Partisan Memorial Cemetary in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Partisan Memorial Cemetery is located in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It was built in 1965 in honor of the Yugoslav Partisans of Mostar who were killed during World War II in Yugoslavia.
It's located on Bijeli Brijeg and displays all the features of a complex architectural, aesthetic and landscape design.
It is a unique monument in the urban scale of the city of Mostar, and is of particular ambient value.
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The Forgotten
Second World War graves in Mostar abandoned and desecrated.
The Memorial Cemetery for Tito's Partisans in Mostar lies derelict, frequently damaged by vandals.
Still officially classed as a national monument in Bosnia, the graveyard for those who fought under Second World War commander and later Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito has been eclipsed by more recent conflict.
At one point, the authorities in Mostar were planning to use the site for theatrical performances, but the idea was shelved after residents protested.
To add insult to injury, the tombstones of Tito's partisans have not only suffered structural damage, but are often defaced with fascist symbols.
This film was produced by IWPR and Mebius Film to mark the 20th anniversary of the start of war in Bosnia, under IWPR's Programme for the Western Balkans and ICTY, funded by the Norwegian government.
Partisan Memorial Cemetery
RETURN TO MOSTAR Jimmi James Archive Mostar 1993-1994
This film made in 1993 has never been broadcast on TV. The Story of the daily lives of the people of East Mostar during the siege of 1993 - 1994. The film Production company wanted a film about myself where I wanted to make a film about Mostar. This tension is apparent throughout. Hence why they cut it the way they did.
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Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina - city tour
Mostar is a city and municipality in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the most important city in the Herzegovina region, its cultural capital, and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva River and is the fifth-largest city in the country. Mostar was named after the bridge keepers who in the medieval times guarded the Stari Most over the Neretva. The Old Bridge, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most recognizable landmarks, and is considered one of the most exemplary pieces of Islamic architecture in the Balkans.
Mostar's old town is an important tourist destination with the Stari Most being its most recognizable feature.
Some noteworthy sites include Bishop’s Ordinariate building, the remains of an early Christian basilica at Cim, a hamam, clock tower, Synagogue and Jewish Memorial Cemetery, Nesuh-aga Vučjaković Mosque, Hadži-Kurt Mosque or Tabačica, Metropolitan's Palace, Karagöz Bey Mosque, Orthodox Church, Catholic Church and Franciscan Monastery, Ottoman Residences, Crooked Bridge, Tara and Halebija Towers.
The World War II Partisan cemetery in Mostar, designed by the architect Bogdan Bogdanović, is another important symbol of the city. Its sacrosanct quality is derived from the unity of nature (water and greenery) with the architectural expression of the designer; the monument was inscribed on the list of National Monuments in 2006.
The Catholic pilgrimage site of Međugorje is also nearby as well as the Tekija Dervish Monastery in Blagaj, 13th-century town of Počitelj, Blagaj Fort, Kravice Falls, seaside town of Neum, Roman villa rustica from the early fourth century Mogorjelo, Stolac with its stećak necropolis and the remains of an ancient Greek town of Daorson. Nearby sites also include the nature park called Hutovo Blato, archeological site Desilo, Lake Boračko as well as Vjetrenica cave, the largest and most important cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Partizansko groblje u Mostaru
Partizansko groblje u Mostaru
In the grip of the past (i / Partizansko groblje)
Partizansko groblje, The Partisan (memorial) Cemetery in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, isn´t talked about in Croatian media and society. But its look and treatment are signs that what is today going on in Croatia (and in Croatian-inhabited areas of Bosnia-Herzegovina), isn´t something new but rather a deeper and long-term development. The two 'places of memory' that ARE currently being talked about is a plaque with the Croatian version of 'Sieg Heil' at a KZ-camp, and a main square in the Croatian capital which for 71 years carried the name of Yugoslavia´s lifetime president, Tito – but which has now been renamed. In short: fascism for anti-fascism. This is expression of a decades old attitude to the past - which is most clearly seen exactly at the Partizansko groblje.
U = Ustaše. Whenever you see the grafitti 'U', it´s a promotion and declaration of allegiance to the fascist ideology and actions of the WWII Croatian ustaše regime.
'Don´t forget ´93': The name of a café in the Bosniak (: Bosnian Muslim) half of Mostar.
Mostar was where some of the toughest fighting took place during the Yugoslav war in the 90´es. April-June 1992, the Bosniaks and Croats fought together against Serbs who then withdrew. June ´93-April ´94, Bosniaks and Croats fought each other. Few Serbs have returned, while the town is basically still divided along the frontline from back then with many buildings standing as they were left by the fighting, 25 years on.
On the café´s banner is pictured a destroyed Stari most - 'Old Bridge' - and its name thus refers in particular to 9 November 1993 when Croat units shelled the bridge built in 1566 by the Ottoman Turks who held most of the Balkans from the 15th-20th century. The bridge had in Yugoslav times (and for centuries, it seems) functioned as a symbol of the ethnically mixed town (35% Bosniaks, 30% Croats, and 20% Serbs in 1991) with even the local Catholic Church picturing it in its seal, and its destruction was a huge psychological blow to many. The international community rebuilt the bridge, opening it in 2004, but as the name and banner of the café suggest, distrust lingers.
Reinforcing such feelings is that streets in the Croat part of town are given names like 'Dr. Mile Budaka'. Milan / Mile Budak (1889-1945) was a writer of a quality that hasn´t made anyone raise him statues or name streets after ham. But they´ve done so because he was the ustaše´s chief ideologue who, among other things, formulated the ustaše state´s policy towards the Serbs in its territory (which included Mostar as well as most of the rest of Bosnia): 1/3 must be converted [: from Orthodox to Catholic Christianity], 1/3 expelled, and 1/3 killed.
In Yugoslav time, Dr. Mile Budak-street was named after Aleksa Šantić (1868-1924) – a poet best known for his sevdalinke (or sevdahs: existentially sad love poems) who even today is probably the most famous person to have lived in Mostar. But he was a Serb.
Bosnia - Bosnian Croats Visit Graves
T/I: 10:49:22
A group of 42 Bosnian Croats were granted permission by local Bosnian Serb authorities on Sunday (12/5) to visit family graves at the village of Lipa, 10 kilometres north-west of Serb-held Modrica in northern Bosnia. Protected by American IFOR troops, the refuges, who now live in
Croat-held Odzak crossed the inter-entity boundary lines (IEBL) to visit Lipa, their former home.
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VILLAGE LIPA, NEAR MODRICA BOSNIA 12/5:
Arrival of group of Bosnian Croats at the local graveyard in Lipa
village;
Cu of woman with flowers;
Tank standing by;
Soldiers standing by;
Authorities with soldiers;
Families being driven to grave sites;
Families in cemetery;
Families cleaning up the graves;
Woman crying by a grave;
Cu of tomb stone;
Men lifting up fallen tomb stone;
Woman lighting candles;
Catholic priest saying Sunday Mass;
Vs of people;
Cu of priest giving sermon;
American IFOR lieutenant engsot saying there was a committment by local officials on both sides to make the visit a success and they
involved the local police on both sides and we have had the cemetery secured. The IPTF in its role working with the police on both sides have assisted in the coordination of this visit;
Candles surrounding grave;
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16 - Backpacking Bosnia & Herzegovina
Incredible historic and cultural voyage through Bosnia, hitchhiking, meeting amazing people, and better understanding the history.
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Bosnia was more amazing than I anticipated and after spending a little over a week in the country, I fell in love. From right off of the Croatian ferry in Ploce, my hitchhiking journey in Bosnia officially began. My driver wanted to stop in Medugorje so why not join. It's a small village where 6 children had claimed to see an apparition of the Virgin Mary. What was a small town is now a big tourist attraction and religious site.
After getting dropped off in Mostar I roamed around the city famous for it's Ottoman Bridge, Stari Most. Originally built 400 years, it was destroyed in 1993, But fortunately rebuilt in 2004 looking just as beautiful as the original. Mostar saw much destruction during the war which in some places, can be seen today. But most of the city has been rebuilt bringing tourists from all over the world. Additional places to see in the area, is Blagaj Tekke, an old Dervish monastery sitting besides a spring and within a mountain side as well as a fortress above of the same name with amazing views of the valley and mountains.
Hitchhiking north brought me through the
gorgeous Dinaric mountains. I stopped in the small town of Jablanica to see a bridge destroyed in WW2 by the Yugoslav partisan led by Tito that helped deter attacks from the Axis powers. My next stop was an overnight stay on Jablanica lake in one of my favorite Airbnb's to date in camper turned bedroom with a small kitchen. Here I had a rowboat to use with the lake all to myself, listening to good music on my phone and taking it all in.
From here, I hitched a ride to Konjic, a small town with more locals than tourists, a beautiful Ottoman bridge and an awesome host who took me into his home offering a local homemade drink. My final city was Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo.
Sarajevo saw it's share of dark days during the Bosnian War, with sniper fire and mortar shelling killing many people. I stopped at the Markale Market where twice, mortar shells killed and injured many people. As well as one of many cemeteries where I lost my emotions due to all of the tombstones that stand. But the city has progressed as a modern city with a beautiful city center with many cafes, a bazaar, commercial city center, and lots of tourism. I also managed to stand in the very spot where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated igniting WW1.
To wrap up my time in Bosnia, I made it priority to go up to several viewpoints in the hills and mountains. Yellow Bastion and the historic now abandoned White Fortress overlooking the city and beyond. The best views are from Trebević where you can walk up the abandoned luge track from the 1984 Winter Olympics up to the view over the whole city.
After an incredible voyage in Bosnia, I returned to Croatia for the third and final time to Dubrovnik. :)
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Splet Kola
KT_298_35 World of Sound
ATMOS_354_31 Devotion
Nigdje Tako ko U Bosni nema (cover)
Sarajevo's Beginnings
IM_47_4 Two Roads
KT_310_5 Unchartered Realms
KOK_2375_13 Platinum Arpeggio
Mostar mosque and cemetery
Cemetery on the ridge,Le cimetière sur la colline, Costa-Rica
Mostar 1972 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an Austrian filmmaker while spending his summer holiday in Yugoslavia.
It contains stock footage of Mostar, a city in today's southern Bosnia and Herzegovina: Neretva River, Stari Most (Old Bridge), Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque, an outdoor market, children playing in the street, people eating in an outdoor bar, pedestrians in the street, tombs in a small cemetery, and more.
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Bosnia - Children Dying In Civil War
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Twelve-year-old, Azra Buljubasic, was buried in a Muslim cemetery
in Sarajevo on Thursday (18/5). She was killed by a Serbian mortar
attack on the city three days ago. Azra's 17-year old brother was
seriously injured in the same attack and is fighting for his life.
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SARAJEVO, BOSNIA, 18/5
GVs of funeral of 12-year-old Azra Buljubasic being buried in
Muslim cemetery
GVs of Azra's 17-year old brother, injured in the same attack,
lying in hospital bed
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BOSNIA: ELECTIONS IN DIVIDED CITY OF MOSTAR POSTPONED
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Elections in the divided city of Mostar have been postponed to allow refugees to vote from abroad.
A new election date is to be decided after Bosnian Muslims threatened to boycott May 31 elections when the European Union rejected a request that refugees be allowed to vote in their host countries.
The vote is crucial to Muslims and Croats who have literally split the town in half.
A deep division runs through Mostar. Of those that remain in the city, the Croats occupy the west of the town, the Muslims keep to the east.
European Union (E-U) officials said that if elections were to go ahead at the end of this month of 100,000 registered voters, only 30,000 would be in the city on election day. The remaining 70,000, the majority of whom are Muslim, are refugees abroad.
The E-U's initial rejection of a Muslim request to allow votes in exile threatened to deny them thousands of votes. It also would have prevented many Serb and Croat refugees from having a say on the future of the city.
Initially Muslims and Croats fought together to defend Mostar against the attacking Bosnian Serbs. Having held their ground the two sides turned on each other.
East Mostar, traditionally Muslim, was almost completely destroyed by the Croat offensive before a peace agreement was reached and an E-U Administrator was put in control.
SOUNDBITE: (Serbo-Croat)
Before the war we built a cemetery that would be for all religions. We divided it between Catholics, Muslims and Orthodox. The cemetery is now on the east side. Now, because of the war our cemeteries are full so we are using all of the cemetery we built before the war.
SUPER CAPTION: Mostar Mufti Seid Smajkic
In Mostar today evidence of the divide is still very close to the surface.
SOUNDBITE: (Serbo-Croat)
Taxi drivers in this city never cross the divide. We meet in the middle and swap passengers.
SUPER CAPTION: Croat Taxi Driver
The Croats want the city for their capital while the Muslims, tired of conflict, want the city to be reunified.
SOUNDBITE: (Serbo-Croat)
I don't think freedom of movement works here...all the buses have an international police escort. Can you imagine the feeling of any passengers concerning freedom of movement if they have to have an international police escort.
SUPER CAPTION: Muslim Taxi Driver
Planned elections and the issue of allowing votes from abroad have only proved to reinforce the division between east and west.
SOUNDBITE: (Serbo-Croat)
In the last five hours I've only had two passengers. This is the bus service which connects both sides of the town.
SUPER CAPTION: Bus Driver
The Croats claim that all other ethnic groups within Bosnia-Herzegovina were given a major city under the Dayton Peace Agreement and that Mostar should be theirs.
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Splendid Mostar - project of students
This promo video of Mostar was filmed and edited by students of Tourism Studies as a part of final English exam.
Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country. Mostar was named after the bridge keepers called mostari who, in the medieval times, guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva. The Old Bridge, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most recognizable landmarks, and is considered one of the most exemplary pieces of Islamic architecture in the Balkans. This refers to the existence of a wooden bridge from the market on the left bank of the river which was used by traders, soldiers, and other travelers.
Human settlements on the river Neretva, between the Hum Hill and the Velež Mountain, have existed since prehistory, as witnessed by discoveries of fortified enceintes and cemeteries. Evidence of Roman occupation was discovered beneath the present town. During this time it was also the seat of a kadiluk (district with a regional judge). Since Mostar was on the trade route between the Adriatic and the mineral-rich regions of central Bosnia, the settlement began to spread to the right bank of the river. In 1468 the region came under Ottoman rule and the urbanization of the settlement began. It was named Köprühisar, meaning fortress at the bridge, at the centre of which was a cluster of 15 houses. Following the unwritten oriental rule, the town was organized into two distinct areas: Kujundžiluk - the crafts and commercial centre of the settlement, and mahala or a residential area.
The stone bridge, the Old Bridge (Stari Most), was erected in 1566 on the orders of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. 28 metres (92 feet) long and 20 metres (66 feet) high, quickly became a wonder in its own time. Later becoming the city's symbol, the Old Bridge is one of the most important structures of the Ottoman era and perhaps Bosnia's most recognizable architectural piece, and was designed by Mimar Hayruddin, a student and apprentice of the Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan. In the late 16th century, Köprühisar was one of the towns of the Sanjak of Herzegovina. The traveler Evliya Çelebi wrote in the 17th century that: the bridge is like a rainbow arch soaring up to the skies, extending from one cliff to the other.
I, a poor and miserable slave of Allah, have passed through 16 countries, but I have never seen such a high bridge. It is thrown from rock to rock as high as the sky.
Austria-Hungary took control over Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878 and ruled the country until the aftermath of World War I in 1918, when it became part of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and then Yugoslavia. During this period, Mostar was recognized as the unofficial capital of Herzegovina. The first church in the city of Mostar, a Serbian Orthodox Church, was built in 1834 during Ottoman rule. In 1881 the town became the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mostar-Duvno.
Mostar has a number of various educational institutions. These include University of Mostar, Džemal Bijedić University of Mostar, UWC - United World College, nineteen high-schools and twenty four elementary schools. High-schools include sixteen vocational schools and three gymnasiums. One of the most popular sports in Mostar is football. The two most successful teams are HŠK Zrinjski and FK Velež. Another popular sport in Mostar is swimming. There are three swimming teams in Mostar and those are PK Velež, KVS Orka and APK Zrinjski. Best Bosnian swimmer Amina Kajtaz is from Mostar.
Mostar is an important tourist destination in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mostar International Airport serves the city as well as the railway and bus stations which connect it to a number of national and international destinations. Mostar's old town is an important tourist destination with the Stari Most being its most recognizable feature.
Some noteworthy sites include Bishop’s Ordinariate building, the remains of an early Christian basilica at Cim, a hamam (Ottoman public bath), clock tower (sahat-kula), Synagogue (1889) and Jewish Memorial Cemetery, Nesuh-aga Vučjaković Mosque, Hadži-Kurt Mosque or Tabačica, Metropolitan's Palace (1908), Karagöz Bey Mosque (1557), Orthodox Church, Catholic Church and Franciscan Monastery, Ottoman Residences (16th–19th century), Crooked Bridge, Tara and Halebija Towers.
The World War II Partisan cemetery in Mostar, designed by the architect Bogdan Bogdanović, is another important symbol of the city. Its sacrosanct quality is derived from the unity of nature (water and greenery) with the architectural expression of the designer; the monument was inscribed on the list of National Monuments in 2006.
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MOSTAR - Bosnia & Herzegovina Travel Guide | Around The World
Mostar is a city and municipality in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Inhabited by 105,797 people, it is the most important city in the Herzegovina region, its cultural capital, and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva River and is the fifth-largest city in the country. Mostar was named after the bridge keepers (mostari) who in the medieval times guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva. The Old Bridge, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most recognizable landmarks, and is considered one of the most exemplary pieces of Islamic architecture in the Balkans.
Mostar is an important tourist destination in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mostar International Airport serves the city as well as the railway and bus stations which connect it to a number of national and international destinations. Mostar's old town is an important tourist destination with the Stari Most being its most recognizable feature.
Some noteworthy sites include Bishop’s Ordinariate building, the remains of an early Christian basilica at Cim, a hamam (Ottoman public bath), clock tower (sahat-kula), Synagogue (1889) and Jewish Memorial Cemetery, Nesuh-aga Vučjaković Mosque, Hadži-Kurt Mosque or Tabačica, Metropolitan's Palace (1908), Karagöz Bey Mosque (1557), Orthodox Church, Catholic Church and Franciscan Monastery, Ottoman Residences (16th–19th century), Crooked Bridge, Tara and Halebija Towers.
The World War II Partisan cemetery in Mostar, designed by the architect Bogdan Bogdanović, is another important symbol of the city. Its sacrosanct quality is derived from the unity of nature (water and greenery) with the architectural expression of the designer; the monument was inscribed on the list of National Monuments in 2006.
The Catholic pilgrimage site of Međugorje is also nearby as well as the Tekija Dervish Monastery in Blagaj, 13th-century town of Počitelj, Blagaj Fort (Stjepan-grad), Kravice Falls, seaside town of Neum, Roman villa rustica from the early fourth century Mogorjelo, Stolac with its stećak necropolis and the remains of an ancient Greek town of Daorson. Nearby sites also include the nature park called Hutovo Blato, archeological site Desilo, Lake Boračko as well as Vjetrenica cave, the largest and most important cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mostar cuisine is balanced between Western and Eastern influences. Traditional Mostar food is closely related to Turkish, Middle Eastern and other Mediterranean cuisines. However, due to years of Austrian rule and influence, there are also many culinary influences from Central Europe. Some of the dishes include ćevapčići, burek, sarma, japrak, musaka, dolma, sujuk, sač, đuveč, and sataraš. Local desserts include baklava, hurmašice, sutlijaš, tulumbe, tufahije, and šampita.
Partizansko groblje u Mostaru
Partizansko groblje u Mostaru