding. Trebević today is important as a tourist destination for citizens of Sarajevo as Igman or Bjelašnica. Most of the land mines are now cleared from heavy fighting that took place in the early 1990s. There are a few hotels, mountaineering homes, and other such structures on Trebević and the immediate area. The mountain is very popular for family picnics, hiking, climbing, mountain biking and it has a downhill track for local and international skiing competitions. Trebević has been the main excursion site for Saraje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Of Austria-Hungary
The Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces ( or ''Wehrmacht''; ) or Imperial and Royal Armed Forces were the military forces of Austria-Hungary. It comprised two main branches: The Austro-Hungarian Army, Army (''Landstreitkräfte'') and the Austro-Hungarian Navy, Navy (''Kriegsmarine''). Both of them organised their own aviation branches – the Army's Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops, Aviation Troops (''K.u.K. Luftfahrtruppen'') and the Navy's Naval Aviation (''K.u.K. Seefliegerkorps''). The Army in turn consisted of its own three branches: The Common Army (''Gemeinsame Armee''), the Imperial-Royal Landwehr (''kaiserlich-königliche Landwehr'') and the Royal Hungarian Honvéd (''königlich ungarische Landwehr''). Supreme Commander of the Imperial and Royal Armed Forces, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces was the Emperor-King (Austria-Hungary), Emperor-King, the professional leader was the General Staff of Austria-Hungary, Chief of the General Staff and the head of the joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrhbosna
Vrhbosna ( sr-cyrl, Врхбосна, ) was the medieval name of a small region in today's central Bosnia and Herzegovina, centered on an eponymous settlement (župa) that would later become part of the city of Sarajevo. The meaning of the name of this Slavic župa is "the peak of Bosnia". The only known fortification in the area at the time was Hodidjed. The existence of a significant individual settlement of Vrhbosna was recorded in the 14th and 15th centuries. Vrhbosna was first attacked by the Ottoman Empire in 1416, and it was finally taken in 1451. Vrhbosna persisted shortly after the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia The Ottoman conquest of Bosnia and Herzegovina was a process that started roughly in 1386, when the first Ottoman attacks on the Kingdom of Bosnia took place. In 1451, more than 65 years after its initial attacks, the Ottoman Empire officially es ... in the name of local ''vilayet'', but soon the name went out of use. In 1550, a Venetian traveller Caterino Zeno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alija Izetbegović
Alija Izetbegović (; 8 August 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Bosnian politician, Islamic philosophy, Islamic philosopher and author, who in 1992 became the first Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, president of the Presidency of the newly independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He later served as the first chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Shortly after his term began, the country's Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serb community revolted and created the Republika Srpska (1992–1995), Republika Srpska, attempting to prevent the secession of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, which would lead to the outbreak of the Bosnian War. Izetbegović led the Bosniaks, Bosniak forces initially alongside the Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croat forces, until a Croat–Bosniak War, separate war erupted between them. Relations between the two sides were resolved in the Washington Agreement (1994), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alija Izetbegović Museum
Alija is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Ifraim Alija (born 1985), footballer * Kučuk Alija (died 1804), janissary, mutesellim of Kragujevac and one of four Dahiyas who controlled Belgrade Pashaluk Given name – female * Alija Jussupowa (born 1984), rhythmic gymnast of Kazakh ethnicity who competes for Kazakhstan Bosnian given name – male *Alija Alijagić (1896–1922), Bosnian communist and assassin *Alija Behmen (1940–2018), former mayor of Sarajevo and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina *Alija Bešić (born 1975), retired Luxembourgish professional football player of Bosnian descent *Alija Đerđelez, popular legendary hero of poetry and literature in Bosnia and Albania * Alija Dumas (1929–2023), former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives *Alija Gušanac (fl. 1804–05), Albanian Ottoman brigand *Alija Isaković (1932–1997), Bosnian writer, publicist and lex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
