Ilidzha ( Serbohorv. Ilidža / Ilidzha ) is a city in the center of Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is the administrative center of the Ilija community and the main suburb of Sarajevo . Not far from it are the airport of Sarajevo and the picturesque source of the Bosna River Vrelo Bosne .
| City | |
| Ilija | |
|---|---|
| Ilidža | |
| A country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| BiH Community | Sarajevo canton |
| Community | Ilija |
| The mayor | Senaid Memich |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +387 38733 |
| Postcode | 71 210 |
| opcinailidza.ba (Bosnian) | |
Geography
Located on a flat surface at an altitude of 499 m above sea level, the city is surrounded by mountains, the highest of which is Igman 1502 m high, visible from anywhere in the city. The Zheleznitsa River, a tributary of Bosna flows through the center.
Due to the mild climate and composition of the waters, the resort operates in Ilija. [one]
History
The first settlements of people belong to the Neolithic period , the so-called Butmir culture . In the time of the Romans, the place was called Aquae Sulphurae.
The medieval city was part of the Verkhbosna region. Katera , one of the first two Bosnian cities mentioned by Konstantin Bagryanorodny in the treatise On the Management of the Empire , was found on the territory of Iligi. The disciples of Cyril and Methodius founded a church near the stream Vrelo Bosne.
The foundation of the modern city was laid under the Ottoman administration. Then the city got its name from the Turkish ilij , "a place that heals." The houses in the Oriental style built in the XV-XVI centuries, as well as mosques and bridges have survived.
Ilija, like the rest of Bosnia, went through the process of industrialization with the inclusion of Austria-Hungary . There was a train station, a railway, hotels, which made Ilija the most important city after Sarajevo.