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Mostar (bos. Mostar, Serbs. Mostar, Croatian. Mostar) - a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the administrative center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton. The city is considered the informal capital of the historic area of Herzegovina, is located on the Neretva River and is the fourth number of the population of cities in the country. In 2006, the city opened an international college, one of the Colleges of international community (United World Colleges).

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T. Chontvari. Spring in Mostar. 1903 

Population - 105 448 inhabitants (2003), of which the Bosnians - 47.43%, Croatia - 48.29%, Serbs - 3,45%, others - 0.83%. 

Generally the city is divided into two parts, inhabited by different ethno-religious communities - the Bosnian Muslim and Croat Catholic, separated by the river Neretva.
Old Bridge 
 
Old Bridge in Mostar 

The name of the city means a «bridge guard», and is connected with the «Old Bridge», built in 1566 and included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Destroyed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war and rebuilt in 2004, the bridge is now a symbol of the country and return to peaceful life.

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