Suada and Olga Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 43°51′11.9″N18°24′23.4″E / 43.853306°N 18.406500°E /43.853306; 18.406500 |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Miljacka |
| Locale | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Width | 32 m (105 ft) |
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 Interactive map of Suada and Olga Bridge | |
Suada and Olga Bridge (Bosnian,Croatian andSerbian:Most Suade i Olge / Мост Суаде и Олге), also known by its old nameVrbanja Bridge (Vrbanja most / Врбања мост), is a bridge across theMiljacka river inSarajevo, the capital ofBosnia and Herzegovina.
The oldest name of this bridge isĆirišhana bridge, named after Turkish word forglue factory, which was located near the bridge on the right side of the river.[1] During the Yugoslavian-era, the name of the bridge was "Vrbanja bridge".
Following theSiege of Sarajevo, on 6 April 1996 it was renamed first to "Suada Dilberović bridge", after which on 3 December, 1999 it was renamed to the-now "Suada and Olga bridge".[2] It is named afterSuada Dilberović andOlga Sučić, the first victims shot by the BosnianSerb's Democratic Party militia at the beginning of theSiege of Sarajevo, while a group of civilians were peacefully demonstrating.[3]
On 19 May 1993, the couple Admira Ismić and Boško Brkić, aBosniak and aBosnian Serb, were also shot while trying to cross the bridge, which was the subject of the 1994 documentaryRomeo and Juliet in Sarajevo, inspired by a piece ofKurt Schork. In 1995 it was the site of thebattle of Vrbanja Bridge between FrenchTroupes de Marine of theUnited Nations Protection Force and militiamen from theArmy of Republika Srpska.[4]
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