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Located on the far northeast part of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the fertile plains around Bijeljina ethno village Stanišići is reminiscent of the real mountain village from central Bosnia. Small hills, creeks and lakes is not a common environment which can be found around Bijeljina.
Zastijenje heights is an area located between the springs of Demićka and Ulička rivers that makes it's southeastern and northwestern borders before they met with Vrbanja river. Zastijenje heights is also part of Čemernica mountain located between Skender Vakuf, Kotor Varoš and Travnik cities.
Bascarsija in Sarajevo is famous for very large number of different crafts that served people's for everyday needs. One of those needs was a need for shoes that has bean used outside but also inside the house.
Copper is a soft metal suitable for making various decorative items and tableware. Several centuries before the coppersmiths were important people who mostly produced handmade kettles for domestic use.
Calligraphy is a kind of visual art of writing that can be seen on different kinds of material and objects. Many people think that word calligraphy is some kind Arabic, but it has Greek origin from words "kallos - beautiful" and "graphe - writing".
Gold is a precious metal that has been a sign of wealth for a long time in human history. People always used gold for coinage, jewelery and other arts from the beginning of history. Only in late 20-th century gold has been widely supplemented as currency, but firmly remains as sign of wealth.
Midhat Becar is a craftsman that manufactures hand made filigree jewelry in small series and quantities. If you ask him about his work and filigree making in Bosnia and Herzegovina he will say that the situation is worrisome and filigree almost entirely disappeared from our region because the market is overflowed with industrial goods from abroad that is much cheaper, but made with less quality.
Tuzla is one of the most oldest and most biggest cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. With the population of more than 170000 citizens it is third biggest town after Sarajevo and Banjaluka.
Zenica is one of the biggest cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and has been always an important place because of it's industrial potential - but we shouldn't underestimate it's historic background that goes to the ancient times.
Zenica is one of the biggest cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and has been always an important place because of it's industrial potential - but we shouldn't underestimate it's historic background that goes to the ancient times.
