Serbs in Sarajevo

The Serbs of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, numbered 157,526 according to the 1991 census, making up more than 30% of the city's population. Today, following the Bosnian War, few Serbs remain in Sarajevo. Most have either moved abroad, to Serbia, Canada or other countries, or moved to a new settlement on the outskirts of Sarajevo, located in the Republika Srpska, known as East Sarajevo (previously Srpsko Sarajevo - Serbian Sarajevo).

Churches

There are three main Serb Orthodox Christian places of worship in Sarajevo: the Old Orthodox Church ( or ), dating back to the 16th century, the Cathedral Church (Саборна црква or Saborna crkva), which was erected in the 1860s, and the Church of Sveto Preobraženje in Novo Sarajevo.

Prominent individuals

Notable Serbs who were born in or lived in Sarajevo include:

• Boris Tadić, the current President of Serbia
• Goran Bregović, musician
• Emir Kusturica, director
• Meša Selimović, writer
• Nele Karajlić, musician
• Zdravko Čolić, musician
• Duško Trifunović, writer
• Dragan Đokanović, politician
• Predrag Pašić, football player
• Ognjen Koroman, football player
• Vojislav Šešelj, politician
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