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Sarajevo

Southern Europe

Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a valley along the Miljacka River surrounded by the Dinaric Alps. It is known as the site of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's 1914 assassination and for enduring the longest siege of a capital city in modern history during the 1992 to 1996 Bosnian War. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
275,524 1
2013 census figure (city proper), from Sarajevo's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
141.5 1
Founding Year
1461 1
1461 is the year the infobox itself gives for the city's founding.
Population Estimate Year
2013 1
Elevation (m)
518 2
Latitude
43.85639 degrees north 1
Longitude
18.41306 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
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Capital Of

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Countries

Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Source Sarajevo (Wikipedia)
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FENA

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Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Source Wikipedia: Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovinatier 2
Sarajevska pivara

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Source Wikipedia: Sarajevska pivaratier 2
Razvojna banka Federacije BiH

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Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Source Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Constitutional court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: OrganizationSeat
Quote, Seat
The seat of the Court is in Sarajevo
Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Source Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (source article)Lead, second paragraph
Quote, Lead, second paragraph
which is based in Sarajevo
Sources
1. Sarajevo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    275,524 (2013 census)
  • Infobox, area
    141.5 km2 (54.6 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    43°51′23″N 18°24′47″E
  • Infobox, founded
    1461
  • Introduction
    Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia, part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Sarajevo (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 518 m
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3. GeoNames: Sarajevo - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3191281
    43.84864 18.35644 P PPLC BA 01 3343737 696731 509 Europe/Sarajevo
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 509 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, 18.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, 18.25
43.75 18.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Sarajevo
Wikidata Q11194, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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