Andrićgrad (, lit. " Andrić's town") is the name of a construction project located in

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by film director Emir Kusturica. The town is dedicated to the Yugoslav novelist and

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laureate

Ivo Andrić Ivo Andrić ( sr-Cyrl, Иво Андрић, ; born Ivan Andrić; 9 October 1892 – 13 March 1975) was a Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature, 1961. His writ ...

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

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, and was officially opened on 28 June 2014, on

. Andrićgrad is located several kilometers from Kusturica's first town, Drvengrad, in

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. 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

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and

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Overview

Andrićgrad is located near the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, a

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, and stretches from the bridge up to the confluence of the Rzav River. After

Küstendorf Küstendorf (), also known as Drvengrad ( sr-Cyrl, Дрвенград, lit=Timber Town, ) and Mećavnik ( sr-Cyrl, Мећавник, ), is a traditional village that the Serbian film director Emir Kusturica built for his film ''Life Is a Miracle'' ...

(), 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. 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.

Honorary citizens

Honorary citizens are people who have been awarded with Key to the City. They are: * Milorad Dodik, President of

* Vuk Jeremić,

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of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly * Matija Bećković, writer * Novak Đoković, tennis player

Gallery

File:Entrance of the Andricgrad.jpg, Main entrance of Andrićgrad. File:Andricgrad.jpg, Main square of Andrićgrad. File:Andricgrad during opening ceremony.jpg, Andrićgrad during opening ceremony on 28 June 2014. File:Andricgrad street.JPG, Main street in Andrićgrad. Andricgrad main square.jpg, Square in Andrićgrad. File:Vizantija - Andrićgrad.jpg, Serbian medieval architecture File:Turski trg - Andrićgrad.jpg, Oriental architecture Andricgrad at night.jpg, Andrićgrad at night. Spomenik Petru II Petroviću Njegosu, Andricgrad.JPG,

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyrl, Петар II Петровић-Његош, ; – ), commonly referred to simply as Njegoš (), was a List of rulers of Montenegro, Prince-Bishop (''vladika'') of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose ...

monument Crkva svetog kneza Lazara.jpg, Tourist boat Editing Wikipedia Workshop in Visegrad - 14.JPG, Mural CRKVA POSVEĆENA SVETOM LAZARU.jpg, Petar II Petrović Njegoš Square

References

External links

* * (under construction, under name Kamengrad) *About Andricgrad a
website of Tourist organization of Visegrad
{{DEFAULTSORT:Andricgrad Buildings and structures in Republika Srpska Emir Kusturica Planned communities Planned communities established in the 2010s Višegrad Ivo Andrić

Overview

Honorary citizens

See also

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