Hvala Silvani iz Banja Luke, RS BiH (Thanks to Silvana from Banja Luka, RS B&H)

Hvala Silvani iz Banja Luke, RS BiH (Thanks to Silvana from Banja Luka, RS B&H)

Hvala Renati iz Opatije, Hrvatska (Thanks to Renata from Opatija, Croatia)

Hvala Josipu iz Lukača, Hrvatska (Thanks to Josip from Lukac, Croatia)

Hvala Johanni iz Gatineau QC, Kanada (Thanks to Johanne from Gatineau QC, Canada)

Hvala Alfredu iz Chiaverana, Italija (Thanks to Alfredo from Chiaverano, Italy)

Hvala Thomasu iz Tamil Nadua, Indija (Thanks to A.Thomas from Tamil Nadu, India)

HP Mostar Europa 2012. - Posjeti Mostar (Europa 2012. - Visit Mostar)

Mostar je grad u dolini rijeke Neretve, na jugu Bosne i Hercegovine. Gospodarsko je, kulturno, sveučilišno, prometno i turističko središte Hercegovine. Brojna arheološka nalazišta potvrđuju da je šire područje Mostara bilo naseljeno još od ranog eneolitika, dok su za vrijeme rimske uprave područje naseljavala ilirska plemena.

Grad je dobio ime po mostarima, čuvarima visećeg drvenoga mosta koji je povezivao dvije obale Neretve, a prvi put ime Mostar se spominje još u XV. stoljeću. Nakon pada Bosne pod Otomansko carstvo Turci su 1566. godine sagradili kameni most, danas nadaleko poznati Stari most. Nakon Berlinskog kongresa 1878. tursku upravu u Bosni i Hercegovini smjenjuje austro-ugarska uprava. Iz tog razdoblja ostali su vrijedni spomenici kulture, građevine orijentalnog stila i zgrade austro-ugarske gradnje koje su Mostar činile lijepim i zanimljivim gradom.

Stari most srušen je tijekom strašnih razaranja u proteklom ratnom vremenu od 1992. do 1996. godine. Obnovljen je 2004. godine, a 2005. godine uvršten na UNESCO popis spomenika zaštićene kulturne baštine, kao prvi spomenik iz Bosne i Hercegovine. Hrvatski dom „Herceg Stjepan Kosača“, središte kulturnih zbivanja grada Mostara, izgrađen je 1959./1960. godine. Nosi ime po vladaru Hercegovine, hercegu Stjepanu Vukčiću Kosači (oko 1404. - 1466.). Mostar je danas prekrasan i gostoljubiv grad koji različite kulture i tradicije obogaćuju ljepotom i čine ga gradom otvorenih vrata. (izvor HP Mostar...)

Mostar is a city in the valley of the River Neretva, in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the economic, cultural, educational, commercial and tourist centre of Herzegovina. Numerous archeological sites confirm that the broader area of Mostar has been inhabited since the Early Eneolitich, while during the Roman rule the area was inhabited by Illyrian tribes.

The city was named after bridge keepers (natively: mostari) who guarded wooden bridge which connected two banks of the River Neretva and for the first time the name Mostar is mentioned in the 15th century. After the fall of Bosnia under the Ottoman Empire, the Turks built the stone bridge in 1566, today famous as the Old Bridge. After the Berlin congress in 1878, the Turkish administration was removed by Austro-Hungarian administration. The valuable cultural monuments, oriental style buildings and Austro-Hungarian buildings have remained from that period which makes Mostar beautiful and interesting city.

The Old Bridge was destroyed during the terrible destructions in the last war from 1992 till 1996. It was renovated in 2004 and in 2005 it was included in the UNESCO list of protected monuments of cultural heritage as the first monument from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Croatian Lodge „Herceg Stjepan Kosaca“, the center of cultural events of the city of Mostar, was built in 1959/1960. It is named after the ruler of Herzegovina, Duke Stjepan Vukcic Kosaca (around 1404-1466).

Today, Mostar is beautiful and hospitable city that enriches the different cultures and traditions with its beauty that makes it the city of open doors. (source HP Mostar...)