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.
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.
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 Bosnian Footballer of the Year, since 2008 renamed to Idol Nacije, is an annual award given to the best Bosnian football player of the year, as well as recognising and awarding other sports men and women, coaches and game officials in the country. The event was held in 2001 under the Bosnian banner for the first time, with Sergej Barbarez winning the most prestigious award for best player of the year, and again in 2003.
The School of Economics and Business (SEBS) is a business school affiliated with the University of Sarajevo. It is often known with its former name, the Faculty of Economics
The University of Sarajevo Faculty of Law, 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.
Mehmed-beg Kapetanović Ljubušak was a Bosnian writer and public official.
Fudbalski klub Mladost Doboj Kakanj, commonly referred to as simply Mladost, is a professional association football club from the village of Doboj near the town of Kakanj that is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Gojko Cimirot is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Standard Liège and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
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 around 800.000 population. The largest city in the region is Zenica, with 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 Karviná 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. From 2002 to 2018, he was a member of the national House of Representatives. A high ranking member of the Party of Democratic Action, he is the party's current vice president and was formerly its general secretary.
Selmir Pidro is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo, on loan from 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.
The Zenica massacre happened on 19 April 1993, approximately about noon. Several grenades shot from HVO's positions located in Putićevo village, about 16 km (9.9 mi) west of Zenica, killed 16 and injured over 50 civilians amid large crowd gathered.
Smilja Mučibabić was a Bosnian biologist. She was among the most distinguished biologists in the former Yugoslavia in 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.
