Sarajevo facts for kids

Sarajevo
Sarajevo; Сарајево
	City
	; ; From top, left to right: Sarajevo panorama, Emperor's Mosque, Sarajevo Cathedral, Orthodox Cathedral, Sarajevo Library, Latin Bridge, and Sebilj.
; Flag	; Seal
	Nickname(s): Jerusalem of Europe, Jerusalem of the Balkans, Rajvosa
	; Location in Europe and Bosnia and Herzegovina (dark blue)
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Sarajevo Canton
Municipalities	4
Area
• Urban	141.5 km2 (54.3 sq mi)
Elevation	518 m (1,699 ft)
Population (Census 2013.)
• Urban	395,133
• Metro	688,437
• City proper	275,524
• Demonym	Sarajevan
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	71000
Area code(s)	+387 (33)
Website	City of Sarajevo

Sarajevo is the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has an estimated population of 436.000 people in the urban area including some municipalities from City of East Sarajevo which is the part of Republika Srpska entity. The city has people living in it from a large number of different cultures. It has mosques, synagogues, and churches. The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajavo.

During the Siege of Sarajevo, parts of the city were destroyed. Most of the city is now recovered and rebuilt.

Images for kids

Sarajevo seen from SPOT Satellite
Vrelo Bosne park is on the city outskirts
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria arrives at the city hall on the day of his assassination, 28 June 1914
Vladimir "Valter" Perić plaque
Parliament Building
Building of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The four municipalities, Stari Grad, Centar, Novo Sarajevo and Novi Grad
View west toward Novi Grad
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo at twilight
Ethnic structure of Sarajevo by settlements 1991
Dragon of Bosnia street
Sarajevo tram
Sarajevo International Airport
Observation deck top of Avaz Twist Tower, Dnevni avaz headquarters.
Rectorate and the Faculty of Law, University of Sarajevo
National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina houses many important historical items from BiH
Copies of the Sarajevo Haggadah
Sarajevo National Theatre, where the annual hosting of Sarajevo Film Festival is held
Postage stamps depicting 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Bosnian football player Edin Džeko was born in Sarajevo. He is the all-time leading goalscorer of the BiH national football team.
Damir Džumhur, a Sarajevo born multi-Grand Slam tennis player.
Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, home to FK Sarajevo, is largest stadium in Bosnia and Herz.
Stari Grad
Ferhadija Street
Miljacka river
View towards Novi Grad
Stećak inside of National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Neolithic period Butmir vase
White fortress of the old Vratnik Town
Baščaršija in twilight
The Gazi-Husrev-Beg-Bazaar.
Baščaršija Mosque courtyard
Pigeon Square
Sarajevo Old Town souvenirs
Mosque in Sarajevo's downtown
Sarajevo Main Post office
Sarajevo National Theatre design by Karel Pařík
The Academy of Fine Arts was originally built to serve as an Evangelical Church in 1899.
UNITIC World Trade Towers
Holiday Inn (now Hotel Holiday)
Vedran Smailović playing on top of the ruins of the National library (in 1992)
Parliament building in flames May 1992
Marijin Dvor May 1996
Oslobođenje building destroyed
Bosmal City Center Towers, erected 2001
Avaz Twist Tower, erected 2008
BBI Centar, erected 2009
Sarajevo City Center, erected 2014
Great Park (Veliki Park)
Koševo Park
Vilsonovo šetalište (Wilson's Promenade) around Miljacka
Great Lane (Velika aleja), Ilidža
River Bosna at Vrelo Bosne Park
Catholic Cathedral Sacred Heart
Orthodox Cathedral
Sarajevo Synagogue
A locomotive hauled train at Sarajevo Railway Station
Sarajevo train station in 2011
ŽFBH 441-047 at Sarajevo train station
Bosniak Institute, containing collections of the history of Bosnia and Bosniaks
Museum "Sarajevo 1878 – 1918"
Alija Izetbegović museum
Medieval tombstones around National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo Tunnel Museum