Municipality of Stari Grad Sarajevo / Općina Stari Grad Sarajevo

What Municipality of Stari Grad Sarajevo / Općina Stari Grad Sarajevo does

Općina Stari Grad Sarajevo is a unit of local self-government administering the historic Stari Grad (Old Town) district of Sarajevo within Canton Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality provides mandatory public administration services to its residents and businesses, including permit issuance, business registration (obrt), social welfare, veteran support (boračko-invalidska zaštita), urban planning, infrastructure maintenance (roads, lighting, drainage), environmental and civil protection, education, culture, and local economic development. Service delivery is organized through a central headquarters at Zelenih beretki br. 4, a citizen service hall (šalter sala) open until 18:00, and a decentralized network of 16 local community offices (Mjesne zajednice) covering neighborhoods from Baščaršija and Bistrik to Vratnik and Sedrenik.

The municipality operates a digital services platform at starigrad.ba that includes e-forms (E-formulari), a public procurement portal (Javne nabavke), strategy and document repositories, a public debates platform (Javne rasprave), a citizen rights information portal, and periodic publications such as 'Starogradski haberi' (66+ documented issues). It also maintains active social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube and holds ISO 9001 quality management certification.

Funding is derived from three sources: local taxes (property and redistributed income tax), administrative fees and service charges (permits, licenses, business registrations), and inter-governmental fiscal transfers from the Canton Sarajevo and state budgets. Governance is exercised through the Municipal Council (Općinsko vijeće) led by Predsjedavajući Seid Škaljić, and the Municipal Mayor (Općinski načelnik) Irfan Čengić, supported by department heads covering finance, investments, communal affairs, education, civil protection, inspection, and other functional areas. The municipality maintains 28 sister-city / municipal friendship agreements across 14 countries and pursues cultural diplomacy via the distinctive 'Aleja ambasadora' initiative.

Name

Municipality of Stari Grad Sarajevo / Općina Stari Grad Sarajevo

Legal name

Općina Stari Grad Sarajevo

Website

https://starigrad.ba

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Općina Stari Grad Sarajevo is the municipal government administering the historic Old Town district of Sarajevo, providing public administration, infrastructure, social welfare, and local economic development services to residents across 16 local communities, funded by local taxes, fees, and cantonal transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114), Executive Offices (921110), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Infrastructure Planning, Capital Programs & Project Delivery Offices (PMOs) (BPAIALAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Local public administration
• Urban planning services
• Community administration
• Civil permits licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarajevo

HQ country

Bosnia & Herzegovina

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Revenue from local taxes collected by the municipality, including property taxes and income taxes redistributed from the canton.
2. Administrative Fees and Service Charges: Fees collected for administrative services including business registration (obrt), building permits, and other municipal licenses and approvals. Citizens can access e-forms for submitting requests online.
3. Cantonal and State Transfers: Inter-governmental fiscal transfers from Kantonal and state budgets allocated to fund municipal operations and public services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Općina Stari Grad Sarajevo is the local municipal government of the historic Old Town district of Sarajevo, delivering public administration services to residents and businesses. Its core offerings include permit issuance (building, business/trade registration), social welfare, urban and spatial planning, infrastructure maintenance (roads, lighting, drainage), veteran support, environmental and civil protection, cultural and educational programming, and local economic development. Services are delivered through a central headquarters, a citizen service hall, 16 neighborhood local community offices (Mjesne zajednice), and a digital e-forms platform on starigrad.ba.

Product overview

Općina Stari Grad Sarajevo operates as a municipal government offering a unified digital services platform alongside traditional administrative services. The municipality provides citizen-facing digital tools including e-forms for online applications, a public procurement portal for tender management, strategic document repositories, and a public debates platform for citizen participation. These services are complemented by sixteen local community units (mjesne zajednice) that deliver neighborhood-level services. The municipality does not operate a commercial product in the traditional sense; its services are government-provided public services for residents of the Stari Grad district in Sarajevo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Local Community Services (Mjesne zajednice)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Općina Bar (Montenegro)minorOthers · 1 January 2024Sister city partnership with Bar municipality in Montenegro, established in 2024.
• Općina Karşıyaka Izmir (Republic of Turkey)minorOthers · 1 January 2022Sister city partnership with Karşıyaka municipality in Izmir, Turkey, established in 2022.
• Općina Čair Skopje (Republic of North Macedonia)minorOthers · 1 January 2021Sister city partnership with Čair municipality in Skopje, North Macedonia, established in 2021.
• Općina Aerodrom Skopje (Republic of North Macedonia)minorOthers · 1 January 2021Sister city partnership with Aerodrom municipality in Skopje, North Macedonia, established in 2021.
• Općina 12 Teheran (Islamic Republic of Iran)minorOthers · 1 January 2017Sister city partnership with the 12th district of Tehran, Iran, established in 2017.
• Općina Aleksejevski Moskva (Russian Federation)minorOthers · 1 January 2017Sister city partnership with the Alekseevsky district of Moscow, Russia, established in 2017.
• Općina Stari Grad Beograd (Republic of Serbia)coreOthers · 1 January 2017Named sister city relationship with Stari Grad municipality in Belgrade, Serbia — sharing the same name, established in 2017. This is a unique symbolic partnership between two municipalities sharing the same historical name.
• Općina Olovo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)minorOthers · 1 January 2016Domestic sister city partnership with Olovo municipality, established in 2016.
• Općina Makarska (Republic of Croatia)minorOthers · 1 January 2015Sister city partnership with Makarska municipality in Croatia, established in 2015.
• Općina Umraniye (Republic of Turkey)minorOthers · 1 January 2013Sister city partnership with Umraniye municipality in Istanbul, Turkey, established in 2013.
• Općina Mamak Ankara (Republic of Turkey)minorOthers · 1 January 2013Sister city partnership with Mamak municipality in Ankara, Turkey, established in 2013.
• Općina Ohrid (Republic of North Macedonia)minorOthers · 1 January 2013Sister city partnership with Ohrid municipality in North Macedonia, established in 2013.
• Općina Gostivar (Republic of North Macedonia)minorOthers · 1 January 2013Sister city partnership with Gostivar municipality in North Macedonia, established in 2013.
• Grad Kragujevac (Republic of Serbia)minorOthers · 1 January 2012Sister city partnership with the city of Kragujevac in Serbia, established in 2012.
• Općina Karpoš Skoplje (Republic of North Macedonia)minorOthers · 1 January 2011Sister city partnership with Karpoš municipality in Skopje, North Macedonia, established in 2011.
• Općina Selcuklu Konya (Republic of Turkey)minorOthers · 1 January 2011Sister city partnership with Selcuklu municipality in Konya, Turkey, established in 2011.
• Općina Silivri Istanbul (Republic of Turkey)minorOthers · 1 January 2010Sister city partnership with Silivri municipality in Istanbul, Turkey, established in 2010.
• Općina Kruje (Republic of Albania)minorOthers · 1 January 2010Sister city partnership with Kruje municipality in Albania, established in 2010.
• Općina Peć (Republic of Kosovo)minorOthers · 1 January 2010Sister city partnership with Peć municipality in Kosovo, established in 2010.
• Općina Ulcinj (Republic of Montenegro)minorOthers · 1 January 2009Sister city partnership with Ulcinj municipality in Montenegro, established in 2009.
• Općina Kepez Antalya (Republic of Turkey)minorOthers · 1 January 2009Sister city partnership with Kepez municipality in Antalya, Turkey, established in 2009.
• Općina Budva (Republic of Montenegro)minorOthers · 1 January 2009Sister city partnership with Budva municipality in Montenegro, established in 2009.
• Općina Osmangazi Bursa (Republic of Turkey)minorOthers · 1 January 2007Sister city partnership with Osmangazi municipality in Bursa, Turkey, established in 2007.
• Općina Bosanska Krupa (Bosnia and Herzegovina)minorOthers · 1 January 2007Domestic sister city partnership with Bosanska Krupa municipality, established in 2007.
• Općina Karamursel (Republic of Turkey)minorOthers · 1 January 2006Sister city partnership with Karamursel municipality in Turkey, established in 2006.
• Općina Castagneto Carducci (Republic of Italy)minorOthers · 1 January 1997Sister city partnership with the Italian municipality of Castagneto Carducci, established in 1997.
• Općina Fatih Istanbul (Municipality of Fatih, Istanbul, Republic of Turkey)coreOthers · 1 January 1990Sister city partnership initiated in 1990, with a new agreement signed in 2016. Fatih is a historic district of Istanbul, similar to Stari Grad Sarajevo, both managing UNESCO-protected heritage sites.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Regional players

• Grad Kragujevac: Serbian sister city with broader city-level administrative scope but comparable public-service mandate and inter-governmental fiscal structure. Useful regional comparator for budget composition.
• Općina Budva: Montenegrin sister municipality with a heritage-and-tourism economic model similar to Stari Grad, but operating under different national legislation. Useful regional peer for cross-border governance learning.
• Općina Bar (Montenegro): Newest Montenegrin sister municipality (established 2024), sharing a Mediterranean/heritage economic profile. Relevant as a recent peer in the same regional governance network.
• Općina Ohrid: North Macedonian sister municipality and UNESCO World Heritage site steward with similar historic-district management responsibilities. Comparable in tourism-heritage economic dependence.

Direct peers

• Općina Stari Grad Beograd: Belgrade's historic Old Town municipality — named sister city and structurally the closest functional mirror: a central-urban municipality managing heritage assets, tourism flows, and dense citizen services. Direct comparator for heritage-management practices.
• Općina Novo Sarajevo: Another Canton Sarajevo municipality with the same statutory mandate, citizen service model, and inter-governmental revenue structure. Comparable in budget scale and the same e-government and mjesne zajednice delivery model.
• Općina Centar Sarajevo: Neighboring Sarajevo municipality with overlapping administrative scope, identical legal status under Canton Sarajevo, and similar mix of urban-planning, social-welfare, and infrastructure responsibilities. Direct functional comparator for service delivery and budget scale.
• Fatih Belediyesi (Municipality of Fatih, Istanbul): Flagship sister city and like-positioned UNESCO-heritage urban district in Istanbul. Both manage Ottoman-era historic cores with tourism, conservation, and dense residential service delivery — a strong operational and strategic peer.
• Općina Makarska: Croatian coastal sister municipality with overlapping small-municipality statutory functions and tourism-heavy economy. Comparable in scale and in reliance on a single economic driver (tourism/heritage).

Broad incumbents

• Gradski ured za lokalnu samoupravu - Grad Zagreb / Općina Centar Zagreb: Croatian capital's municipal-administration authority covering central districts with a comparable mandate (urban planning, heritage, citizen services) but at materially larger scale. Useful peer for benchmarking service-delivery standards in an EU member state.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@OSGSarajevo
• Facebookfacebook.com/OpcinaStariGradSarajevo
• Instagraminstagram.com/opcinastarigrad
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/opcinastarigradsarajevo

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

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