Serbs in Sarajevo

The Serbs of Sarajevo numbered 157,526 according to the 1991 census, making up more than 30% of the Sarajevo Metropolitan area (10 pre-war municipalities; Centar, Stari Grad, Novo Sarajevo, Novi Grad, Ilidza, Ilijas, Vogosca, Hadzici, Trnovo, and Pale. Today, following the Bosnian War, few Serbs remain in central areas of Sarajevo; however, many parts of the pre-war metropolitan area are now forming the city of East Sarajevo in Republika Srpska; namely, Pale RS, East Ilidza, East Novo Sarajevo, Trnovo RS, and East Stari Grad. Most have either moved abroad, to Serbia or other countries, or moved to a new settlement on the outskirts of Sarajevo, located in the Republika Srpska, known as East Sarajevo (previously Srpsko Sarajevo - Serbian Sarajevo).

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Churches

There are three main Serbian Orthodox places of worship in Sarajevo: the Old Orthodox Church (Serbian: Стара православна црква or Stara pravoslavna crkva), dating back to the 16th century,[1] the Cathedral Church (Саборна црква or Saborna crkva), which was erected in the 1860s, and the Church of Sveto Preobraženje in Novo Sarajevo.

Notable people
Share of Serbs in Sarajevo by settlements in 1991 (left) and 2013 (right)
Serb Muslims in Sarajevo, 1913
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotoko
Church of the Holy Transfiguration
Sima Milutinović Sarajlija, a poet, hajduk, translator and historian
Jovan Marinović, Prime Minister of Serbia (1873 – 1874)
Vladan Đorđević, Prime Minister of Serbia (1897 – 1900)
Nedeljko Čabrinović, a Young Bosnia member
Momo Kapor, a novelist and painter
Goran Bregović, a musician
Zdravko Čolić, a singer
Emir Kusturica, a filmmaker, actor and musician
Boris Tadić, President of Serbia (2006 – 2012)
Predrag Danilović, a basketball executive and former player


Notable Serbs who were born in or lived in Sarajevo include:

See also

References
  1. Old Serbian Orthodox Church Sarajevo, Official Website Archived 2009-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
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