Višegrad

Višegrad (, ) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It rests at the confluence of the Drina and the Rzav river. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 10,668 inhabitants, while the town of Višegrad has a population of 5,869 inhabitants.

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Višegrad is a city and human settlement in Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving as the capital of Višegrad Municipality within Republika Srpska. The settlement was established in 1407 and covers an area of 1.91 square kilometers. It is situated at an elevation of 389 meters above sea level and is located next to the Drina and Rzav bodies of water, as well as Dobrun Monastery. The city’s population is recorded as 5,869, with a postal code of 73240.

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Place details

Locality: Вишеград
Region: Република Српска / Republika Srpska
Country: Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина
Population: 6,087
Timezone: Europe/Sarajevo

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Town and municipality
Settlement.official_name: Višegrad
Settlement.image_skyline: Višegrad.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Višegrad
Settlement.image_shield: Višegrad (grb).svg
Settlement.image_map: Višegrad municipality.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Višegrad in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Entity
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Geographical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Podrinje
Settlement.leader_title: Municipal mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Mladen Đurević
Settlement.leader_party: SNSD
Settlement.area_total_km2: 448.14
Settlement.population_as_of: 2013 census
Settlement.population_total: 10668
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Travel guide

Understand

The Višegrad Tourism Bureau has an English website with many phone numbers and links helping visitors to the area. Tourist Information Office at the south end of the bridge (opposite Visegrad Hotel) is the best source of reliable information.

Get around

Walk! It is a small-enough, compact town best explored on foot. If you need information, there is a tourist information center on Kralja Petra I Karađorđevića street.

Do

Visegrad spa Višegradska banja Vilina Vlas 5 km from town, old Turkish bath from 16th century, one hour rent available, Hotel Vilina vlas with closed swimming pool with warm mineral water, St. Jovan church, summer terrace in spa. Vilina Vlas was a rape camp active during the Bosnian War. It served as one of the main detention facilities where Bosniak civilian prisoners were beaten, tortured and murdered and the women raped by prison guards during the Višegrad massacres where 3000 innocent civilians were slaughered in an ethnic cleansing campaign perpetrated by Serbian Chetnik genocidal fascists during the Bosnian War of the 1990s. Boat ride on Drina river, a few tourist boats are available. Information about the boat ride is available at Hotel Visegrad reception. Town tour , alone or with the local tourist guide. Cruising the Drina river canyon, additional info here * Fishing on Drina river Swimming, boat drive, kayaking and other water sports (Jaz beach) Dinner in one of the Višegrad restaurants Visit of the Visegrad spa description at [http://www.visegradturizam.com/openfile.php?page=7_38_en.txt or info at the official web site of the Hotel Vilina vlas

Drink

Night life- live local music on Fridays and Saturdays

Go next

Visit Mokra Gora in Serbia, by bus (take your passport!). It is possible to explore Drvengrad ("Wooden town") - the film set for Kusturica's film "Life is a Miracle" - and take a trip on the Sargan-8 narrow gauge mountain railway, and get back to Visegrad in one day. Catch the Uzice-bound bus at approx 09:45, and ask to get off at Mokra Gora station (not the village). The 13:25 train takes you up in the mountains and is due back at 15:48, just in time to miss a bus back to Visegrad! Next bus is approx 18:15-18:30 but check with the owner of the station restaurant, who seems to have the most reliable information.The narrow gauge railway all the way from Visegrad to Mokra Gora is being restored. It was not open June 2010 but was expected to be open by the end of the year. This should be a major tourist attraction when it is fully operational. Sarajevo - a charming city and the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. There is at least one bus to Sarajevo daily, but make sure you wait for it in the right place (buses may not stop at the bus stop just across Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, on the west side of the river). If you don't catch a bus or if you want, you can hitch-hike (may be not straightforward and done in pieces).

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
Geography
Climate
History
Middle Ages
Ottoman period
Austro-Hungarian period
World War II
Bosnian War
Demographics
Population
Ethnic composition
Economy
Culture
Religion
Sports
Notable people
References
Sources
External links

The town includes the Ottoman-era Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, a UNESCO world heritage site which was popularized by Ivo Andrić in his novel The Bridge on the Drina. A tourist site called Andrićgrad (Andrić Town), dedicated to Andrić, is located near the bridge.

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