Strossmayer Street, Sarajevo
Strossmayer Street in Sarajevo was built by Austro-Hungarian authorities.
Josip Juraj Strossmayer was a theologian, politician, cultural worker and a writer; one of the most significant and most influential Croatian individuals of 19th century. He was born on February 4th 1815 in Osijek, Croatia.
Strossmayer Street in Sarajevo was built by Austro-Hungarian authorities. They saw this part of the city as its urban „heart“, which this street remained to be until today. At that time, they called this street Rudolf's Street, in honor of Rudolf, son of the Emperor Joseph I.