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ZENICA
Zenica is an industrial city (the fourth largest, after
Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Tuzla) in Bosnia and
Herzegovina and the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton
of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity. It
is located about 70 km north of Sarajevo and is situated
on the Bosna river, surrounded by mountains and hills.
The town's Stara carsija (old quarter) contains several
attractions, including a synagogue, which is now the
City Museum and Art Gallery. There is also a mosque (Carsijska
mosque), an Austrian fountain and an old bey's farm
house (Hadzimazica House).
Zenica, for many of its characteristics and features, is
a specific urban and economic area. Its peculiarities
originate from both its geographic location, since it is
situated in the very center of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
and the economic and social character of its development.
Zenica is situated in one of the largest and most
beautiful valleys in the middle part of the River Bosna
by which the state has got its name. The River Bosna
well is in Ilidza near Sarajevo and its mouth into the
River Sava near Bosanski Samac, which make it a natural
north south corridor. The Zenica valley itself is
stretching from Lasva canyon in the south, to Vranduk
canyon to the north.
The main rail and road communications pass through the
River Bosna valley. Sarajevo and Tuzla airports are not
far away from the region. With comparatively good roads
(for the present Bosnian circumstances), and standard
gauge railway roads (with two tracks from Doboj to
Zenica), Zenica is well connected to the north, west and
east of the country. What is particularly important for
its economic development is the access to sea via rail
and roads. European corridor of the future north-south
highway also passes through Zenica. |
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