Mostar
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Mostar (Serbian Cyrillic: Мостар, pronounced [mǒstaːr] ⓘ[lower-alpha 1]) is a city and the administrative center 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
Мостар | |
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Grad Mostar Град Мостар City of Mostar | |
Etymology: Serbo-Croatian: mostar, lit. 'bridge keeper' | |
Coordinates: 43°20′37″N 17°48′27″E | |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Canton | Herzegovina-Neretva |
Geographical region | Herzegovina |
Founded | 1452 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mario Kordić (HDZ BiH) |
Area | |
• City | 1,165.63 km2 (450.05 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population | |
• City | 113,169 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
• Urban | 60,195 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code | +387 (0) 36 |
Website | www |
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]