Radio Zenica

Zenica ( ZEN-it-sə; Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Зеница; Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [zěnitsa] (listen)) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna river valley, about 70 km (43 mi) north of Sarajevo. The city is known for its Ironworks Zenica factory but also as a significant university center. According to the 2013 census, the settlement of Zenica itself counts 70,553 citizens and the administrative area 110,663.The urban part of today's city was formed in several phases, including Neolithic, Illyrian, the Roman Municipium of Bistua Nuova (2nd–4th century; old name of the city), with an early Christian dual basilica. Traces of an ancient settlement have been found here as well; villa rustica, thermae, a temple, and other buildings were also present. Earliest findings in the place date from the period 3000–2000 BC; they were found in the localities of Drivuša and Gradišće. Zenica's current name was first mentioned in 1415. A medieval church has been unearthed in Zenica, as well as the Franciscan Monastery of St. Mary. The independence of Medieval Bosnia is directly connected to Zenica (Gradješa's plate and abjuration act; Kulin ban's time; Vranduk, a castle of the Bosnian kings; Janjići and 'hižas' [homes] of Bosnian Church members; stećci, stone tombstone monuments, etc.) During Ottoman rule (1463–1878), Zenica became a Muslim town; at the end of the 17th century, Zenica had 2,000 citizens, mostly Muslims; Orthodox and Catholic Christians are mentioned again from the end of the 18th century, and Jews in the 19th century. Modern Zenica was mostly built in the Austro-Hungarian and Yugoslavian periods. The population rose rapidly during the 20th century, and from the Bosnian War until 2013, the city lost a quarter of its population. The municipality of Zenica became the City of Zenica in 2014. The city is geographically located in the heart of Bosnia. The settled area is 43.01 km2 (16.61 sq mi) and of the city proper covers 558.5 km2 (215.6 sq mi). Elevation is 310–350 m (1,017–1,148 ft). The rivers Bosna, Lašva, Babina, and Kočeva flow through the settlement. A moderate continental climate prevails. The city has thirteen urban local settlements and it consists of a total of 81 rural settlements. Zenica has nine national monuments. The football club Čelik is a landmark of the city, and it also has one of the tallest buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina—Lamela. Famous Zenicans include Semir Osmanagić, Anabela Basalo, Danis Tanović, Amar Jašarspahić Gile, Mladen Krstajić, Dejan Lovren, Mervana Jugić-Salkić, and Amel Tuka.

Radio BM is a Bosnian commercial radio station, broadcasting from Zenica. Radio BM began broadcasting on 17 April 1997, and it was formatted as variety radio station with Bosnian music and national news.

Radio Zenit is a Bosnian local commercial radio station, broadcasting from Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This radio station broadcasts a variety of programs such as pop-rock music and local news. The owner of the radio station is the company B-U Specijal d.o.o. Zenica.Radio Zenit was founded on 26 December 1998. Program is mainly produced in Bosnian language at one FM frequency (Zenica 100.7 MHz) and it is available in the city of Zenica as well as in nearby municipalities in Zenica-Doboj Canton, Central Bosnia Canton, Sarajevo Canton and even in parts of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton.Estimated number of listeners of Radio Zenit is around 194.832. Radio station is also available via internet and via IPTV platforms in BiH (Moja TV - Channel 262).

Bilino Polje, is historic areal and polje, located near town of Zenica, in Bosnia and Hezegovina. Today, Bilino Polje represents an urban area of the town, and it is one of its main local communal self-governing units or Bosnian: Mjesna zajednica.

The Bilino Polje abjuration, also known as “Confessio Christianorum bosniensis”, was an act of alleged heresy abjuration by Bosnian clergy in presence of Ban Kulin and Giovanni da Casamari. It was signed by seven priors of the Bosnian Church, on 8 April 1203 at Bilino Polje field, near today town of Zenica, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The same document was brought to Buda, in 30 April by Giovanni da Casamari, Ban Kulin and two abbots, where it was examined by Emeric, King of Hungary, and the high clergy

The Zenica Synagogue (Bosnian: Sinagoga u Zenici) was a Jewish Synagogue that existed in the town of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina between the years of 1903 and 1941. Today it is a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Arena "Husejin Smajlović" (before: Arena Zenica) is a multifunctional indoor sports venue located in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Zenica massacre happened on 19 April 1993, approximately about noon. Several grenades shot from the Croatian Defence Council HVO's positions located in Putićevo village, about 16 km (9.9 mi) west of Zenica, killed 16 and injured over 50 civilians amid large crowd gathered.

University of Zenica (Bosnian: Univerzitet u Zenici) is a public university located in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The university was founded in 2000, when faculties in Zenica decided to separate from the University of Sarajevo.

The Zenica prison (Kazneno-popravni zavod zatvorenog tipa Zenica, KPZ Zenica, K.P. DOM, Zenička kaznionica) is a closed-type prison located in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was opened in 1886. It was the largest prison in Yugoslavia during its existence, and is currently the largest prison in Bosnia and Herzegovina.As of 2016, the prison had a capacity of 813 inmates.

The Zenica Coal Mine is a brown coal mine located in Zenica, Zenica-Doboj Canton. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 961 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.25 million tonnes of coal.

The 2014 Zenica mine disaster was a mining accident that occurred on 4 September 2014 at the coal mine "Raspotočje" in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.