LOCATION / AREA
Old Town
SIGHTSEEING LABEL
Bridge
DISTANCE FROM AIRPORT
8.0km
DISTANCE FROM SARAJEVO BUS STATION
2.4km
Distance from the center
1.1km
NEAREST PUBLIC TRANSPORT STATION
Bus station Latinska cuprija - 167m
The Ćumurija Bridge (Hungarian: Charcoal Bridge) is a historically significant bridge in the center of Sarajevo, connecting the banks of the Miljacka River near the At Mejdan Park. Although it looks more modern than its famous neighbors, it has a rich history.
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A beautiful bridge, most beautiful when it shines with lights!
The bridge was made in order to connect the mahala (neighborhood) around Ajaš Pasha's Mosque, which was on the right bank of the Miljacka, with the mahala around Bakr-Baba's Mosque in At Mejdan.
Ajaš Pasha's mahala was the seat of the swordsmith guild, and it was from this bridge that the swordmakers would dump the ashes from the burned charcoal (ćumur, which was used in stoking the fires used in making their swords) into the Miljacka.
The bridge still retains the name that was used locally in reference to the ćumur – ćumurija.
The bridge was severely damaged during several floods, so the original wooden structure was replaced by a steel bridge which was built primarily to help with the construction of the Bosanski Brod-Zenica railway line.
Starting in 1919, the bridge was called Zrinjskog Most, after the Croatian ban, Petar Zrinski. It was renamed Ćumurija in 1993.
After undergoing a thorough reconstruction in 2002, the bridge was opened to motor traffic.
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