Mostar

This article is about the city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For other uses, see Mostar (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Mosta.

Mostar Мостар
City
Grad Mostar Град Мостар City of Mostar
Stari Most with Mostar skyline Peace Bell Tower Pasha Mosque Mostar bazar Mostar Gymnasium Mostar observation platform
Flag Coat of arms
Etymology: Bosnian: mostar, lit. 'bridge keeper'
Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mostar)
Interactive map of Mostar
Coordinates: 43°20′37″N 17°48′27″E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Herzegovina-Neretva
Geographical region	Herzegovina
Founded	1452
Government
• Mayor	Mario Kordić (HDZ BiH)
Area
• City	117.63 km2 (45.42 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population
• City	113,169
• Density	962.08/km2 (2,491.8/sq mi)
• Urban	60,195
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	88000
Area code	+387 (0) 36
Website	www.mostar.ba

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Mostar (pronounced [mǒstaːr] ^ⓘ) is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina.

Mostar is situated on the Neretva River and is the fifth-largest city in the country. It was named after the bridge keepers (mostari) who guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva during the Ottoman era. The Old Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most visited landmarks, and is considered an exemplary piece of Islamic architecture in the Balkans. Mostar was also the capital of the predominantly Croat proto-state known as the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian War.