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MOSTAR , the See also:capital of Herzegovina, situated 81 m. S.W. of See also:Serajevo, on the See also:river Narenta, and on the railway from Serajevo to See also:Ragusa. Pop. (1900), about 14,500 including the See also:garrison. Mostar is the seat of See also:Roman See also:Catholic and Orthodox bishops, a See also:district See also:court, and an See also:Austrian garrison. See also:Half See also:Turkish, half See also:Italian in See also:character, it commands the gateway through which all heavy See also:traffic must pass on the seaward road. A single See also:arch of See also:great beauty, 891 ft. in span, and 6r ft. high, leads to the Roman Catholic See also:quarter, on the right See also:bank of the river. This See also:bridge has been the theme of many legends, and its origin has been much debated. Probably it was built by the See also:Turks, in the 15th or 16th See also:century, after Italian designs; but some antiquaries ascribe its See also:foundation to the See also:Romans. Since 1881, when an See also:iron bridge was opened, its use has been confined to See also:foot passengers. Mostar possesses a gymnasium, a school of viticulture, and a massive Orthodox See also:cathedral. The See also:present name of the See also:city has been derived from the Serbo-Croatian most, a bridge, and See also:star, old. Its earlier See also:Slavonic name was Vitrinicha. Whether it may be identified with Pons Vetus, Andretium, Bistuae, Saloniana, or Sarsenterum, it certainly See also:dates from Roman times. Mostar was enlarged in 1440 by Radivoi Gost, See also:mayor of the See also:palace to See also:Stephen, first See also:duke of St Sava. Immediately on their See also:conquest of Herzegovina it was chosen by the Turks as their headquarters. The environs of the city are interesting. Within a few See also:miles are the See also:sources of the Buna, a small affluent of the Narenta, which issues from a cavern at the foot of Podvelez, amid scenery celebrated for its See also:wild grandeur. See See also:Sir G. See also:Wilkinson, See also:Dalmatia and See also:Montenegro (See also:London, 1848), vol. ii. (view and See also:plan at pp. 59, 6o) ; J. Asboth, An See also:Official Tour through Bosnia and Herzegovina (London, 1890), pp. 255—262 ; and R. See also:Munro, Bosnia and Herzegovina (See also:Edinburgh, 1900), pp. 179-188. Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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