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Švrakino selo, Sarajevo — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Švrakino selo is a residential neighbourhood on the western side of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, beside the Olimpijski Bazen Otoka.
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Where to stay in Švrakino selo
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Few travellers sleep in Švrakino selo. The neighbourhood is a working residential quarter, so the real decision is whether to take an ordinary address out here or a room in central Sarajevo with the sights on the doorstep, and most visitors do the latter. Swimmers and drivers gain the most from this side.
Book here if you want the Olimpijski Bazen Otoka within walking distance and a quieter street at night than the centre of Sarajevo gives.
Few places to stay in Švrakino selo — most visitors book in Sarajevo nearby.
About Švrakino selo
What are the main landmarks in Švrakino selo?
The Olimpijski Bazen Otoka is the marker closest at hand, a swimming complex whose name still carries the Olympic word, and it pulls clubs and school groups from this side of Sarajevo. Churches supply the rest. The Church of the Holy Transfiguration and the Saint Leopold Mandić church in Sarajevo both stand a short ride away, and the Evangelical church in Sarajevo stands further into the city. Švrakino selo keeps none of them within its own streets.
What is the history of Švrakino selo?
The name says village. Selo carries that meaning, and it marks Švrakino selo as ground that was named and settled before the built-up edge of Sarajevo reached this far along the valley. Sport left the clearer mark.
The Olympic word inside the name of the Olimpijski Bazen Otoka ties this stretch of Sarajevo to an Olympic chapter, and it is the one piece of the past the neighbourhood puts in plain sight.
Where is Švrakino selo?
Švrakino selo sits on the western side of Sarajevo, on the flat valley ground it shares with the Olimpijski Bazen Otoka rather than the slopes above.
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What is the best area to stay in Švrakino selo?
Švrakino selo by the pool: swimmers and sports groups using the Olimpijski Bazen Otoka.
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Updated September 2026