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|name = Nezir Škaljić |
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|office = 3rd [[List of mayors of Sarajevo|Mayor of Sarajevo]] |
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|term_start = 1899 |
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|term_end = 1905 |
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|predecessor = [[Mehmed Kapetanović]] |
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|successor = [[Esad Kulović]] |
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|birth_date = 1844 |
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|birth_place = [[Rogatica]], [[Bosnia Eyalet]], [[Ottoman Empire]] |
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|death_date = {{death year and age|1905|1844}} |
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|death_place = [[Sarajevo]], [[Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Austria-Hungary]] |
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|religion = [[Sunni Islam]] |
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'''Nezir Škaljić''' (1844 – 1905) was a [[Bosnians|Bosnian]] politician who served as the third [[List of mayors of Sarajevo|Mayor of Sarajevo]] between 1899 and 1905.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiosarajevo.ba/novost/94191/gradonacelnik-koji-je-asfaltirao-sarajevo-|title=Gradonačelnik koji je asfaltirao Sarajevo...|publisher=RadioSarajevo|date=12 November 2012|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref> His governance saw the development of [[asphalt]], a [[sewage]] system and the spa Bentbaša in Sarajevo. Škaljić was also a judge in several smaller towns and later on [[Bosnia]]'s Supreme Court. |
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==Early life== |
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Škaljić was born and educated in the eastern Bosnian town of [[Rogatica]]. He became a local [[judge]] in his birth-town as well as the towns of [[Fojnica]] and [[Srebrenica]]. |
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==Political career== |
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Škaljić was one of the four founding fathers of the independent 'Islamic Community in Bosnia and [[Herzegovina]]' (Bosnian: ''Rijaset Islamske Zajednice BiH'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rijaset.ba/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50:formiranje-i-razvoj-islamske-zajednice&catid=59:islamska-zajednica&Itemid=106|title=Rijaset Islamske zajednice u Bosni i Hercegovini|publisher=Rijaset|date=26 December 2006|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref> Its creation enabled [[Bosniak]] religious and political emancipation from the Ottoman Empire. Škaljić was recipient of a first class 'Grand Cross' Imperial Austrian [[Order of Franz Joseph]]. |
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In 1899, Škaljić took over as mayor of Sarajevo when [[Mehmed Kapetanović]] was forced to step down due to ill health.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sandzakpress.net/nezir-ef-skaljic-gradonacelnik-koji-je-asfaltirao-sarajevo|title=Nezir ef. Škaljić – gradonačelnik koji je asfaltirao Sarajevo|publisher=Sandzak|date=17 June 2013|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref> |
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Austria-Hungary in this period in Sarajevo carried out the development of a modern sewage system. In 1901, the first modern [[asphalt]]s appeared in Sarajevo, first surrounding the [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sarajevo|Sacred Heart Cathedral]] and later throughout the city. He opened the ''narodna banja'' (''the people's [[spa]]'') Bentbaša, on 20 July 1902. The spa is still in operation. |
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==Family history== |
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The Škaljić family emigrated to [[Sarajevo]] in 1672, during the [[Great Turkish War]], from [[Škaljari]],<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.most.ba/038/074.htm|title=Most 127 (38) - časopis za obrazovanje, nauku i kulturu-Mostar-BiH-Nasuf Fazlagić|publisher=Most.ba|date=|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref> their settlement in the [[Bay of Kotor]]. Once in Sarajevo, the family bought large portions of land "stretching from the outskirts of Sarajevo to [[Rogatica]] in eastern Bosnia".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediafire.com/view/wzmz2z2hfll/Husnija+Kamberovic-+Begovski+Zemljisni+Posjedi+u+BiH+od+1878+do+1918.pdf|title=Husnija Kamberović - Begovski Zemljisni Posjedi u BiH od 1878 do 1918|publisher=Mediafire|date=|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref> They excelled as merchants, trading primarily with the German speaking world. Other Škaljić's were political leaders, Islamic and legal scholars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tekija-mejtas.orgfree.com/index.php?link=historija.php&Pripadnost=2|title=Naksibendijska tekija "MEJTAS"|publisher=Tekija-mejtas.orgfree|date=|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref> One of Sarajevo's streets still bears the family name–'Škaljića sokak'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhdani.com/default.asp?kat=txt&broj_id=385&tekst_rb=10|title=Greška 404 - Dani|publisher=Bhdani|date=|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref> |
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Nezir Škaljić's great-grandson is modern-day Bosnian politician [[Fehim Škaljić]].<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.sarajevo.ba/ba/article.php?pid=126|title=Grad Sarajevo: Sarajevski gradonačelnici 1878.-2009|publisher=Sarajevo|date=|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref> |
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Other Škaljić family members include Abulah Škaljić, the Balkan linguist and author of the book ''Turcisms in Serbo-Croatian language'' (bos. Turcizmi u srpsko-hrvatskom jeziku), first published in 1966.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/40162381/Abdulah-Skaljic-Turcizmi-u-Srpsko-Hrvatskom-Jeziku|title=Abdulah Skaljic-Turcizmi u Srpsko-Hrvatskom Jeziku|publisher=Scribd|date=|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref> The book has since been published in ten editions, and is still considered "a unique and irreplaceable" source for the study of [[South Slavic]] language and culture.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.jergovic.com/ajfelov-most/cetrdeset-pet-godina-jedne-izuzetne-knjige/|title=Četrdeset pet godina jedne izuzetne knjige|publisher=Jergovic|date=21 July 2010|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Persondata |
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| NAME = Skaljic, Nezir |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Mayor of Sarajevo |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1844 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Rogatica, Eyalet of Bosnia, Ottoman Empire |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 1905 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = Sarajevo, Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary |
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}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kapetanovic, Mehmedbeg}} |
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[[Category:1844 births]] |
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[[Category:1905 deaths]] |
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[[Category:People from Rogatica]] |
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[[Category:Bosniak people]] |
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[[Category:Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] |
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[[Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims]] |
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[[Category:Mayors of Sarajevo]] |
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[[Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians]] |
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