stry.
Newly developed transportation links with Sarajevo spurred growth. In 1928 the town itself became the center of the municipality. By 1939 there were more than 14 log mills in Pale which generated more than 90000 cubic meters of wood products. Increased economic development spurred population growth. Between 1921 and 1931 the number of inhabitants increased from 2,382 to 11,103.
In the 1930 one could already find 30 to 40 large buildings. In 1935 a modern water supply system was put into use.
The town flourished culturally as well. New and old schools were renovated and built. A community center, completed in 1928, dedicated to the victims of WWI featured gymnastic equipment and from time to time cultural and entertainment events were held there.Amateur theater and folk dance companies were active there as well.
In 1934 the Football club "Vihor" was founded, and along with it a new soccer stadium was constructed. The cultural and sport society "Soko" was responsible for a large level of participation by Pale's inhabitants in their athletic programs. The members of this club would go on to successfully compete in faraway places such as Zagreb, Ljubljana and Prague.
Soon after the end of the Great War, in the area of Kalovita Brda, a young adult spa was opened. Kids from nearby Sarajevo would spend time at that spa with their classmates recovering from various ailments that affected city dwellers.
In this period the town also received the first medical facility as well as a library.
By the 1940 Pale already have the looks of a small, but very well arranged city. A significant number of intellectuals as well as affluent and influential people from Sarajevo and other places in the country constructed summer homes in Pale.
Unfortunately all of this was interrupted with the fascist attack on Yugoslavia in April 1941. After the conquest of Zagreb and Beograd the fascist forces turned their drive towards the
