Lukomir ( sr-cyrl, Лукомир) is a village in

Konjic Konjic ( sr-Cyrl, Коњиц) is a city and municipality located in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northern Herzegovina, around southwest of Saraje ...

municipality, in

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. It consists of two settlements: Donji (Lower) and Gornji (Upper) Lukomir.

Gornji Lukomir

Gornji Lukomir is known for its touristic potential and heritage. It is the highest and most remote village in the entire country.

Characteristics

Lukomir sits at an altitude of 1,495 m. on the

Bjelašnica Bjelašnica ( sr-cyrl, Бјелашница, ) is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is to the southwest of Sarajevo, bordering Mount Igman. Bjelašnica's tallest peak, by which the mountain group got its name, rises to an elevatio ...

mountain. Stećci originating from the 14th and 15th century exist at the village and suggest that it was inhabited for hundreds of years. The homes in the area are made of stone while their roofs are composed of wooden tiles. The Rakitnica canyon is located nearby and is said by local folklore to be the origin of a dragon.

National monument

Considered significant in terms of quality of natural and cultural-historical landscape, Lukomir (Gornji Lukomir) village and its immediate surrounding is designated as

National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina The National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina include: * sites, places, immovable and movable heritage of historical and cultural importance, as designated by the Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the basis ...

Donji Lukomir

Donji Lukomir (Lower Lukomir) is part of the village situated some 500 meters below Gornji (Upper), on the steep slopes of the

Rakitnica Rakitnica ( sr-cyrl, Ракитница) is the main tributary of the first section of the Neretva river, also called Upper Neretva ''( bs, Gornja Neretva)''. It meets Neretva from the right, flowing from north to south, between Bjelašnica and ...

canyon.

In film

*Much of the 1990 Yugoslav film ''Gluvi Barut'' (''Silent Gunpowder'') was filmed in Lukomir village and the surrounding

mountain area. *A documentary entitled ''Lukomir - Six Months Off'' ( nl, Winterslaap in Lukomir) directed by Niels van Koevorden was filmed in 2010. It was screened at the

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. It later won the 2010 Documentary Award from Dutch broadcaster

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. *The village appears in the film '' Killing Season'' as the birthplace of main character Emil Kovač (played by John Travolta). *The music video for single " Dođi" (''Come'') by Bosnian singer-songwriter

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and

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n singer-songwriter

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was filmed in the village in 2020.

Demographics

According to the 2013 census, its population was 13, all Bosniaks.

References

Populated places in Konjic National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina Medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina architecture {{BosniaHerzegovina-geo-stub