Mostar

This article is about the city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For other uses, see Mostar (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Mosta.

Mostar
Мостар
City
Grad Mostar
Град Мостар
City of Mostar
Stari Most with Mostar skyline
Peace Bell Tower
Pasha Mosque
Mostar bazar
Mostar Gymnasium
Mostar observation platform
Flag of Mostar
Flag
Coat of arms of Mostar
Coat of arms
Etymology: Bosnian: mostar, lit. 'bridge keeper'
Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mostar)
Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mostar)
Map
Coordinates: 43°20′37″N 17°48′27″E / 43.34361°N 17.80750°E / 43.34361; 17.80750
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Herzegovina-Neretva
Geographical regionHerzegovina
Founded1452
Government
 • MayorMario Kordić (HDZ BiH)
Area
 • City
1,165.63 km2 (450.05 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 • City
113,169
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
 • Urban
60,195
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+387 (0) 36
Websitewww.mostar.ba

Mostar (Serbian Cyrillic: Мостар, pronounced [mǒstaːr] ⓘ[a]) is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina,[6] and the historical capital of Herzegovina.[7]

Mostar is situated on the Neretva River and is the fifth-largest city in the country.[8] Mostar was named after the bridge keepers (mostari) who guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva during the Ottoman era.[9] The Old Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site,[10] commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most visited landmarks, and is considered an exemplary piece of Islamic architecture in the Balkans.[11][12][13][14]

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  9. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage (11 October 2017). "Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in Latin). Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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  11. ^ Balić, Smail (1973). Kultura Bošnjaka: Muslimanska Komponenta. Vienna: (Ungargasse 9/20: Balić). pp. 32–34. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  12. ^ Ćišić, Husein. Razvitak i postanak grada Mostara. Štamparija Mostar. p. 22. OCLC 470710758.
  13. ^ Stratton, Arthur (1972). Sinan. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. ISBN 978-0-684-12582-4.
  14. ^ Stover, Eric; Harvey M. Weinstein (2004). My Neighbor, My Enemy: Justice and Community in the Aftermath of Mass Atrocity. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 151. The bridge, built in 1566, was considered a masterpiece of Islamic architecture and a unique symbol of an undivided city.


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