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Mostar
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mostar (enc)
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Mostar Mostar is administrative, economic and cultural seat of Herzegovina. The multiethnic character has been preserved, in spite of ethnical cleansing which has been effectuated during the war conflicts. Before the war Mostar was famous an important touristic detsination with a large number of cultural-historical monuments, among them the Old Bridge, built in 1566. In 1993 against Mostar a lot has changed. Numerous structures of exceptional architectural value have been destroyed including the bridge. Slowly the most important structures are rebuilt but it will take a while before Mostar is abck to its old self. Meanwhile the ruins of the bridge remain an important symbol of the war.
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