Marshal Tito street (Sarajevo)
| Tito's street | |
 Marshal Tito street in 2015 | |
| Native name | Ulica Maršala Tita, Titova ulica(Bosnian) |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Ćemaluša, Franz Ferdinand street, Alexander Karađorđević street, Alexander I Karađorđević street, Ante Pavelić street |
| Length | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
| Coordinates | 43°51′30.56″N18°24′48.1″E/ 43.8584889°N 18.413361°E |
| East | Mula Mustafa Bašeskija street andFerhadija street |
| West | Zmaj od Bosne street |
Marshal Tito street,orTito's street,is one of the main streets inSarajevo,located in theCentar Municipality.The street is named afterJosip Broz Tito,the formerPresident of Yugoslavia.[1]
Marshal Tito street connects Mula Mustafa Bašeskija street andFerhadija streeton the east and Zmaj od Bosne street on the west. Through this street lies the main route ofSarajevo trams.
History of name
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After theAustro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina,the section from Koševski Potok toBaščaršijawas calledĆemaluša,but was renamed afterFranz Ferdinandfollowinghis assassination.[2]
A new street was laid out in January 1919, betweenMarijin Dvorand Baščaršija. First it was named afterAlexander Karađorđević,and in 1921 afterAleksandar I Karađorđević.From 1941 to 1945, it was named afterAnte Pavelić.[2][3]
Its current name the street has had since 6 April 1945. In 1993, the street was bisected: The part from Marijin Dvor to theEternal flameremained Marshal Tito street, but the part that continues on to Baščaršija became Mula Mustafe Bašeskije street.[2]
Significant buildings
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Several significant buildings and institutions are located in this street and some of them are:
- Ali Pasha Mosque
- Building of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Landesbank für Bosnien und Herzegowinabuilding andEternal flame
- Čemaluša Mosque
- Napredak building
- Saint Vincent de Paul church
Events
[edit]Marshal Tito street is a popular location to organize open-air concerts and other various celebrations.
On 6 April 2012, this street was the location of theSarajevo Red Line,a memorial event organized in cooperation between theCity of Sarajevoand East West Theatre Company which commemorated theSiege of Sarajevo's 20th anniversary.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"Općina Centar Sarajevo".centar.ba.Retrieved30 April2020.
- ^abc"Maršala Tita".Sarajevo.travel.Retrieved30 April2020.
- ^"Titova ulica".Furaj.ba(in Bosnian). 20 September 2016.Retrieved30 April2020.
- ^"Sarajevska crvena linija: Sjećanje na poginule u opsadi".Radio Slobodna Evropa(in Serbo-Croatian).Retrieved30 April2020.
External links
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Media related toMarshal Tito street (Sarajevo)at Wikimedia Commons
