City Sarajevo Developed since 1960 Area code +387 | Country Bosnia and Herzegovina Time zone CET (UTC+1) | |
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Višnjik (in English: Cherry orchard) is a neighborhood in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Location
It is located just above central parts of the old city center, and it's part of Centar municipality.
History
Neighborhood is conceived as residential, on a hillside above city center never developed before, where, beside lots of small private gardens, also existed large cherry orchard - hence the name Višnjik (in English: Cherry orchard). It was designed and developed after the World War II, mostly between early 1950's and late 1960's.
Features
Neighborhood designers utilized presence of abundant natural greenery on the location, and developed designated space while preserving most of it. This became a characteristic of the neighborhood, one which constitute important quality and attraction. Višnjik neighborhood on its northern side borders with large Koševo hospital complex (KCUS, Klinički centar univerziteta Sarajevo).