Mostar
Mostar
Мостар | |
|---|---|
| Grad Mostar Град Мостар City of Mostar | |
Stari Most with Mostar skyline Mostar observation platform | |
| Etymology: Bosnian: mostar, lit. 'bridge keeper' | |
Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mostar) | |
| Coordinates: 43°20′37″N 17°48′27″E / 43.34361°N 17.80750°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 | |
| 1,165.63 km2 (450.05 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population | |
| 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 (pronounced [mǒstaːr] ⓘ) is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina.
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 guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva during the Ottoman era. The Old Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, 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.