Ahatovići (Novi Grad Sarajevo) Explained

Official Name:Ahatovići
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Subdivision Name1:Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2: Sarajevo
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Novi Grad, Sarajevo
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:43.885°N 18.2808°W

Ahatovići is a town located in the municipality of Novi Grad Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The town is located in the historical region of Crnotina[1] near Saraj Polje at the harbors of the Bosna river, on the north of the town two hills are located named Strahoč (782m) and Krstac (861m).. Ahatovići borders the towns of Dobroševići and Reljevo and the villages of Bojnik, Gornja Bioča (Ilijaš) and Rečica.

History

The town was founded by a Bosniak noble named Ahat-beg during the Ottoman rule in the country. The village of Ahatovići was the only Muslim majority village in Crnotina, where a mekteb existed. The construction of the Ahatovići mosque was completed in 1973, but was destroyed on June 4, 1992, after it was occupied by the Serbs during the Bosnian War. A successful reconstruction of the mosque took place in 2007.[2]

In 1992, the Ahatovići massacre took place in this town during the Siege of Sarajevo.[3]

Demographics

Ahatovići from the 1991 census until today has been incorporated into the inhabited urban area of "Sarajevo" (Bosnian:Sarajevo dio).[4] Ahatovići, alongside the town of Dobroševići and village of Bojnik is a part of the Local Community "Dobroševići" (Bosnian:Mjesna Zajednica Dobroševići) which holds a population of 5,673 according to the 2013 population census.[5]

Demographics of Ahatovići 1948-2013[6] [7] [8] !!1948!1953!1961!1971!1981!1991!2013
Total278347680656621

References

  1. Web site: 1887-01-10 . Blažuj i okolina . 2023-09-30 . Digitalni Arhiv Infobiro Mediacentar Sarajevo.
  2. Web site: Džemat Ahatovići . 2023-09-30 . Islamska Zajednica u Bosni i Hercegovini . Bosnian.
  3. Web site: 30. godina od masakra u mjestu Sokolina: Agresor je u autobusu ubio 48 Bošnjaka iz Ahatovića, Dobroševića i Bojnika .
  4. Web site: Statistika.ba .
  5. Web site: Bosnia & Herzegovina Ethnic composition, all local communities of FBiH: 2013 census .
  6. Web site: 1948 . Konačni rezultati popisa stanovništva od 15 marta 1948 godine: Stanovništvo po polu domaćinstva .
  7. Web site: 1953 . Popis stanovništva 1953 .
  8. Web site: Bosnia & Herzegovina All places: 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991 censuses .