Bosnia and Herzegovina

After a long period without updates, I'm back again and promise to update regularly. Even though I've been doing almost no swaps lately, I've still got a pile of postcards to post. So, shall we begin? :)

As a come-back card, I chose this comic postcard of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. I liked it as soon as I saw it on a stall back in November when I was staying in Mostar. You can see the famous Old Bridge, the symbol of the city, in the back, The Old Bridge and its closest vicinity were inscribed onto UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2005. 

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Even though it was raining cats and dogs during my trip to Sarajevo last November, I recall only beautiful memories. I managed to send this postcard only later, from Mostar. 

Sajevevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is situated along the Miljacka River in the very heart of Sothwestern Europe and the Balkans. It is a city of long history of religious and cultural diversity, but was hit by the war that broke out in Yugoslavia in 1990s. 

The postcard is a reprint of an old photo showing Baščaršija, Sarajevo's old bazar and historical and cultural centre of the city. 

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This green postcards comes from Bosnia and Herzegovina, showing  Kozara National Park. Kozara National Park was proclaimed a protected national forest in 1967 by Josip Broz Tito. It is situated between the rivers Una, Sava, Sana and Vrbas, in the Republika Srpska entity of BiH. A smaller part of the park is designated for nature lovers. Walking, hiking, biking and herb picking are among the many activities in Kozara.

Kozara was also a former battleground during World War II. The Partisans intimate knowledge of Bosnia's rough terrain gave them an advantage over the newly occupying Nazi Germans. In 1972, in memory of all the killed soldiers, a 33 m high Monument was built in the central part of Koraza National Park, together with the Museum and Memorial Wall. Hvala, Jasmine!

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And the last one for today, a surprise I received from dear Mina on Monday - a great map card of Bosnia that I've been seeing a lot in collectors' collections. In the middle of the postcard is the map itself while  several pictures of old towns of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Bužim, Bobovac, Travnik, Stolac (Vidoški grad), Ljubuški, Neum (Hutovski grad), Srebrenik, Jajce, Doboj, Zenica-Vrankuk and Počitelj ) are placed on the right and left edge. The left stamp also represents one of these, Bužim. Many many thanks go to my dear postcard-pal ;)

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After planning it for a while, I have recenty decided to start a new collection - waterfall cards collection. Up to now I have got only two cards in the collection, but I have already arranged some swaps. The second postcard in my waterfal cards collection is shown above. To be honest, I don't know which waterfall it exactly represents, but I know it's placed on the Sana river. Maybe it is the spring of Sana river?

However, a Bosnian waterfall postcard is a great addition to my waterfall collection. I can't wait to add more cards!

And two stamps showing garlic...

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The Una-Sana Canton (called "Unsko-sanski kanton" in Bosnian) is first of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina.. It is located in the northwest of the country. It has been named after the rivers Sana and Una. Bihać is the center of the canton goverment, but also the cultural, economic and political center of the canton. The canton is inhabited by around 305 000 people (2001).

        

                             

This postcard is part of my "get rid of blank cards" project. Thanks to Snježana for helping me with the project. I really like the donkey stamp she used. Thank you, Snježana!

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I received this lovely postcard as a part of my "get rid of the blank cards" project. You probably don't understand what this project works like, so I'll explain it for you... I have a huge pile of blank postcards which are neither written nor stamped. I have lately realized that blank cards don't have the charm in fact - they're just a piece of paper, but a personal message and mark make them unique. So I came up to idea to send  all of my blank cards inside the envelopes to the people from diferrent countries, depending where the card I wanna "resend" is from. After receiving my card, the person writes a message on it, stamp it, and sends it back to me. I send the person a postcard or something else he/she wishes for, of course.

Snježana helped me with "resending" two of the cards from the pile. I'm posting the one showing Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Mostar is the fifth-largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as the largest and the most important city of Herzegovina region. Mostar was named after the bridge keepers (called "mostari" in Bosnian) who in the medieval times guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over Neretva river. The Old Bridge, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century, is one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. After being destroyed during the war in Yugoslavia, the bridge was completely reconstructed by spring  2004. In July 2005, UNESCO inscribed the Old Bridge and its closest vicinity onto the World Heritage List.

Snježana also used the matching stamps. I especially like the right one. Thanks, Snježana :)

    

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The postcard shows a bridge over river Bosna built during the Ottoman rule in Bosnia. It was built between 1530 and 1550 and it hasn't changed its authentic shape since then. As some stones from the Roman period were used for building the bridge, it is also known as the Roman Bridge. Hvala, Nataša!

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Sarajevo si the capital and the largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Nestled within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans.

Due to this long and rich history of religious variety, Sarajevo is often called the "Jerusalem of Europe" or "Jerusalem of the Balkans". It was, until recently in the 20th century, the only major European city to have a mosque, cathedral, orthodox church and synagogue within the same neighborhood.

On the card we can see the Milajcka River and the Natonal and University Library. I'm very thankful to Sabina for sending me this card with two cute stamps. I especially like the one showing funny sheep.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina, or just Bosnia, is a country on the Balkan Peninsula with the population of about 3.8 million. Bosnia was first mentioned in the 10th century as "Bosona" by Constantine VII, the Byzantine emperor. After many good and bad things that Bosnia has been through during history,  Bosnia and Herzegovina became an independent country in 1992.  

The capital and the largest city of Bosnia is Sarajevo, sometimes called "European Jerusalem". Bihać is the ninth most populous city in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Thanks to Jasmin for sending me such a great card with many nice stamps. Hvala, Jasmine!