Višnjik

Višnjik
neighborhood - residential
Grdonj hill, view over Višnjik roofs
City Sarajevo
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Developed since 1960
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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 its part of 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) and next to it to the right Višnjik neighborhood, just behind a group of three small skyscrapers

History

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

Features

Neighborhood designers utilized the presence of abundant natural greenery on the location, and developed designated space while preserving most of it. This became a characteristic of the neighborhood, one which constitutes important quality 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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