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Also known as City of Doboj, Municipality of Doboj

thumb|373x373px|Doboj municipality by population proportional to the settlement with the highest and lowest population Doboj (, ) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Bosna river, in the northern region of Republika Srpska. As of 2013, it has a population of 71,441 inhabitants.

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Doboj is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated within the Republika Srpska administrative entity. The official name of the city is Grad Doboj, with the native label Добој. It was established on June 28, 1415. The municipality has a population of 68,514 and covers an area of 648 square kilometers. Its head of government is Obren Petrovic.

The city is located at an elevation of 143 meters above sea level and falls within the Central European Time zone (UTC+01:00). Doboj is positioned next to the Bosna, Spreča, and Usora bodies of water. It shares borders with Doboj South Municipality, Maglaj, Doboj East, and Derventa. The local dialing code is 053, and the postal code is 74000.

Doboj maintains twinning relationships with Celje, Ćuprija, Cavaglià, and Osmangazi.

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Place details

Locality
Stanić Rijeka
Region
Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine
Country
Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина
Population
27,235
Timezone
Europe/Sarajevo

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Air quality

67US AQIModerate
PM2.5
31.7 µg/m³
PM10
36.7 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Doboj
Settlement.official_name
Grad DobojГрад ДобојCity of Doboj
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Settlement.image_seal
File:Grb grada Doboja.png
Settlement.image_map
Doboj municipality.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Doboj within Republika Srpska
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Entity
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Geographical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Posavina/Doboj Basin
Settlement.established_title
First written record
Settlement.established_date
28 June 1415
Settlement.established_title1
City status
Settlement.established_date1
July 2012
Settlement.parts_type
Settlements
Settlement.government_type
Mayor-council government
Settlement.governing_body
Mayor of Doboj

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Град Добој – Службена интернет страница

doboj.gov.ba

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Travel guide

Get around

Getting around Doboj isn't a big problem, since it's a small city. There are local buses that have routes in Doboj and small towns in the municipality. Taxis can be seen around Doboj occasionally.

See

One of the attractive spots nearby is Mount Ozren, the mountain right next to Doboj. There are a few 13th-century monasteries, St. Nichola’s Monastery near Petrovo being the most interesting among them. Goransko lake - beautiful place 7 km from Doboj with good tourist offers: camping place, swimming, grill places, benches, natural creek, parking, restaurant, children playground... Preslica - part of Ozren mount. Restaurant, good natural resources, benches and tables, stage for performances. thumb|200px|14th Century Doboj Fortress, reconstructed in 2006, with a wooden stage added during reconstruction

Do

Football: FK Sloga Doboj play soccer in Premier League BH, the top tier. They play at Luke Stadium (calacity 3000) in Visoko. Doboj cafes (Orange Bar, Glamour, Havana, La linea) are really relaxing and are located in the Centre of Doboj. There are good restaurants (Fisherman story, City, Dalmatia), nightclubs (Moskva, Hole), discotheques (Dzungla), pubs (Irish Pub), shopping centers (BMD, TROPIC), librarys, the Regional Museum, a theatre. If you are visiting Doboj in the summer, the main attraction is the Džungla bazeni. It is known to be one of the best pools in Bosnia. If you are lucky a famous Serbian, Bosnian or Croatian singer may have a concert at Džungla bazeni. The pool also has a night club which is great for night life in Doboj. There are also beautiful churches, mosques and synagogues to see in Doboj.

Buy

For some tourists that visit Doboj shopping might not be cheap compared to where they come from.

Currency in Bosnia and Herzegovina is called Konvertibile or Bosnian Mark (KM/BAM). 1 euro=1.95KM. Money can be exchanged in exchange offices or banks, or picked up on one of numerous cash mashines placed all over the town. Also all products and services in BiH can be paid in euros.

To give you an idea about prices of things, here are prices of several products: a bottle of water 1-2 KM, a juice in a coffee shop 1.5-2.5KM, sandwich 1-1.5 KM, coffee (in a coffee shop) 1 KM, phone card for a phone booth (for local and international calls) is between 5 and 10 KM.

Buy souvenirs from Doboj Fortress, bottle of domestic Rakia Medovaca (domestic brandy), or a bottle of Sljivovica.

Eat

Cevapcici- National brand. Pljeskavica, burek, raznjici, pizza, burek, cicvara, proja.

Drink

Rakija Medovacha -domestic honey brandy, Rakija Sljivovica-Domestic brandy and domestic beer.Also you can taste Drenjak juice-domestic product. You can taste it in Coffee shop on Doboj Fortress. www.dobojskatvrdjava.rs.ba

Go next

By bus or by train (to Sarajevo, Jajce, Travnik, Zagreb, Novi Sad, Dubrovnik).

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

24 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • History
  • Ancient times
  • Middle Ages
  • World War I and World War II
  • SFR Yugoslavia
  • Bosnian War
  • 2014 floods
  • Demographics
  • Population
  • Ethnic composition
  • Urban area by settlements (1991)
  • Economy
  • Transportation
  • Society
  • Education
  • Sport
  • Symbol
  • Notable places
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • External links

thumb|373x373px|Doboj municipality by population proportional to the settlement with the highest and lowest population Doboj (, ) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Bosna river, in the northern region of Republika Srpska. As of 2013, it has a population of 71,441 inhabitants.

Doboj is the largest national railway junction and the operational base of the Railways Corporation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the oldest cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and, aside from Banja Luka, the most important urban center in northern Republika Srpska.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Doboj” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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