Ajdingrad
Ajdingrad, rarely known as Bečugrad, is the capital city of the Kingdom of Ajdinland. It was established in early 2019 and developed throughout the years. In 2023, the city came close to being encircled and sieged by the SB-UR army during the second civil war of Ajdinland. After the war ended on February 29th 2024, reconstruction and after-war reparations began across the city, especially in the metropolitan area.
Ajdingrad | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Flag | |
 Satellite view of the city | |
| Country |  Kingdom of Ajdinland |
| Region | Pokrajina Brijesnica |
| Settled | March 10 1999 |
| Established | March 29 2019 |
| Government | |
| • Načelnik (Mayor) | Hasan Sejdinović (Stranka Samostalnih Lidera (SSL)) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.0025 km2 (0.0010 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 227 m (746 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 236 m (775 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 218 m (717 ft) |
| Population (January 2024) | |
| • Total | 1−3 [a] |
| • Rank | 10th in Ajdinland [b] |
| Demonym | Ajdingrađanin/-ka |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (+2) |
| Postcode | AJG |
| Capital city of the Kingdom of Ajdinland | |
History
Pre-2010
Before the Bosnian war, the land on which Ajdingrad is located was in the possession of the Sejdinović family, the Royal family of Ajdinland. It was used solely for agricultural purposes or more precisely for harvesting potatoes, carrots, tomatoes and other vegetables. In 1991, then 56-year old Kadir Sejdinović suffered a stroke on the field, and passed away a couple of days later. His death came quite sudden, and the war coming just afterwards did not ease the situation. The land was then given to Kadir's son, Hasan Sejdinović, who went on to build a house on the land. The house was built between 1999 and 2005, and now serves as one of the most important government facilities in Ajdinland.
On 22 December 2006, Spomen česma "Vodica" was built by one of the neighbours, and it still stands to this day as a memorial fountain and a small park. On it there is a sign that reads: "Who is thirsty may drink you, and who isn't may protect you, he will be thirsty too." [c]
After construction, the house stayed permanently inhabited until mid 2010 and ever since then has served as a temporary living space for the Sejdinović family during holidays and weekends.
Foundation
Ajdingrad was founded on 29 March 2019 by King Ajdin[e]. March 29 has been chosen as an approximate foundation date since the process of the city's early development was not recorded.
Flag
This flag is really good both aesthetically and simbolically and it has been deemed a vexillological success. The brown triangles represent the first ever flag of Ajdingrad, a wreath made from grass and leaves that formed that shape. The plant that is in the white circle is a "čuvarkuća" (Eng. Houseleek) and it resembles the nature in Ajdingrad, as well as a large amount of houseleeks in the city. The green field represents both the grass and Islam as a dominant religion.
The current design was adopted on April 14 2023, and it immediately received positive reception.
Geography and Infrastructure
Notes
- ↑ Dependant on the time of the year as well as the way of counting the population. Officially, 1 person lives in Ajdingrad, while during summer that number rises to 3.
- ↑ The ranking system is quite loose, so depending on who you ask it might vary widely.
- ↑ The original is in Bosnian: "'Ko je žedan nek te pije a 'ko nije nek te štiti jer i on će žedan biti."
- ↑ Osman Hadžić "specializes" in writing monographies of the Doboj-Istok region in Bosnia and Herzegovina but fails to do so as a monography is supposed to be a factual book, yet Mr. Hadžić bends the facts to "damage" families that he simply dislikes, such as the Sejdinović Royal family.
- ↑ He was not the King at the time because Ajdinland will not be founded for another 2-3 years