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Doboj
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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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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
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Official website
Град Добој – Службена интернет страница
doboj.gov.ba →Link to the official site · 20,490 chars · not written by Vinony
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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- 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
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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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