Recorridos urbanos: Sarajevo
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 0.99 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,822 ft
- TrailRank
- 25
- Min elevation
- 1,788 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 215
- Uploaded
- July 24, 2023
near Hrid, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Босния һәм Герцеговина)
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Sarajevo is the federal capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in a valley in the Bosnian region, surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and around the Miljacka River. The city center is 511 m above sea level while some neighborhoods reach 700 m. The mountain peaks that surround Sarajevo reach and exceed 2000 m.
The city is known for its traditional religious diversity, with Muslim, Orthodox, Catholic and Jewish worshipers living side by side for centuries. Due to this long and rich history of religious diversity and coexistence, Sarajevo is known as the "Jerusalem of Europe".
With the breakup of Yugoslavia, Sarajevo became the capital of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992, with hostilities breaking out between the country's three main nationalities. The Bosnian War lasted for four years and had Sarajevo one of its main scenarios where the Bosnian Serbs came to control practically the entire metropolitan area, as well as some sectors of the city of Sarajevo itself, subjecting the rest of the city controlled by Bosniaks to siege. The war lasted until 1995, causing the destruction of the city due to intense bombardments and thousands of deaths, in whose memory there is a plaque in front of the Catholic cathedral simulating the blood shed by these people.
Reconstruction of Sarajevo began immediately upon the cessation of hostilities, and by around 2003, most of the city had already been rebuilt, although some dilapidated buildings were still visible in the city center.
Sarajevo has attracted international attention on several occasions throughout its history: in 1914 the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria took place, which ended up being the definitive trigger for the outbreak of the First World War.
On the other hand, it was one of the first European cities to have an electric tram network with uninterrupted service in the city.
The city is known for its traditional religious diversity, with Muslim, Orthodox, Catholic and Jewish worshipers living side by side for centuries. Due to this long and rich history of religious diversity and coexistence, Sarajevo is known as the "Jerusalem of Europe".
With the breakup of Yugoslavia, Sarajevo became the capital of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992, with hostilities breaking out between the country's three main nationalities. The Bosnian War lasted for four years and had Sarajevo one of its main scenarios where the Bosnian Serbs came to control practically the entire metropolitan area, as well as some sectors of the city of Sarajevo itself, subjecting the rest of the city controlled by Bosniaks to siege. The war lasted until 1995, causing the destruction of the city due to intense bombardments and thousands of deaths, in whose memory there is a plaque in front of the Catholic cathedral simulating the blood shed by these people.
Reconstruction of Sarajevo began immediately upon the cessation of hostilities, and by around 2003, most of the city had already been rebuilt, although some dilapidated buildings were still visible in the city center.
Sarajevo has attracted international attention on several occasions throughout its history: in 1914 the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria took place, which ended up being the definitive trigger for the outbreak of the First World War.
On the other hand, it was one of the first European cities to have an electric tram network with uninterrupted service in the city.
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