Latin Bridge

The bridge received its name because it connected the right bank of the Miljacka with the Catholic quarter of the city, which was informally called "Latinluk" ("place/domain of the Latins", loosely "Latin Quarter") in Ottoman times. Judging by its foundations, it is the oldest among the preserved bridges in the city. The census of the Sanjak of Bosnia from 1541 mentions the bridge on this spot, built by the leather-worker Hussein, son of Sirmerd.This first bridge seems to have been made of wood, because the court record from 1565 witness that the stone bridge was built here by eminent citizen of Sarajevo Ali Ajni-Beg.

Last year's Today series I was in Sarajevo on January 18. Sarajevo, the capital of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Chinese are familiar with her name but not the city. In 1973, filmed by the former Yugoslavia film studio, the Beijing film studio translated and introduced the "Walter Defense Sarajevo" released, in the government unit factory school collective organization to watch it is also a ticket to find thousands of empty lanes! The last I talked about from 1914 to 1996, the land has been in constant war (interested friends can read the previous one) and the place that opened the war is what I am going to talk about today - Latin Bridge! The Latin Bridge is located in the center of Sarajevo, on the tributary of the Bosnian River, which is also the mother river of Sarajevo, the Miliaz River, which was built in 1799. On June 28, 1914, a young Serbian named Principe assassinated Archduke Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the northern end of the bridge over discontent with the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the historically famous Sarajevo incident. This event also became the trigger for World War I. During the Socialist Federalism of Yugoslavia, the name of the bridge was renamed Principe Bridge to commemorate the so-called revolutionary spirit of the young man, and the name of the bridge was restored after the dissolution of Yugoslavia! Now more than 200 years have passed, the stone bridge still stands here silently witnessing the history and changes of the city, and still serving the people of the city. How hard it is for Sarajevo to be peaceful and peaceful in the winter sun on the flowing Miliac River, and how precious and precious it is! Now those people who are fighting every day or not always shouting zhan shi state of zhanzheng trafficker thinking, you have not heard the story of "wolf" since childhood? ! You should wake up, you should come here to see...

2019. Sarajevo - Street view, Latin Bridge, BiH capital Sarajevo is full of war imprints. On June 28, 1914, Archduke Ferdinand, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, was assassinated north of the Latin Bridge Bridge, resulting in the outbreak of World War I. If you look at the civil war in BiH, you will know this photo, the parliament building was bombed by a plane, billowing black smoke, the building has been renovated, the old city has been visited by tourists from all over the world, but still can not completely erase people's memories of the war.

A small stone bridge that is no ordinary, but because of a special event, it became the trigger of the First World War. The Latin Bridge is a must-see attraction in Sarajevo. The historical and cultural nature is worth it.

[View] The surrounding area is particularly comfortable during the peace years.

The Latin Bridge in Sarajevo, the most famous page in more than 200 years: On June 28, 1914, at 10 a.m., the young Serbian Principe Bridge fired two bullets at the Archduke Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Opposite the bridge is the Sarajevo Museum. It's the usual day, and visitors are on point. Sometimes people just take the historic sightseeing bus instead of the historical train, and so am I.