Mojmilo Olympic Village

Extensively damaged during the Bosnian War, the Olympic Village in the district of Mojmilo was renovated afterwards and is fully occupied today.

Mojmilo Olympic Village 
© IOC - A mural in honour of the support provided by the City of Barcelona to the rebuilding of the Mojmilo Olympic Village / Une fresque murale en l'honneur du soutien apporté par la Ville de Barcelone à la reconstruction du Village Olympique de Mojmilo

Following the Olympic Winter Games and as part of the city’s social housing scheme, the Village’s 639 apartments were made available to families in need of permanent accommodation.

The Village was heavily bombed when war broke out in April 1992. Having shown solidarity with Sarajevo when staging the Olympic Games that same year, the City of Barcelona took charge of rebuilding the Village after the conflict, as part of a United Nations-led strategy. In the Spanish city’s honour, murals were painted on walls in the Village, while the former Olympic Village’s central plaza was renamed Barcelona Square. The two cities twinned in 2000, a year after rebuilding was completed.

Sarajevo 1984