Džidžikovac
# Džidžikovac

Džidžikovac (Cyrillic: Џиџиковац), (from "džidži" Bosnian pronunciation for Ottoman Turkish: güzel; in Bosnian: nagizdan, nađiđan, lijep; or transl. picturesque), is a neighborhood in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and since 2008 a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina

## Location

Džidžikovac is located above central parts of the old city center and just above area where Building of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is located, and it is part of Centar municipality.

Džidžikovac and immediate surroundings is also location of several major embassies, with French and Austrian located at the heart of the neighborhood.

## History

The central area of the neighbourhood was designed and developed after the World War II, mostly between 1946 and 1959, while streets and areas in immediate surroundings were already developed and had many luxurious villas and buildings constructed during second half of the 19th century, in numerous styles of the era under the architect from around Austro-Hungarian Empire. Neighborhood is conceived as residential, on a steep hillside above city center with much greenery, never developed before, where, beside many small private flower gardens, also existed numerous plum, apple, cherry and pear orchard – hence the name Džidžikovac, which comes from the word "džidži" which is Bosnian pronunciation of Ottoman Turkish word "güzel", and which in Bosnian means: nadžidžan, nagizdan, gizdav, ukrašen, in English: picturesque, ornate or florid.

## Features

As in many other cases around central parts of Sarajevo, neighborhood designers utilized the presence of abundant natural greenery on the location and developed designated space while preserving as much as possible. This became a characteristic of the neighborhood, one which constitutes important quality and attraction.

## National monument

In 2008 Džidžikovc was proclaimed National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina as "Residential complex on Džidžikovac – the architectural ensemble" by the Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, due to its architectural and landscaping qualities.

