Bistrik kula observatory
The Bistrik kula observatory above Sarajevo was the only observatory on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is now in ruins . It is located on the hilltop Bistrik Kula (1004 m) on the slope of Trebević south of Sarajevo on the site of a former fortress.
history
On the Austro-Hungarian Fort Draguljac was in the 1960s by the Astronomical Society Orion the observatory built. In the early 1980s, the facility was expanded with a new eight-meter tower.
The observatory was a major tourist attraction until it was destroyed in the Bosnian War and has not been rebuilt to this day. There have been no serious astronomical research instruments in the country since their destruction, although interest in them is great among the younger generation. The facility is right next to the finish area of the bobsleigh and toboggan run of the 1984 Winter Olympics on a popular hiking trail from Sarajevo to Trebević Mountain . The inner Bosnian entity line to the Republika Srpska runs just 180 meters to the west . The striking building remains in the flat promontory is a highly visible landmark . Because of this strategically important location, the position in the war was hotly contested.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b “Bistrik kula” na Trebeviću, jedini astronomski opservatorij u Bosni i Hercegovini, ni 20 godina nakon rata nije obnovljen. - poskok.info. (No longer available online.) In: poskok.info. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016 ; accessed on October 24, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Milena Preindlsberger-Mrazovič: The Bosnian Eastern Railway: Illustrated guide on the Bosnian-Hercegovinian state railway lines Sarajevo – Uvac u. Megjegje – Vardište . E-Book of the University Library Vienna (eBooks on Demand). A. Hartleben's Verlag, Vienna, Leipzig 1908, p. 4 .
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Coordinates: 43 ° 50 ′ 32 ″ N , 18 ° 26 ′ 17 ″ E
