Vrapčići, Mostar

Vrapčići
Vrapčići
Coordinates: 43°22′26″N 17°51′04″E / 43.374°N 17.851°E / 43.374; 17.851
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
CantonHerzegovina-Neretva
Municipality City of Mostar
Area
  Total
5.08 sq mi (13.16 km2)
Population
 (2013)
  Total
3,266
  Density640/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
88000 (Same as Mostar)
Area code(+387) 36 345

Vrapčići is a suburban neighborhood in the City of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the Northern metropolitan area.

According to the 2013 census, the population of Vrapčići was 3,266. The M-17 road goes right through Vrapčići and connects it with other northern suburbs and the city neighborhood of Zalik. The river Neretva forms the border to Raštani in the west, whereas it borders to Kuti, Livač and the Podveležje village of Dobrč to the east.

This part of the city is home of the FK Velež Mostar soccer club. Besides its Rođeni stadium, other important landmarks are the White Mosque and the Sutina cemetery. The suburb is also famous for its weekend-market, which attracts vendors and buyers from all over Bosnia, and even other countries in the region.