Svrzo’s House
Svrzo's House is a preserved example of Ottoman-era residential architecture located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in the 18th century, it exemplifies the traditional urban lifestyle of a Muslim family during the Ottoman period.Photo: Jedudedek, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
Sunday: closed - Type: Museum
- Description: old house in Sarajevo
- Also known as: “Svrzina house ensemble, the residential architectural ensemble” and “Svrzo’s House in Sarajevo”
- Address: Glođina 8
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include War childhood museum and Museum of Sarajevo.
War childhood museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The War Childhood Museum is a historical museum in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina that opened in January 2017. The museum presents the experiences of children who lived through the war in Bosnia, told through objects, video testimonies, and excerpts from oral histories.
Museum of Sarajevo
Museum
Photo: Smooth O, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museum of Sarajevo, also Museum of the City of Sarajevo, is a museum of history and culture of Sarajevo, located in Stari Grad Municipality of the City of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Museum of Sarajevo is situated 220 metres southwest of Svrzo’s House.
Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is a Sunni mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in the 16th century, it is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most representative Ottoman structures in the Balkans. Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is situated 370 metres south of Svrzo’s House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baščaršija and Bistrik.
Baščaršija
Suburb
Photo: Dark Apostrophe, Public domain.
Baščaršija is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. It is also a local community within the Stari Grad municipality.
Džidžikovac
Neighborhood
Photo: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Džidžikovac is a neighborhood, and with Koševo neighbourhood together constitute a local community of Koševo-Džidžikovac, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Svrzo’s House
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.86245° or 43° 51′ 45″ northLongitude
18.42932° or 18° 25′ 46″ eastOperator
JU Muzej SarajevaOpen location code
8FMWVC6H+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 203586371OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1397958
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Turkish—“Svrzo’s House” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Svrzina kuća u Sarajevu”
- Bosnian: “Svrzina kuća”
- Croatian: “Svrzina kuća u Sarajevu”
- Croatian: “Svrzina kuća”
- Czech: “Svrzův dům”
- French: “maison Svrzo”
- French: “Maison Svrzo”
- Greek: “Οικία Σβρζο”
- Hungarian: “Svrzo-ház”
- Italian: “Casa di Svrzo”
- Italian: “Casa Svrzo”
- Serbian: “Kompleks Svrzine kuće u Sarajevu”
- Serbian: “Muzej Svrzina kuća”
- Serbian: “Комплекс Сврзине куће у Сарајеву”
- Serbian: “Музеј Сврзина кућа (Сарајево)”
- Serbian: “Музеј Сврзина кућа Сарајево”
- Serbian: “Музеј Сврзина кућа у Сарајеву”
- Serbian: “Музеј Сврзина кућа”
- Turkish: “Svrzo Evi”
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