The city of Prijedor in Bosnia and Herzegovina will please, though not numerous, but attractive sights. The settlement is in the north of the country, it is the center of the municipality with the same name. The river flows through the city. Sana'a. According to 2013, more than 32 thousand people lived here.
Prijedor is one of the largest industrial centers of the country - several large companies are concentrated in the region. The presence of agricultural land in the district, deposits of mineral raw materials, as well as a special geographical location (relative proximity to the capitals of neighboring states) makes the city something even strategic for the whole country.
But not only this is interesting Prijedor. In the city and the region there are attractions that attract tourists.
Cultural Attractions
In the city of Prijedor there are many cultural attractions, including exhibition galleries, religious buildings, temples, monuments and statues, original fountains, a theater.
- Recommended for visiting the museum Kozar , founded in 1953. Historical values are presented here, expositions will allow you to learn the history of the region. In particular, archaeological finds indicate that the first settlements in this region were still in 2100 BC. Archaeologists have managed to find a lot of evidence that there were a lot of people in Prijedor. Also, evidence was found for processing iron in the period before the Roman conquests.
- Interesting will be the house-museum of the National Hero of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Stojanovic .
- The theater of Prijedor was also founded in 1953, however the traditions of theatrical art were laid back in the 19th century. Today, the theater shows performances of teams from their other cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, the scene is used by numerous local art groups.
Festivals in Prijedor
The unique attractions of Prijedor can be considered a variety of festivals and cultural events that are held in the city and the region:
- Day of honey - exhibition-fair of producers of honey and products from it.
- Summer River Festival - is held on the city beach, the program provides performances of musical groups, sports competitions, etc.
- The Festival of Local Writers is held annually in September.
- Tourist days are a winter tourist gathering that takes place on the mountain Kozara.
- The Festival of Choral Collections is held in May in the city theater.
- Cup on parachute sport - held in July, the day of St. Peter.
Religious buildings
Attractions of Prijedor are also religious buildings. The city and the region, however, like the whole country - are multi-confessional. There are mosques, Orthodox churches, Catholic cathedrals.
- Thus, in the center of the city there are several mosques, the oldest of which were built in the 16th and 17th centuries. The most famous is the mosque of Tsarsia zamia , built in 1750. It is located on the main street of the city. There is also a school and a library in the mosque.
The Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity , consecrated in 1891, is also recognized as a cultural landmark of the city. It is fenced on all sides by a wall, around a park is broken.
- In the northern part of the city, not far from the theater, there is the Catholic Cathedral of St. Joseph , built in 1898.
Kozara National Park
In the municipality of Prijedor there is an interesting natural attraction - the Kozar National Park, whose area exceeds 3.5 thousand hectares. The park was formed in 1987, in order to ensure the full protection of cultural and historical heritage.
The park is located around the eponymous mountain. The central part is the plateau of Markowitz. Here is a war museum, which contains weapons, artillery installations and other evidence of battles that took place in the mountains during the Second World War. After all, it was here in 1942 that the famous bloody battle for Kozar was held.
In the park there are many other mountains of different heights:
- Rudine (750 meters);
- Jarcevica (740 meters);
- Bešić-Polyana (784 meters);
- Glavusha (793 meters) and many others.
Klisin Monastery
15 kilometers from the town of Prijedor, in a small village called Nishtavtsi, there is the Klisina Monastery, which is under the wing of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
The date of the foundation of the monastery has not yet been established, but it is known that it was laid in honor of the Meeting of the Lord. So, back in 1463 he suffered from the Turkish troops, which destroyed the buildings and dispersed the monks.
However, later a wooden church was erected here. Which, however, has not survived to this day. It was burnt by the Ustashi in 1941. Residents of local villages managed to save the bell - they flooded it in the river, and later pulled out.
The church was rebuilt in 1993, although the beginning of the Bosnian war hindered the revival of the monastery. And only in 1998 it was again announced about its restoration.
How to get there?
You can get to Prijedor only by land transport - by train, bus or car from the airports in the nearest major cities. For example, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo , in the capital of Croatia Zagreb. Let's note only that fact, that direct regular flights connecting Moscow and Bosnia and Herzegovina, are not present. We will have to fly to Bosnia, either with transfers or charter, which are launched in the resort seasons.
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