Visoko

Visoko
Coat of arms
Location of Visoko within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Visoko Location of Visoko
Coordinates: 43°59′N 18°10′E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Zenica - Doboj
Government
• Municipality president	Munib Alibegović (SDA)
Area
• Total	232 km2 (90 sq mi)
Population (1991 census)
• Total	46,130
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	+387 32
Website	http://www.visoko.gov.ba/

Picture of Visoko

Visoko [ʋǐsɔkɔː] is historic town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has 17000 residents. Visoko lies on river Bosna and Fojnica.

Visoko was capital town of medieval Bosnia in early years of country. From this time, most important objects are old town Visoki on Visočica hill, trade center Podvisoki, Mile - place where the kings were crowned and Moštre where was Bosnian church university.

In 1463 Ottomans counqered Bosnia. Ajas-beg is founder of modern Visoko. He built mosques, trade shops and other objects.

Other websites

• News from Visoko
• VISOKOIN - Nezavisni News Magazin
• City of Visoko
• Turistic presentation of Visoko
• Neolithic findings in Okolište, Visoko
• Short history of Visoko
• Visoko in Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th Edition
• Tragovima bosanskog kraljevstva - Tourist route for medieval Bosnia (English)
• Trail of the Bosnian Kingdom - Cultural Tourism in Visoko