Istočno Novo Sarajevo ( sr-Cyrl, Источно Ново Сарајево, lit. East New Sarajevo) is a municipality of 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 ...

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 estimated that in 2022 it had a population of 12,552 inhabitants. The seat of the municipality is the

neighborhood A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neigh ...

of Lukavica, where as well located many institutions of the city of Istočno Sarajevo.

History

It was created 1992. as the ''Srpska opština Novo Sarajevo'' (Serbian Municipality of Novo Sarajevo) from part of the pre-war municipality of

Novo Sarajevo Novo Sarajevo (Ново Сарајево, ; lit. 'New Sarajevo') is a municipality of the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Neighborhoods *'' Grbavica I'' *'' Grbavica II'' *''Pofalići I'' *''Pofalići II'' *''Velešići'' *''Gornji Vele ...

(the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the City of 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 ...

). After the signing of the

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 ...

, the municipality changed name to ''Srpsko Novo Sarajevo'' (Serbian New Sarajevo). Following the decision on the name of the cities in 2004 by the

Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Ustavni sud Bosne i Hercegovine, Уставни суд Босне и Херцеговине) is the interpreter and guardian of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It ...

, which outruled the use of the prefix ''Srpski'' (Serbian), the municipality 2005 was renamed ''Istočno Novo Sarajevo'' (East New Sarajevo). From 2004 to 2005 the municipality was used name Lukavica. With an area of 38 km², it is territorially among the smallest municipalities in the Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Istočno Novo Sarajevo there is one elementary school "Sveti Sava" (Grades 1–9) and one high school "Srednja stručna škola 28. Juni". Four faculties of the University of Istočno Sarajevo are situated in the municipality: the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Music Academy and Faculty of Agriculture. The National Theatre Istočno Sarajevo is also located in this municipality. On 27 June 2014, a statue to

Gavrilo Princip Gavrilo Princip ( sr-Cyrl, Гаврило Принцип, ; 25 July 189428 April 1918) was a Bosnian Serb student who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, Duchess von ...

was inaugurated in Lukavica. The city park (''gradski park'') was also named after Princip. The municipality also hosts the headquarters of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) and the Institute for Textbooks and Teaching Aids of the Republika Srpska. Istočno Sarajevo City Administration building, the natural gas transportation and distribution company of Istočno Sarajevo, the heating plant and the water supply company of Istočno Sarajevo are also located in the Istočno Novo Sarajevo. Municipality is one of the most developed municipalities in Republika Srpska. Also, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Istočno Novo Sarajevo is one of most municipalities with the highest population growth. The local

football club In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as ...

is Slavija Istočno Sarajevo that plays in the second League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Basketball Club Slavija is a basketball club from the Istočno Novo Sarajevo that competes in the National Championship of

. Also, Istočno Novo Sarajevo are homeplace of

martial arts Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defence; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; ...

associations (

Jujutsu Jujutsu ( , or ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu (both ), is a Japanese martial art and a system of close combat that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponent ...

Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyc ...

Karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...

Kickboxing Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...

and Real Aikido)

Administration

Settlements

The municipality of Istočno Novo Sarajevo consists of six settlements: Lukavica, Lukavica-Center, Miljevići, Petrovići, Vraca and Toplik-Tilava. All institutions of municipality are located in Lukavica.

Municipal mayors

Municipal mayors were:

Demographics

International cooperation

Istočno Novo Sarajevo is twinned with the following cities and municipalities: * Blace,

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Čukarica Čukarica ( sr-cyr, Чукарица, ) is a Subdivisions of Belgrade, municipality of the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Name Like several other neighborhoods of Belgrade, Čukarica was named after a kafana. At the present location of the Sugar Refin ...

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* Ub,

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* Krupanj,

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Nikšić Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa ...

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Notable residents

Mirko Šarović Mirko Šarović ( sr-cyrl, Мирко Шаровић; born 16 September 1956) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb politician who served as the List of Serb members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3rd Serb member of the ...

, politician * Ljubiša Ćosić, politician

Gallery

File:Sarajevo-gas Istočno Sarajevo.jpg, Headquarters of the Sarajevo-gas Istočno Sarajevo File:Средње школе ИС.jpg, High Schools File:Vodovod i kanalizacija Istočno Sarajevo.jpg, Headquarters of the Water supply and Sewage Istočno Sarajevo File:Zavod za udžbenike i nastavnika sredstva RS - Istočno Novo Sarajevo.jpg, Institute for Textbooks and Teaching Aids File:Hiper Kort Istočno Sarajevo.jpg, Hiper Kort Market

References

External links

Official website
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