History

We quote: “On October 3, 1915, this war monument was unveiled under the patronage of His Excellency, the General and Land Commander, Prince Stjepan Sarkotić, by His Imperial and Royal Highness, which is to serve as a reminder of the… Read More »Memorial list of warriors in armor at the train station in Sarajevo – “Memorial page of the Wehrman in iron at the train station in Sarajevo”

Introduction:Located at the gateway of the Balkan Peninsula, at the crossroads of North – South and West – Southeast, during the Austro-Hungarian rule and later the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, important international routes passed through Serbia, Croatia, and even Dalmatia. These… Read More »History of the Development of Narrow-Gauge Passenger Railway Traffic in BiH

During the Ottoman rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the first telegraph line was established between Mostar and Metković in 1858, and two years later between Sarajevo and Constantinople. Immediately after the occupation of Sarajevo in 1878/79, the Austro-Hungarian occupying army… Read More »Directory of Subscribers of the Public Telephone Network in Sarajevo, 1911

We are exclusively publishing the original brochure format printed by the Buchdruckerei der “Bosnischen Post” in Sarajevo in 1904. The original title of this historic work is: “Fünfundzwanzig jahre Schmalspurbahn in Bosnien 1879.-1904.” (Twenty-five years of narrow-gauge railway in Bosnia… Read More »Brochure, Richard Haemmerle – A Brief Overview of the Development of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Railway 1879-1904.

The timeline of the elementary school in Semizovac reveals a great deal about the survival of this small but significant educational institution over more than 105 years of its existence. Through two world wars, various armies that occupied its premises,… Read More »History of the Elementary School in Semizovac

On September 19, 1948, a youth rally was held in Sarajevo to celebrate the inauguration of the first part of the Sarajevo – Krupac pioneer railway, from Švrakin Selo to Donji Kotorac, measuring 4,200 meters in length. Several thousand Sarajevo… Read More »Childrens’ Railway Line Shvrakino Selo – Kotorac – 1948

During research into the history of Bosnian-Herzegovinian railways, information about wagons known as the “Ilidžanci” often appeared in documents or old photographs. The question arises: when did they originate, where did they operate, and how did they get this name?… Read More »Ilidža Wagons, (h)istory

Written by: Srećko Ignjatović The further we move into the present day, the more the events of the past fade away. These events fade even though they are connected through oral tradition or what was recorded by chronicles of that… Read More »From the history of the forest railway in Begov Han

Written by: Srećko Ignjatović This work and the text in the first part represent an attempt and serve the purpose of presenting a more accurate and faithful picture of the industrialization of the town of Ilijaš, covering the period from… Read More »History of the Ilijaš-Misoča Forest Railway

Written by: **Srećko Ignjatović** In this brief study, we present a summarized overview of the planning and execution of works on the construction of the underground-railway communication Bil Stara – Vrbica Mine, as well as the forest railway Bila Nova… Read More »Reminder of the “Jasenica” Forest Railway in the Travnički District