Zenica is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna river valley, about 70 km (43 mi) north of Sarajevo. The city is known for its Ironworks Zenica factory but also as a significant university center. According to the 2013 census, the settlement of Zenica itself counts 70,553 citizens and the administrative area 110,663, making it the nation's fourth-largest city.
The Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, based in Sarajevo, is the chief officiating body of football in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnian football association was founded as the Sarajevo football sub-association of Yugoslavia in 1920. In 1992, the association was re-founded as the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Nogometni klub Čelik Zenica is a professional football club based in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name Čelik means Steel in Bosnian and it symbolizes the strength and power of the club in an industrial city well known for steel production. Throughout its history, the club has been known for the excellent support of its fans at its Bilino Polje Stadium which hosts the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
The University of Sarajevo is a public university located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the largest and oldest university in the country, tracing its initial origins to 1537 as an Islamic madrasa.
The Sarajevo Music Academy or Music Academy | University of Sarajevo is a Faculty of Music of University of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Faculty of Law of the University of Sarajevo, also known as the Sarajevo Law School, is one of the leading schools of the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The school is located in Sarajevo's downtown district next to the Latin Bridge and not far from Baščaršija, the city's historical and cultural center.
Gojko Cimirot is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Fayha.
Central Bosnia is a central subregion of Bosnia, which consists of a core mountainous area with several basins, valleys and mountains. It is bordered by Bosnian Krajina to the northwest, Tropolje to the west, Herzegovina to the south, Sarajevo to the east and Tuzla to the northeast. It is a part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is divided between the Central Bosnia Canton and the Zenica-Doboj Canton, with a population of around 800,000. The largest city in the region is Zenica, with the Sarajevo-Zenica basin being the most densely populated area. Its highest peaks are Vranica, Šćit and Bitovnja.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre is the training ground of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina located in the Crkvičko brdo neighbourhood of Zenica, Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The centre was officially inaugurated on 2 September 2013 by then-president of UEFA, Michel Platini, after the first stage of construction was completed.
Dubravko Lovrenović was Bosnian and Herzegovinian medievalist, author and essayist, who worked at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Sarajevo, Department of History, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Eldar Šehić is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a left back for club Pardubice on loan from FC Baník Ostrava and the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team.
Šefik Džaferović is a Bosnian politician who served as the 7th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2018 to 2022. He has been serving as member of the national House of Peoples since 2023. A high ranking member of the Party of Democratic Action, he was formerly its vice president and general secretary.
Selmir Pidro is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Salmedin Mesihović is a Bosnian professor of history and archaeology at the Faculty of Philosophy, Department of History, at University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Fuad Kasumović is a Bosnian politician, economist and businessman serving as mayor of Zenica since November 2016.
The Zenica massacre happened on 19 April 1993, shortly after noon. Several shells fired from the Croatian Defence Council’s positions located in Putićevo village, about 16 km (9.9 mi) west of Zenica, killed 16 and injured over 50 civilians in a large crowd.
Smilja Mučibabić was a Bosnian biologist. She was among the most distinguished biologists in the former Yugoslavia in the 20th century. She was born in Mostar and died in Sarajevo.
The Faculty of Humanities is the oldest and one of the most prominent faculties of the University of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The institution was established on 14 February 1950 by the decision of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Benjamina Karić is a Bosnian politician serving as the 39th mayor of Sarajevo since April 2021. She is the designate municipal mayor of Novo Sarajevo. She has been a member of the Social Democratic Party since 2009.
The Faculty of Philosophy of the University of East Sarajevo abbreviated as FFUIS is a constituent faculty of the University of East Sarajevo located in Pale, a university town twenty kilometers away from Sarajevo in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Faculty is the largest organizational unit of the University of East Sarajevo. It is one of only five faculties of philosophy in the country.
