Banja Ilidža or Banja Terme Ilidža spa and a hotel complex is located in

Ilidža Ilidža ( sr-cyrl, Илиџа, ) is a spa town and a municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has a total population of 66,730 with 63,528 in Ilidža itself, and i ...

town and municipality on the outskirts 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 ...

, capital of

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. The town of

with its historic

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consisting of

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and the village of Aquae Sulphurae, the 19th century hotel complex from Austro-Hungarian period, and a modern bath and a

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hotel, Banja Terme Ilidža, is a

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. This, along with a rich natural heritage, makes tourism the most important parts of Ilidža's economy. The natural environment of the area is used to the town's advantage, attracting tourists from both abroad and as near as neighboring Sarajevo. There are plans for future development to enhance tourism, including a

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line to connect Ilidža and

Vrelo Bosne Vrelo Bosne (; ) is a public park and a protected Nature Monument established around the source of the Bosna river, featuring the system of numerous springs at the foothills of Mount Igman, in the municipality of Ilidža, on the outskirts of Sa ...

protected Nature Monument with the mountains of

Igman Igman ( sr-cyrl, Игман, ) is a mountain plateau in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geologically, Igman is part of the Dinaric Alps and formed largely of secondary and tertiary sedimentary rock, mostly Limestone. It is located southwest of S ...

and

Bjelašnica Bjelašnica ( sr-Cyrl, Бјелашница, ) is a mountain in the Dinaric Alps in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is to the southwest of Sarajevo, bordering Mount Igman. Bjelašnica's tallest peak, by which the mountain group got its name, r ...

as a destinations for skiing and hiking.

is one of the country's most popular protected areas. The '' Rimski Most'' ("Roman Bridge") over the Bosna river was built in the 16th century using actual stones Roman used for built a previous bridge and other buildings. Ilidža is marketed to

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tourists, with many services advertised in

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. On a typical year more than 60,000 tourists visit the park. The spa complex is connected with a spring of the Bosna via 3 kilometre long

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'' Velika Aleja'' () leading from the hotel complex and a

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at the northeastern end toward the springs at the far southwestern end. There is also ''

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'' () which branches off towards Stojčevac and the spring complex there to the southeast. The paths and roads inside the park are ideal for walks and bicycle riding File:Hotel Bosna, Ilidža (2010).JPG, Hotel Bosna File:Hotel Hercegovina, Ilidža (2010).JPG, Hotel Hercegovina File:Hotel Austria, Ilidža (2010).JPG, Hotel Austria File:Hotel Hungaria, Ilidža (2010).JPG, Hotel Crystal (previously called Hotel Hungaria)

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