Gornji Šeher

Gornji Šeher (transl. Upper Šeher), Srpske Toplice since the 1990s, is a local community and a spa town in the area of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on the banks of the Vrbas River in the southern part of the city's territory.^[1][2] There are eight springs of thermal water in the heart of Gornji Šeher, with a temperature of up to 32°C. Gornji Šeher is designated National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS.^[1]

Gornji Šeher Gornji Šeher / Ilidža
Historic town & spa resort / spa town
Gornji Šeher
Coordinates: 44°45′03″N 17°09′29″E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Municipality	Banja Luka
Town	Srpske Toplice
Dimensions
• Length	1.5 km (0.9 mi)
• Width	0.5 km (0.3 mi)

History

Next to the thermal springs, a spa settlement was created in Roman times. It was located on the right bank of Vrbas, while the road connecting Split (Latin: Spalatum) with Gradiška (Latin: Servitium), i.e. the Roman provinces of Dalmatia and Pannonia, passed by it on the left bank.^[3]

The Ottomans conquered Banja Luka in 1521. The Ottomans established proper settlement here.^[4] Around 1580, Ferhat Pasha Sokolović built a bazaar a few kilometers downstream, on the left bank of Vrbas (surroundings of today's Kastel), and in 1583 he transferred the seat of the Bosnian pashaluk there. Since then, Banja Luka had two šehers (towns), Upper and Lower.^[3]

Geography

It is located south of Banja Luka, approximately 4 kilometers from the city center.^{[citation needed]}

Education

The "Branislav Nušić" Elementary School is located in the settlement.^{[citation needed]}

Population

According to the 1991 population census, the local community of Gornji Šeher had 4,920 inhabitants with the following national composition:^{[citation needed]}

• Bosniak – 3.115
• Srb – 1.235
• Croat – 56
• Yugoslav – 361
• the rest, undecided and unknown – 153.

Gallery

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  View on Gornji Šeher
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  Elementary School "Branislav Nušić"
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  Baths in hot springs in Gornji Šeher

References

1. "Baths in Ilidža mahala (residential quarter) in Gornji Šeher, the architectural spa ensemble". kons.gov.ba. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
2. Milojević, Milorad (9 July 2020). "Srpske Toplice umjesto Banje u Gornjem Šeheru?". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
3. "Banjalučko naselje Gornji Šeher prepoznatljivo po termalnoj ljekovitoj vodi". Federalna. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
4. Muhamed FILIPOVIĆ (30 June 2018). "Na prostoru gdje se ruši sve bošnjačko, Gornji Šeher je rijedak relikt bošnjačkog svijeta i načina njegovog života". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 25 November 2023.

Bibliography

• 'Amir Osmančević (1995). Banjaluka - vrijeme nestajanja [Banja Luka Time of Vanishing]. Zagreb: Katalog Knjižnica grada Zagreba -. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

External links

• Zvanični sajt grada Banje Luke