Ilidža

Ilidža Илиџа
Basic data
State :	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity :	Federation of BiH
Canton :	Sarajevo
Coordinates :	43 ° 50 '  N , 18 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 49 '59 "  N , 18 ° 18' 14"  E
Height :	495  m. i. J.
Area :	143.4  km²
Residents :	66,730 (2013)
Population density :	465 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	+387 (0) 33
Postal code :	71210
Structure and administration (as of 2012)
Mayor :	Senaid Memić ( SDA )
Website :	www.opcinailidza.ba

Ilidža ( Serbian - Cyrillic Илиџа ) is an association municipality in the Bosnian canton of Sarajevo with about 66,000 inhabitants. The place lies at the foot of the mountain Igman on the river Željeznica and counts, together with a few other districts, de facto as a suburb of Sarajevo , with which it is closely connected. Sarajevo International Airport is also nearby .

The eastern part of Ilidža, which originally belonged to the municipality, has been part of the town of Istočno Sarajevo in the Republika Srpska since the Bosnian War as Istočna Ilidža .

The name Ilidža comes from the Turkish language (ılıca) and means “natural hot spring, thermal bath”. There are many thermal springs in the village that are rich in sulfur and minerals. Ilidža has been a well-known health resort since Roman times.

geography

The Rimski most bridge over the Bosna

In the area of ​​the municipality, the Bosna rises from a strong karst spring ( Vrelo Bosne ) at the foot of the mountain Igman , which joins the Željeznica, which rises further south, in order to flow towards the north of the Sava . From Ilidža, the approximately 2.8 kilometers long Velika aleja (“Great Avenue”) leads to the source of the Bosna. A little further downstream, west of Ilidža, there is an Ottoman stone arch bridge over the Bosna, known as Rimski most (“Roman Bridge”).

Ilidža is located on the Sarajevo – Ploče railway line of the Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine (ŽFBH). In 1891 the city was connected to the railway network with the opening of the narrow - gauge Narentabahn . From 1963 to 1966 the Yugoslav State Railways (JŽ) re-routed the railway line and converted it to standard gauge. Ilidža is connected to the city center by the Sarajevo tram .

population

According to the 2013 census, 58,120 out of a total of 66,730 inhabitants identified themselves as Bosniaks (87.1%), 3030 as Croats (4.5%) and 1600 as Serbs (2.4%). Another 3980 were assigned to another group or none of them (6%).

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  The "Great Alley" (Velika aleja) from the spa park to the sources of the Bosna

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  Vrelo Bosne

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  The Željeznica in Ilidža

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  Spa Hotel Hercegovina

Sports

The football club FK Bosna Union is based in Ilidža.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Agencija za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine: Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Bosni i Hercegovini, 2013. Rezultati popisa. (pdf, 19.7 MB) Sarajevo, June 2016; P. 59

Web links

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