Andrićgrad

Andrićgrad
Андрићград
Town

Andrićgrad town center during construction
Andrićgrad

Location within Bosnia and Herzegovina

Coordinates: 43°47′11.2092″N 19°17′38.817″E / 43.786447000°N 19.29411583°E / 43.786447000; 19.29411583Coordinates: 43°47′11.2092″N 19°17′38.817″E / 43.786447000°N 19.29411583°E / 43.786447000; 19.29411583
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Division  Republika Srpska
Municipality Višegrad
Founded by Emir Kusturica
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Website andricgrad.com

Andrićgrad (Serbian Cyrillic: Андрићград, meaning "Andrić's town") is the name of an ongoing construction project located in Višegrad, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina by director Emir Kusturica. The town is dedicated to Yugoslav novelist Ivo Andrić, Nobel prize winner.

Construction of Andrićgrad, also known as Kamengrad (Каменград, "Stonetown") started on 28 June 2011, and was officially opened on 28 June 2014, with the grand opening marking the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip.[1] Andrićgrad is located several kilometers from Kusturica's first town, Drvengrad, in Serbia.

Overview

Main entrance of the Andricgrad

Andrićgrad is located near the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and streaches from the bridge up to the confluence of Rzav River.[2] After Drvengrad (English: Woodentown) this is the second village Kusturica created from scratch. Andrićgrad is to be used as a filming location for the Emir's new film Na Drini ćuprija, based on The Bridge on the Drina novel by Nobel Prize for Literature laureate Ivo Andrić.


Honorary citizens

Honorary citizens are people who have been awarded with Key to the City. They are:[3]

See also

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ (Serbian)
  2. ↑ Uz ćupriju novi Kusturicin grad
  3. ↑ "Đokoviću ključevi Andrićgrada". Večernje Novosti. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

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