Novi Grad, Sarajevo
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in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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History
During the 1970s, Sarajevo was undergoing a rapid economicEconomics
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and cultural
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development, with great expansion focused on population and industry
Industry
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. Novi Grad was a direct result of this period of heavy growth, in which many acres of previously unused land were transformed into Communist urban
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centres filled with apartment buildings. By the time the Novi Grad municipality was formally recognized, it had some 60,000 citizens, in 18 neighbourhoods.
According to the 1991 census
Census
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, the municipality of Novi Grad had 136,746 citizens. Four years of war
War
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fare brought that number down tremendously. Some sections of Novi Grad were among the first to be occupied by the aggressors, while the city was repeatedly showered by mortar
Mortar (weapon)
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shells. Of the municipality's 33,517 residential buildings, 92% were damaged during the fighting.
Novi Grad has since made a fantastic recovery. Although many bullet holes and mortar shell impacts are visible throughout the municipality, it is overall healthy and functioning. As the most modern part of Sarajevo, Novi Grad is also ground to many new developments, such as the Bosmal City Center.
1971
111.811 total- Serbs - 45.806 (40,96%)
- Bosniaks - 37.147 (33,22%)
- Croats - 17.491 (15,64%)
- Yugoslavs - 5.798 (5,18%)
- Others - 5.569 (5,00%)
1991
136.616 total- Bosniaks - 69.430 (50,82%)
- Serbs - 37.591 (27,51%)
- Croats - 8.889 (6,50%)
- Yugoslavs - 15.580 (11,40%)
- Others - 5.126 (3,77%)
2002
According to the 2002 estimationEstimation
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, today the municipality of Novi Grad has 122,636 citizens, of which around 94% are Bosniaks, 2% Serbs and 4% Croats.
Communities and neighborhoods in Novi Grad
- Staro Hrasno
- Čengić Vila
- Otoka
- Švrakino selo I
- Švrakino selo II
- Švrakino selo III
- Aneks
- Alipašino poljeAlipašino poljeAlipašino Polje is a neighborhood in Sarajevo located in the municipality of Novi Grad. It is made of three neighborhoods Faza A, Faza B i Faza C, which include six local communities. It started building in 1974, and was finished in 1979. It's lowest buildings have 4 floors and highest one have 18...
-A Faza - Alipašino poljeAlipašino poljeAlipašino Polje is a neighborhood in Sarajevo located in the municipality of Novi Grad. It is made of three neighborhoods Faza A, Faza B i Faza C, which include six local communities. It started building in 1974, and was finished in 1979. It's lowest buildings have 4 floors and highest one have 18...
-B Faza - Alipašino poljeAlipašino poljeAlipašino Polje is a neighborhood in Sarajevo located in the municipality of Novi Grad. It is made of three neighborhoods Faza A, Faza B i Faza C, which include six local communities. It started building in 1974, and was finished in 1979. It's lowest buildings have 4 floors and highest one have 18...
-C Faza - Saraj Polje (Vojnicko Polje)
- Olimpijsko selo Mojmilo
- DobrinjaDobrinjaDobrinja is the most populous neighborhood of Sarajevo. It's part of the municipality of Novi Grad. In 1993 a mortar attack was conducted from Serb-held positions on a football game. 13 people died and over 130 were wounded....
A - DobrinjaDobrinjaDobrinja is the most populous neighborhood of Sarajevo. It's part of the municipality of Novi Grad. In 1993 a mortar attack was conducted from Serb-held positions on a football game. 13 people died and over 130 were wounded....
B - DobrinjaDobrinjaDobrinja is the most populous neighborhood of Sarajevo. It's part of the municipality of Novi Grad. In 1993 a mortar attack was conducted from Serb-held positions on a football game. 13 people died and over 130 were wounded....
C - DobrinjaDobrinjaDobrinja is the most populous neighborhood of Sarajevo. It's part of the municipality of Novi Grad. In 1993 a mortar attack was conducted from Serb-held positions on a football game. 13 people died and over 130 were wounded....
D - Buća potok
- Dolac
- Alipašin Most II
- Alipašin Most I
- Briješće
- Naselje heroja-Sokolje
- Dobroševići