Višegrad

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Višegrad
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
Coat of arms
Location of Višegrad in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 43°47′N 19°17′E / 43.783, 19.283
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Division	Republika Srpska
Government
- Mayor	Miladin Miličević (SDS) [1]
Area
- Total	48 km² (18.5 sq mi)
Population (1991)
- Total	21,199
Postal code	73240
Area code(s)	(+387) 058

Višegrad (Cyrillic: Вишеград) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, the eastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is on the river Drina, located on the road from Goražde and Ustiprača towards Užice.

[edit] History

The town is most widely known due to the book Bridge on the Drina written by Ivo Andrić, Nobel prize winning author.

The well known bridge on the Drina in Višegrad was built by an Ottoman statesman, Mehmed Paša Sokolović in 1571. It still exists, and it is now a tourist attraction, being designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Many travelers come to Višegrad simply to take a walk across the famous bridge.

[edit] Sport

The local football club, FK Drina HE Višegrad, plays in the First League of the Republika Srpska.

[edit] Culture

Višegrad has the so called, "Home of Culture", where film projections and all other cultural activities are. In addition, Višegrad has two folklor ensambles, KUD "Bikavac" and SSD "Soko".

[edit] Population

According to the 1910 census, the plurality in the Višegrad municipality were Orthodox Christians (48.62%).

Nowadays the population of Visegrad is almost exclusively Serbian.

[edit] See also

• Podrinje

[edit] External links

• Visegrad24.info
• War crimes in Visegrad

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Coordinates: 43°47′N, 19°17′E