Ilidža is a city in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has a metro population of 47,654, making it the 7th largest city in the country. It is the seat of government for Ilidža Municipality, and is the chief suburb of Sarajevo. Ilidža is famous for the natural beauty of its surroundings and historical tradition dating back to neolithic times. Sarajevo International Airport is located nearby, as is the famous Vrelo Bosne spring. Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburban redirects here. ... Sarajevo (Summer 2004) Downtown Sarajevo and the Miljacka river. ... The Neolithic, (Greek neos=new, lithos=stone, or New Stone Age) is traditionally the last part of the stone age. ... Sarajevo International Airport is the chief airport in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Vrelo Bosne is a spring in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

Geography

Ilidža is known to have a pleasant and attractive geography. The city itself is built on fairly level ground, although it is surrounded by mountains. The biggest and most famous is mount Igman, whose 1502 meter peak towers above the city. On the mountain grows the Lillium Bosniacum, a branch of the Lily family of flowers that is a historical symbol of Bosnia. The area is rich in flint especially in the Butmir neighborhood. Igman is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... Genera Calochortus Cardiocrinum Clintonia Erythronium Fritillaria Gagea Korolkowia Lilium Lloydia Nomocharis Notholirion Scoliopus Streptopus Tricyrtis Tulipa The Liliaceae, or the Lily Family, is an important family of monocotyledons that includes a great number of ornamental flowers as well as several important agricultural crops; the onion has traditionally been classified here... Pebble beach made up of flint nodules eroded out of the nearby chalk cliffs, Cape Arkona, Rügen Flint (or flintstone) is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica rock with a glassy appearance. ... Butmir is a neighborhood of Ilidža in the Sarajevo Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

The Željeznica river, a tributary of the Bosna, passes through the center of the city. The Bosna itself passes through Ilidžas outskirts. Its spring, Vrelo Bosne, is found a few kilometers to the west of city center and is a popular national park. A number of smaller streams also pass through the city's area. The source of the Bosna river on the outskirts of Sarajevo. ... The source of the Bosna river on the outskirts of Sarajevo. ... Vrelo Bosne is a spring in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... This article is about national parks. ...

A number of horticulture projects have been undertaken in the history of Ilidža. The city is today very rich in trees. The total area of the city's parks is about 50% of that of Sarajevo, which has four times its population. In 1894, an article in a London newspaper called Ilidža "One of the most beautiful places in the world". 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

History

Ilidža is one of the longest continuously inhabited regions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since the 19th century, numerous archeological finds have been made in the Butmir neighborhood, dating from Neolithic times. The so called Butmir culture, is one of the best documented Neolithic cultures in Europe of the 26th and 25th centuries BC. Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Butmir is a neighborhood of Ilidža in the Sarajevo Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Neolithic, (Greek neos=new, lithos=stone, or New Stone Age) is traditionally the last part of the stone age. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... (27th century BC - 26th century BC - 25th century BC - other centuries) (4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC) Events 2900 - 2334 BC – Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period. ... (26th century BC - 25th century BC - 24th century BC - other centuries) (4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC) Events 2900 - 2334 BC -- Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period 2494 BC -- End of Fourth Dynasty, start of Fifth Dynasty in Egypt. ...

During Roman times, the Ilidža area was the location of the town Aquae Sulphurae. This was a Roman colony, and the main settlement in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time. Today numerous traces of Roman civilization have been found, such as mosaics, ceramics, jewelry, coins, and even structural remains. Roman Empire between AD 60 and 400 with major cities. ... Mosaic is a medium of art that may embody the most meaningful iconography in a cultures most important settings, as in the cathedral of Monreale (below), or it may be a technique of decorative art, an aspect of interior decoration. ... The word ceramic is derived from Greek, and in its strictest sense refers to clay in all its forms. ... Jewellery (spelled jewelry in American English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ... 1¢ euro coin A coin is generally a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is used as a form of money. ...

During medieval times, the Ilidža area was part of the Bosnian province of Vrhbosna. Katera, one of the two original Bosnian towns mentioned by Constantine Porphyrogenitus in De Administrando Imperio, was found on the ground of today's Ilidža municipality. The disciples of Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius considered the area important enough to stop by Vrelo Bosne and build a church in the area. Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos (the Purple-born) ( 905 – November 9, 959) was the son of Byzantine emperor Leo VI and nephew of Alexander III. He earned his nickname as the legitimate (or more accurately legitimized) son of Leo, as opposed to the others who claimed the throne during his lifetime. ... De Administrando Imperio is a scholarly work from ca. ... See Saint Cyril (disambiguation) for other persons with this name. ... Saint Methodius was a bishop of Great Moravia (Moravia) (born Thessaloniki, Greece, 826; he died in the (unknown) capital of Great Moravia, April 6, 885). ...

The modern town of Ilidža as we know it was founded during the Ottoman rule of Bosnia. Its name possibly derives from the Turkish word Ilıca, meaning "warm thermal springs". Numerous elements of Turkish culture found their way into Ilidža, such as a number of oriental homes from the 15th and 16th centuries that have survived to this day. Numerous mosques and bridges were also built at this time. The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul (Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

Ilidža, like the rest of Bosnia, experienced industrialization and westernization with the coming of Austria-Hungary. A railroad station and tracks, hotels, and various other structures made Ilidža the most important town after Sarajevo in the region. This continued into the 1900s as Ilidža continued to grow and develop. Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Events and Trends Technology Lawrence Hargrave makes the first stable wing design for a heavier-than-air aircraft Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first documented flight in a powered heavier-than-air aircraft Mass production of automobile Wide popularity of home phonograph Panama Canal is built by the United...

During the Siege of Sarajevo Ilidža was occupied by Serb forces early on in the war. Many Bosniak and Croat families either fled or were expelled from their homes. With the end of the war, the vast majority of Ilidža's Serbs fled the city. Those that remained were harassed and provoked by returning refugees. Today Ilidža is a safe modern city once again, although no longer as ethnically diverse. Bosnian soldiers on a house to house hunt for a Serbian sniper. ... An ethnic group is a group of people who identify with one another, or are so identified by others, on the basis of a boundary that distinguishes them from other groups. ...

Demographics

The Ilidža Municipality consists of the core of the city of Ilidža, as well as the outlying small neighborhoods, which although somewhat separated from the city center are still considered part of the city.

According to Sarajevo Canton statistics, the municipality of Ilidža has a total population of 47,654. According to Ilidža Municipality statistics, the population is slightly smaller, at about 44,454. Either way it is safe to assume that Ilidža has a population of about 46,000, give or take 1,500. Since the Sarajevo Canton statistics are far more detailed, and perhaps more recent, Wikipedia will take the 47,654 number as the official population. Map showing Canton within Bosnia and Herzegovina The Sarajevo Canton is a canton of the Federation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

Of these 47,654 residents, 38,695 are Bosniaks (81.2%), 5,806 are Serbs (12.2%), 3,010 are Croats (6.3%), and and 143 people are identified as "others" (0.3%). Ilidža population accounts for a little under 12% of the population of Sarajevo Canton, and 2.1% of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosniaks (natively: Bošnjaci) are South Slavs descended from those who converted to Islam during the Ottoman period (15th-19th century). ... Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a south Slavic people mostly living in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (where theyre one of the constitutive nations). ... Federation of BiH shaded red Official languages Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Capital Sarajevo Area  - Total  - % water 26,110 km² n/a Population  - Total (2002)  - Density 2,318,972 88/km² Ethnic groups (2002) Bosniaks: 72,9% Croats: 21,8% Serbs: 4,4% and others: 1,0% President Niko Lozančić Anthem none...

Ilidžas population density is 332.3 inhabitants per km², which is incredibly low compared to the city of Sarajevo where the population density is 2470.1 inhabitants per km². This is largely due to the layout of Ilidža, described in the first paragraph above. Ilidžas population growth rate is 3.19%. If this rate continues, Ilidža should surpass the 100,000 mark in less than 25 years. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

According to the Yugoslavian census of 1991, Ilidža had a pre-war population of 67,197. Of these, 28,836 were Muslims (43%), 24,982 were Serbs (37.2%), 6,901 were Croats (10.2%), and 5,126 identified themselves as Yugoslavs (7.6%), and 1,352 were classified as others (2%). (Note: almost all people who were registered as Muslims are now declaring as Bosniaks.) The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to describe people who spoke Serbo-Croatian language and professed Islam that werent identified as one of the other nations. ... The Yugoslavs were a relatively short-lived nationality that was created at the time of Yugoslavia. ...

The most of Serbs are relegated from Ilidža in february 1996 by Bosniaks, after Bosniaks took control over Ilidža. Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Government

Ilidža is widely considered a unique city, but is also thought of as an almost fully incorporated suburb of Sarajevo. As far as its own government goes, cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina typically do not have a normal "city government". Instead, the municipalities (Such as Ilidža Municipality) are based on major settlements and their surroundings. Thus the Ilidža Municipality government is the de facto government of Ilidža. Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburban redirects here. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...

The current mayor of Ilidža is Amer Ćenanović. Through the municipality government, Ilidža also has its own legislative bodies.

Economy

Prior to the war, Ilidža municipality was one of the five strongest in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and one of the ten strongest in the whole of Yugoslavia. The war had a devastating effect on the city's economy, but today it is slowly starting to recover. Several important local companies are based in Ilidža. The city's economy is based on food processing, electronics, and manufacturing. Electronics is the study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles in devices such as thermionic valves and semiconductors. ... Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures. ...

One of the most important parts of Ilidža economy is its tourism. The natural beauty of the area is used to the city's advantage, attracting many tourists from both abroad and as near as neighboring Sarajevo. There are plans for future development to enhance tourism, including hotels and a cable railway line to Mt.Igman. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

Tourism

Ilidža has many advantages as far as tourism is concerned. Sarajevo International Airport is located just a few kilometers from the city. The regions natural beauty is quite a draw to tourists as well. Igman mountain is a popular destination for skiing and hiking, and Vrelo Bosne is one of the country's most popular parks. Hotel Ilidža in the city can accommodate a number of guests, and if there is no room tourists can simply find a room in one of Sarajevo's hotels and make the short trip to Ilidža. Historical sites are also key in Ilidža tourism. The Rimski Most ("Roman Bridge") over the Željeznica river was built in the 16th century using actual Roman stones. The nearby restaurant is one of many popular eating spots in the city. Sarajevo International Airport is the chief airport in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Igman is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. ... Beautiful natural scenes are common hiking destinations Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Vrelo Bosne is a spring in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...