Andrićgrad

Coordinates: 43°47′11.2092″N 19°17′38.817″E / 43.786447000°N 19.29411583°E / 43.786447000; 19.29411583
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Andrićgrad
Андрићград
Town
UTC+1 (CET)
Websiteandricgrad.com

Andrićgrad (

Nobel Prize for Literature laureate Ivo Andrić
.

Construction of Andrićgrad, also known as Kamengrad (Каменград, "Stonetown") started on 28 June 2011,

.

Andrićgrad was, in 2022, the venue used for the twelfth edition of Bina Mira, a youth festival that focuses on peace and equality between nations, that drew over 80 students from Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia.

Overview

Andrićgrad is located near the

UNESCO World Heritage Site, and stretches from the bridge up to the confluence of the Rzav River.[3] After Küstendorf (English: coastal village), this is the second village Kusturica created from scratch. Andrićgrad is to be used as a location for Kusturica's film adaptation of the novel The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andrić.[citation needed][needs update
]

The town has a lot of shops and services for incoming guests, amongst them are a gift shop, a kneipe, a restaurant, a cinema, a book shop and a gallery. [4]

Honorary citizens

Honorary citizens are people who have been awarded with Key to the City. They are:[5]

See also

  • Drvengrad

Gallery

  • Main entrance of Andrićgrad.
    Main entrance of Andrićgrad.
  • Main square of Andrićgrad.
    Main square of Andrićgrad.
  • Andrićgrad during opening ceremony on 28 June 2014.
    Andrićgrad during opening ceremony on 28 June 2014.
  • Main street in Andrićgrad.
    Main street in Andrićgrad.
  • Square in Andrićgrad.
    Square in Andrićgrad.
  • Serbian medieval architecture
    Serbian medieval architecture
  • Oriental architecture
    Oriental architecture
  • Andrićgrad at night.
    Andrićgrad at night.
  • Petar II Petrović-Njegoš monument
  • Tourist boat
    Tourist boat
  • Mural
    Mural
  • Petar II Petrović Njegoš Square
    Petar II Petrović Njegoš Square

References

  1. ^ "Почела градња "Андрићграда"".
  2. ^ "The town that Emir Kusturica built". 27 June 2014.
  3. ^ Uz ćupriju novi Kusturicin grad[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ "Đokoviću ključevi Andrićgrada". Večernje Novosti. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

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