The Sarajevo Canton, officially the Canton of Sarajevo (Bosnian:
Kanton Sarajevo, Croatian: Sarajevska županija, Serbian Cyrillic:
Ð¡Ð°Ñ€Ð°Ñ˜ÐµÐ²Ñ ÐºÐ¸ кантон) is one of 10 cantons of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its
cantonal seat is the city of Sarajevo, also the capital city of Bosnia
and Herzegovina.The Canton represents the metro area of the country's
capital city, Sarajevo together with the City of East Sarajevo. It
contains 97% of the city's population, but a much smaller percentage
of the official land area. The majority of the population is Bosniak
(83,8%).The history of Sarajevo dates back to Neolithic times, when
the Butmir culture made its mountains and hills their home. In ancient
times, the Sarajevo area (Canton) was occupied by the Illyrians. The
local tribe, the Daesitates, controlled most of the area. They were a
warlike bunch and the last Illyrian tribe to resist Roman rule, which
finally came in AD 9. Under Roman rule, many roads were constructed in
the region, as well as a city on top of modern-day Ilidža. During the
Middle Ages, the area of Sarajevo Canton was a key part of the Bosnian
Kingdom. The toponym Vrhbosna existed somewhere in the region and was
one of the notable settlements at the time.True development of the
region came after the Ottoman conquest when local Muslim noble Isa-Beg
Isaković established the roots of the modern city of Sarajevo,
between 1461 and 1463. The region grew along with the city, which
quickly, after Istanbul, became the most important in the Balkans.
Later rule by Austria-Hungary modernized and westernized the region.
Under Yugoslavia, there was major development of the area, which more
than tripled in size. Because of its ideal geographical location in
between mountains, Sarajevo was chosen to host the 1984 Winter
Olympics. Much of this progress was offset however by the Yugoslav
Wars in the early 1990s.
Kanton Sarajevo, Croatian: Sarajevska županija, Serbian Cyrillic:
Ð¡Ð°Ñ€Ð°Ñ˜ÐµÐ²Ñ ÐºÐ¸ кантон) is one of 10 cantons of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its
cantonal seat is the city of Sarajevo, also the capital city of Bosnia
and Herzegovina.The Canton represents the metro area of the country's
capital city, Sarajevo together with the City of East Sarajevo. It
contains 97% of the city's population, but a much smaller percentage
of the official land area. The majority of the population is Bosniak
(83,8%).The history of Sarajevo dates back to Neolithic times, when
the Butmir culture made its mountains and hills their home. In ancient
times, the Sarajevo area (Canton) was occupied by the Illyrians. The
local tribe, the Daesitates, controlled most of the area. They were a
warlike bunch and the last Illyrian tribe to resist Roman rule, which
finally came in AD 9. Under Roman rule, many roads were constructed in
the region, as well as a city on top of modern-day Ilidža. During the
Middle Ages, the area of Sarajevo Canton was a key part of the Bosnian
Kingdom. The toponym Vrhbosna existed somewhere in the region and was
one of the notable settlements at the time.True development of the
region came after the Ottoman conquest when local Muslim noble Isa-Beg
Isaković established the roots of the modern city of Sarajevo,
between 1461 and 1463. The region grew along with the city, which
quickly, after Istanbul, became the most important in the Balkans.
Later rule by Austria-Hungary modernized and westernized the region.
Under Yugoslavia, there was major development of the area, which more
than tripled in size. Because of its ideal geographical location in
between mountains, Sarajevo was chosen to host the 1984 Winter
Olympics. Much of this progress was offset however by the Yugoslav
Wars in the early 1990s.
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