Vogosca
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Vogošća is the secondary suburb of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located about 6 kilometers north of the city center and covering some 72km˛. Vogošća greatly prospered during the 1980s, as part of Sarajevo’s great boom in the latter half of the 20th century. It grew to prominence in large part due to its automobile manufacturing industry, having deals with German and Swedish companies. Indeed, by the late 80s it was the second most industrious and productive Općina in the former Yugoslavia.
Like most other parts of the city, Vogošća was heavily damaged during the Siege of Sarajevo, its factories included. Today Vogošća is rebuilding and its industries are rising from the ashes. In 1991, Vogošća had some 12,000 residents. According to government statistics from 2002, today Vogošća has 19,894 residents, of which 17,686 are Bosniaks (88.9%), 1,636 are Serbs (8.2%), 452 are Croats (2.3%), and 120 are classified as others (0.6%).