The district of Sarajevo is located on the eastern side of Bosnia and Hercegovina on a surface of 1276,9km2. Within Sarajevo are the municipalities of;
Stari Grad,
Centar,
Novo Sarajevo,
Novi Grad,
Ilidza,
Vogosca,
Hadzici,
Ilijas and
Trnovo with a total population of around 391,000 people. This district is rich in extraordinary natural beauty including mountains, rivers, and lush valleys, but, its most valuable asset is the peoples´ openheartedness. The culture of life here has survived through the pre-historic and ancient times, the mediaeval times, through the Ottoman and Austrian-Hungarian era, to present day. Nowhere in Europe is there such a richness and diversity of nature, historical and cultural heritage with its many historical and cultural monuments as well as attractive tourist destinations. Amongst the destinations are the ancient town –
aqua sulfati in Ilidza, the neolithic
town of Butmir, the mediaeval
cemetary in Trnova, a huge tree-lined walk from Ilidza to
Vrela Bosna, the
cave Bijambare,
waterfalls in Skakavac, as l
ake in Treskovici as well as the world famous olympic
mountains of Trebevic, Igman, Bjelasnica and Jahorina, all of which are great for mountain-climbing, alpine and winter sports, and they are all equipped with an experienced rescue team along with other services.
