| Sarajevo Сарајево | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| State Capital: | Sarajevo |
| Homepage: | Official Sarajevo Website |
| Coat of Arms | |
| Map: Sarajevo in Bosnia | |
| Politics | |
| Mayor | Semiha Borovac |
| Governing Party | SDA |
| Population | |
| Population: | 600.000 (metropolis) (2005) |
| Geography | |
| Area: | 199.7 km² (city) |
| Location: | |
The city is considered one of the most important cities in the Balkans and has had a long and rich history ever since it was founded by the Ottomans in 1461.
It was the backdrop of many historic events, like the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which sparked World War I; and more recently Sarajevo hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics and was besieged during the Yugoslav civil wars in the 1990s.
More on [ Sarajevo ]
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Wikipedia: Sarajevo - Encyclopedia article on the city and its history.
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