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

Višegrad Višegrad ( sr-cyrl, Вишеград, ) is a town and municipality located in eastern Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It rests at the confluence of the Drina and the Rzav river. As of 2013, it has a population of 10,668 ...

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by film director

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. The town is dedicated to the Yugoslav novelist and Nobel Prize winner

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. His writings dealt mainly with life in ...

. Construction of Andrićgrad, also known as Kamengrad (Каменград, "Stonetown") started on 28 June 2011, and was officially opened on 28 June 2014, on Vidovdan. 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 Drvengrad (), this is the second village Kusturica created from scratch. Andrićgrad is to be used as a location for Kusturica's new film ''

Na Drini ćuprija ''The Bridge on the Drina'' () is a historical novel by the Yugoslav writer Ivo Andrić. It revolves around the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad, which spans the Drina River and stands as a silent witness to history from its construct ...

'', based on the novel ''

The Bridge on the Drina ''The Bridge on the Drina'' () is a historical novel by the Yugoslav writer Ivo Andrić. It revolves around the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad, which spans the Drina River and stands as a silent witness to history from its construct ...

'' by

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laureate

Honorary citizens

Honorary citizens are people who have been awarded with

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. They are: *

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, President of

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

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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 Prince-Bishop (''vladika'') of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose works are widely considered ...

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

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

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