LOCATION / AREA
Old Town
DISTANCE FROM AIRPORT
8.0km
DISTANCE FROM SARAJEVO BUS STATION
2.3km
Distance from the center
1.0km
NEAREST PUBLIC TRANSPORT STATION
Tram station Katedrala - 177m
The Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Dabro-Bosnia, located in the very center of Sarajevo and surrounded by other religious buildings, bears witness to the grandeur and rich history of this city. It demonstrates in a special way the multiethnicity of Sarajevo and the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina itself, and represents a symbol of communal life and cultural diversity.
After the devastating fire of August 8, 1879, which destroyed about 900 objects on 36 streets in the center of Sarajevo, Austro-Hungarian authorities sped up construction around the Congregational Church of the Holy Mother.
This part of town was considered the urban “heart” of Sarajevo, which would come to be dominated by European Pseudo-Classical architecture. A new, modern street was laid out in the center, and, over the next few years, many buildings were built around it. The street was named Rudolfova (now Štrosmajerova), in honor of Crown Prince Rudolf Franz Karl Josip, son of Franz Josip I.
The Metropolitanate Mansion built right on the corner of what is now Štrosmajerova Street and Zelenih Beretki Street is owned by the Serbian Orthodox Church Municipality, and serves as the residence for the Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosna.
This mansion, along with all of its contents, was listed as a National Monument of BiH in 2006.
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