Višegrad

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Višegrad is a historic town in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, known for its Ottoman-era Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge and its literary significance in the works of Ivo Andrić.

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Višegrad canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch bridge
municipality
novel
tourist complex
town
writer
architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
author Ivo Andrić
awardReceived Nobel Prize in Literature
coordinateLocation 43.78°N 19.29°E
country Bosnia and Herzegovina
countryOfCitizenship Yugoslavia
crosses Drina
surface form: Drina River
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 324 metres
hasBridge Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
surface form: Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
hasEthnicCommunity Bosniaks
Serbs
hasHeritageSite Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
surface form: Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
hasLiteraryWorkAsSetting The Bridge on the Drina
hasMunicipality Višegrad Municipality
hasPostalCode 73240
hasTouristAttraction Andrićgrad
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalEvent Bosnian War
historicalRegion Bosnia and Herzegovina
surface form: Bosnia
inspiredBy works of Ivo Andrić
knownFor Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
surface form: Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge

Ottoman-era architecture
literary significance
locatedIn Višegrad self-linksurface differs
eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Republika Srpska
locatedOnRiver Drina
surface form: Drina River
mainSetting Višegrad self-linksurface differs
namedAfter Grand Vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolović
surface form: Mehmed Paša Sokolović
notableWork The Bridge on the Drina
officialLanguage Bosnian
Croatian
Serbian
partOf Podrinje region
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time

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Saša Stanišić placeOfBirth Višegrad
Drina passesNear Višegrad
Drina bridgeLocation Višegrad
Višegrad massacres location Višegrad
Višegrad locatedIn Višegrad self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
Višegrad mainSetting Višegrad self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: The Bridge on the Drina