Bosnia and Herzegovina Winter Tourism Bosnia and Herzegovina Winter Tourism Bosnia and Herzegovina Winter Tourism CONTENT General Information About Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 Winter Tourism in B&H 6 History of Skiing in B&H 7 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo 10 Vučko – Olympic Mascot 10 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival 2019 12 Trebević 32 Trebević Bobsled 34 Trebević Cable Car 36 New Year’s Celebration in B&H 38 2 SKI CENTERS Jahorina 14 Bjelašnica and Igman 16 Vlašić 18 Ravna planina 20 Rostovo 22 Kozara 24 Stožer Vrana 26 Karaula 28 Ponijeri 30 General Information About Bosnia and Herzegovina Official name: Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) Flag: Bosnia and Herzegovina is located at the western part of the Geographic location: Balkan peninsula. Republic Serbia (north-east), Republic Montenegro(south-east), Surrounding countries: Republic Croatia (north, west and south) BH is administratively divided into two entities: Federation of Administrative division: Bosna and Herzegovina (FBiH) and Republic of Srpska (RS), and Brcko District. FBiH is divided into 10 cantons. Cantons are divided into municipalities. FBiH has 79 municipalities. Entity structure: Republic of Srpska is divided into 62 municipalities. City of Brcko is a separate administrative unit - District. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers a total of 51 209,2 km2. Area: From that land is 51 197 km2 and sea covers 12,2 km2. Climate: Mostly continental, Mediterranean at the south. Population: 3.531.159 - Census (30 September 2013) Population structure: Bosniaks, Croats, Serbs and others Capital: Sarajevo Official languages: Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian with two alphabets (Latin and Cyrillic) Official currency: Convertible Mark (KM) (1 KM = 0.511292 Euro) 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Winter Tourism Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1909 - The establishment of the Chamber of Commerce were established by Law The Chamber was established by the Law on Chambers of Commerce with the on Establishment and Organization of the Chamber of Commerce of B&H being a Chamber of Commerce and Crafts of Bosnia legal successor of the Republic Chamber of and Herzegovina (TOK) in Sarajevo. Commerce. 1932 - Established by Regulation on 2018 - Chamber today Chambers of Trade and Industry Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and In 1932, Chamber of Trade and Industry and Herzegovina is a modern, professional Chamber of Crafts in Sarajevo and Banja institution that advocates and promotes Luka were established by the Regulation on economic interests in the country and Chambers of Trade and Industry. abroad and is also a member of numerous international associations (Eurochambers, 1952 - Trade Chamber of Bosnia and International Chamber of Commerce-ICC, Herzegovina and Chamber of Catering ABC, FIATA, IRU, SECI). The Chamber Industry of Bosnia and Herzegovina represents reliable source of information, In 1952, Trade Chamber of Bosnia and where a large number of services are Herzegovina and Chamber of Catering provided in one place, for both domestic Industry of Bosnia and Herzegovina and foreign partners (business and market were established. In March 1954, the information, information on regulations Assembly of Peoples Republic of Bosnia and laws, advisory services, promotional and Herzegovina (PRBH) established the activities, databases, etc.) Chamber of Agriculture, which was followed by the establishment of the Chamber of 2018 - Foreign Trade Chamber of B&H Agriculture and Forestry. Istanbul Representative Office In April 2018, Foreign Trade Chamber 1962 - Republic Chamber of Commerce of of B&H Representative Office was Bosnia and Herzegovina established in Istanbul. The mission of the In May 1962, Republic Chamber of Representative Office is to, through direct Commerce of Bosnia and Herzegovina contacts, as well as by organizing meetings, was established by the act of merging presentations, round tables etc., promote of five following chambers: Chamber of the potential of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Commerce of B&H, Chamber of Catering the best possible way and to attract more Industry of BaH, Chamber of Agriculture investors from the Republic of Turkey. and Forestry of B&H, Chamber of Mining, Industry, Construction and Traffic of BaH, and Cooperative Association of B&H. 1972 - Chamber of Commerce of Bosnia and Herzegovina Chamber of Commerce of Bosnia and Herzegovina and seven basic Chambers Bosnia and Herzegovina Winter Tourism 5 Winter Tourism in B&H Bosnia and Herzegovina is a very interesting trails for alpine and Nordic skiing, ski jumps, tourist destination, which is the result of as well as hotel facilities and the necessary geographical location, exceptional natural communal and transport infrastructure. The beauty, cultural and historical values and war after the disintegration of Yugoslavia in favorable climatic conditions. Naturalistic the first half of the 1990s completely halted landscapes, wild mountain rivers and green tourism development, and all pre-war hotel gorges are just some of what makes this part facilities with associated infrastructure were of the Balkans extremely beautiful. Although destroyed. In the last fifteen years, part of it is nice to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina the hotel capacity has been renovated and throughout the year, a special period during tourism has been strengthened. The recent which certain beauties of this area come to tourist development is marked by a diverse life is the winter one. Due to its relief and the tourist offer that enables the practice of fact that it is a predominantly mountainous numerous forms of tourism in different country, Bosnia and Herzegovina abounds in seasons with the dominance of the winter mountains and winter resorts. tourist season and mass skiing tourism. Sarajevo and its Olympic mountains also Winter tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina hosted the European Youth Olympic Festival appeared and developed significantly during 2019, which is why investments were made in Yugoslavia, and after independence and post- the construction of new tracks, modern cable war reconstruction, today it is an increasingly cars and additional accommodation facilities. important ski tourist destination. The Olympic mountains of Jahorina, Bjelašnica As winter tourism becomes more and more and Igman are a representative example of popular, in recent years more and more is a mountain tourist destination in Bosnia and being invested in winter-recreational centers Herzegovina that has gone through several throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is stages of tourist development. Before the why today BH. The mountains are a popular Winter Olympics, held in Sarajevo in 1984, tourist destination for skiing, snowboarding, most of the activities in these mountains sledding, bobsledding, paragliding, hiking, were related to recreation - mostly hiking and and in recent years for summer and one-day or weekend skiing. The turning point ecotourism due to the clean air, many resorts, in the development of tourism in this area hiking trails and unobstructed access to the was marked by the construction of Olympic area of exceptional natural beauty. 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina Winter Tourism Bosnia and Herzegovina Winter Tourism 7 History of Skiing in BiH The first skis arrived in Bosnia and deep mark in the development of skiing in Herzegovina with the Austro-Hungarian Bosnia and Herzegovina.12.12 1930 Sarajevo occupation of this area, which took place in Winter Sports Sub-Federation for the Drina, 1878. They were brought by Austrian soldiers Zeta and Vrbas Banovina was founded with and employees, who had been practicing five sports clubs: Romania, Slavija, Ski Club, this sport in their Alps until then. However, Mountaineering Association BiH and Cosmos. the local population initially remained only On March 8, 1931, the Mountaineering an observer of this newspaper. At that time, Association of Romania organized the first skiing was only a secondary activity of competition in categories in which women only certain members of mountaineering competed for the first time. The winner associations, the first of which, with the name was Abida Karahasanović, a member of PD Tourist Club, was founded on September 21, Romania. 1892, and it gathered foreigners and some of the richer locals. The Ministry of Physical Education of the People decided to hold the first gathering of A significant step in the development of Yugoslav skiers on Jahorina from February skiing was made on April 4, 1905, when a 13 to 16, 1937. At the meeting on January 25, branch of the Workers’ Tourist Association it was agreed that the rally would open on Friend of Nature was established in Sarajevo February 13 with a solemn conference in the as a branch of the society “Die Naturfreunde”. City Hall, that a day later the participants The headquarters of this society was in would parade through the city and go to Vienna, and it was founded by the Austrian the battlefields in Pale, where competitions Social Democratic Party in 1895, with the in running 18 km and jumping were to be aim of encouraging the development of held in Jahorina. where the best alpinists in excursions and recreational stays in nature downhill and slalom will be reflected. The among union-organized workers. opening of the ski jump erected by the army is also planned for February 16 on Jahorina. In In 1923, the mountaineering association addition to the sleet competitions, members Romanija was founded, and the first hotel of the Military Winter Sports Center of the on Jahorina called Šator was built. The first Second Army on Jahorina, as well as teams of pair of skis was brought in the same year. other military centers and mountain units, are 1928 SKI club was founded which left a very also scheduled to perform. Due to the lack 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina Winter Tourism of snow in Sarajevo, and especially in Pale, all competitions had to be moved to Jahorina. The problem was created by insufficient accommodation capacities in the Mountain Lodge of Romania on Jahorina, where due to the given circumstances all technical persons had to be accommodated.