Višnjik

Višnjik
neighborhood - residential
Grdonj hill, view over Višnjik roofs
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +387

Višnjik (in English: Cherry orchard) is a neighborhood in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Location

It is located just above central parts of the old city center, and belongs to Centar municipality.

A panoramic view of north-eastern part of Sarajevo from Koševsko Brdo hill, summer 2010 - in upper-center is Koševo hospital complex (bright white) & next to it to the right Višnjik neighborhood, just behind group of three small skyscrapers

History

Neighborhood is designed as residential after the World War II, mostly between early 1950's and late 1960's, on a hillside above city center never developed before, and on which, beside lots of small private gardens, also existed large cherry orchard, hence the name Višnjik (in English: Cherry orchard).

Features

Neighborhood designers utilized existence of abundant natural greenery of the location, and developed designated space by preserving most of it, which constitute one of its main qualities and attraction. Višnjik neighborhood on its northern side borders with large Koševo hospital complex (KCUS, Klinički centar univerziteta Sarajevo).[1]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "Interactive Map - hospital complex and its neighborhoods" (.html). www.kcus.ba (in Bosnian/English). "KCUS, Klinički centar univerziteta Sarajevo". Retrieved 29 July 2016.

Coordinates: 43°52′00″N 18°25′04″E / 43.866774°N 18.417689°E / 43.866774; 18.417689


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