PART 3
3. PROTECTION AND CURRENT MANAGEMENT
This section describes
ownership, legislative, regulatory, planning, institutional and traditional
measures and management system that is in place to protect and manage the
property. It deals with policy aspects, legal status and protective measures
and with practicalities of day to day administration and management.
3.1. Ownership
The bridge is government owned.
8 facilities in the Protection Zone are privately owned.
3.2. Protective designation
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By Ordinance no. 1099/51, issued by the
Institute for Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Bosnia
and Herzegovina, the Bridge was placed under the state protection. By Ordinance
no. 02-741-3, dated 18 April 1962, it was registered in the Immovable Cultural
Monuments Register, under the number of 208, as a cultural monument of Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
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During a session held on 27 and 28
March 1990, the Commission for Categorization of Architectural Heritage,
appointed by Ordinance no. 10-338-8/89, issued by the Institute for Protection
of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina, issued
an Opinion that the Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic Bridge should be listed as a
Category I asset of cultural and historical heritage, pursuant to Article 14 of
the Law on Protection of Heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina .
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The Bridge was classified as Category 0
- monument of international importance in the Regional Plan for BiH up to 2002.
The historical monument - the Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic Bridge in Višegrad -
is a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as laid down in the Decision
no.08.2-6-101/03-5, issued at the 6th session of the Commission to Preserve
National Monuments, held on 25 January, 2003.
The provisions relating to the protection and rehabilitation measures, for
the National Monument designated by the Commission, set forth the Law on the
Implementation of the Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National
Monuments. All executive and development planning acts that are not in
accordance with the provisions of the Decision are hereby revoked.
Foolowing legislation provide protection for the monuments:
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Official Gazzete of Republika Srpska
no. 9/02, Law on the Implementation of the Decisions of the Commission to
Preserve National Monuments, established pursuant to the Annex 8 of the General
Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 2002.
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Official gazzete of BiH no. 33/02
provisional List of National Monuments (Decision of the Commission to Preserve
National Monuments) pp. 1250-1259, from 2002.
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Official Gazzete of Repubilka Srpska
no. 79/02, Law on the Spatial Arrangement, from 2002.
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Official Gazette of RS, no.11/95, Law
on Cultural Goods, from 1995.
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Official Gazette of RS, no. 22/00,
Criminal Code of Republika Srpska , from 2000 (item 243).
3.3. Statutory Protection/Constraints
Listed - At the 6th Session of the Commission to Preserve National
Monuments (held from 21st till 27th of January 2003.) a decision to designate
the historical monument of the Mehmed paša Sokolovic Bridge in Višegrad as a
National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted, applying he Criteria
for Designation.
Statutory protection and the statutory constrains on the National monument
are quoted: “For the purpose of preserving the property and preventing its
further deterioration, the Government of Republika Srpska (RS), in the shape of
the Ministry of Urban Planning, Public Utilities, Construction and the Environment
of RS, is responsible for acting in accordance with Ruling no. 06-362-116/90
dated 20 February 1990 issued by the Ministry of Regional Planning and the
Environment of Bosnia and Herzegovina requiring that shut down the Višegrad
hydroelectricity plant, in regard to which approval for trial operations
expired on 1 August 1991, until such time as the conditions have been met for
final operating approval as follows:
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The regulation of the Drina river bed
downstream from the dam to the Mehmed paša Sokolovic Bridge, and
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The repair of the piers of the old
Mehmed paša Sokolovic Bridge in conformity with the technical documentation certified
by the relevant heritage protection authority of Republika Srpska.
To ensure the ongoing preservation of the property, the following zones
are hereby defined:
Protection Zone I, covering the structure itself and a zone extending 100
meters upstream and downstream from the bridge, and 100 meters in width on both
sides. Within this zone, the following measures shall apply:
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the construction of residential,
commercial and agricultural facilities is prohibited,
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all works are prohibited other than
conservation and restoration works carried out according to an approved project
and under the professional supervision of the heritage protection authority of
Republika Srpska,
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dumping of all kinds of waste is
prohibited,
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motor vehicle traffic is prohibited
until conservation and restoration of the Bridge is finished; after that,
experts will give their opinion whether the Bridge can or can not be use for
vehicle traffic,
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all infrastructural works are
prohibited other than in exceptional cases with the approval of the relevant
ministry and under the professional supervision of the heritage protection
authority of Republika Srpska,
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construction of any infrastructure or
power facilities, quarries and other pollutants, the construction or operation
of which could be detrimental to the national monument is prohibited.”
3.4. Means of implementing protective measures
Responsibilities for the enforcement of the Commission’s decisions lies
with the Entity Governments and the ministries responsible for the regional planning.
On the level of Republika Srpska:
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The Government of Republika Srpska is
responsible for ensuring and providing the legal, scientific, technical,
administrative and financial measures necessary to protect, conserve, display
and rehabilitate the National Monument.
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Ministry of Urban Planning, Public
Utilities, Construction and the Environment of RS, is responsible for
implementation of the legislative protective measures.
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For the purpose of preserving the
property and preventing its further deterioration, the Government of Republika
Srpska (RS), in the shape of the Ministry of Urban Planning, Public Utilities, Construction
and the Environment of RS, is responsible for acting in accordance with Ruling
no. 06-362-116/90 dated 20 February 1990 issued by the Ministry of Regional
Planning and the Environment of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Institute for protection of
cultural-historic and natural heritage of RS is responsible for the expert supervision,
building-crafts and craft works on National Monument as it is proclaimed by the
Decision of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments.
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Authorities in charge of urban planning
and land registry affairs are notified of the Decisions in order to carry out
the measures stipulated by the Decisions, and the Authorized Municipal Court is
notified for the purposes of registration in the Land Register.
Since the Commission passed its Decision designating the Mehmed Pasha
Sokolovic Bridge in Višegrad a National Monument in January 2003 until December
2005, the following activities have been realised:
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The Government of Republika Srpska has
secured 100 000 KM (50 000 €) in 2005 for implementing activities to protect
the Bridge.
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The Government of Republika Srpska
determined a budget of 250.000 EUR for cultural and historical heritage in
2005, which is the first such allocation since its establishment by the General
Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1996. The portion
of the budget dedicated to the Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic Bridge is 20% of the total
annual budget of the RS Government.
The Institute for the Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural
Heritage of Republika Srpska is
entrusted with the
implementation of these resources.
The current state and measures of protection of the Bridge are a result of
the status it was accorded through law regulations, planning documentation and
administrative mechanisms established by the town and the state for the Bridge
and its surrounding area.
The Draft Urban Plan of Republika Srpska for the period until 2015
provides a critical assessment of the state of architectural heritage, defines
goals and principles of protection and recommends general protection measures
for properties on the territory of Republika Srpska, including the Mehmed Pasha
Sokolovic Bridge.
The Bridge's status and protection measures have been defined by the
Decision, but future treatment and protection of the Bridge require adequate
urban planning documentation that will provide a precise definition of the
conditions of regulation for the area surrounding the Bridge.
These are the main preconditions for the functioning of the mechanism to
implement planning documentation. They are defined by law and pertain to
institutional competencies in controlling the making of planning and technical
documentation and monitoring their realisation in the field.
Urban authorisation and licences for construction in the Protection Zone
of the Bridge are issued by the RS Ministry of Urban Planning, Construction and
Ecology on the basis of urban and technical approved by an authorised
professional institution. The RS Institute for the Protection of Cultural,
Historical and Natural Heritage is also involved in this activity as it
controls whether the conditions are met in the technical documentation.
The local administration, by way of its services, as well as the RS
inspections are in charge of monitoring and control of activities in the field.
3.5. Existing plans
Agreed plans relating to the property:
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The Commission to Preserve National
Monuments, at the 25 January 2003, designated the Historic Monument of Mehmed
pasha Sokolovic Bridge as National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The
Commission’s decisions are final, and are enforced pursuant to the Law on the
Enforcement of Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments,
which grants to national monuments the highest degree of protection. All
executive and development planning acts not in accordance with the provisions
of the Decesion are hereby revoked.
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Preliminary Technical Assessment,
adopted on 23rd session (9th of November) by the Commission to Preserve
National Monuments, adopted by the Ministry for Civil Affairs of Bosnia and
Herzegovina (14th of October) and approved and published by the Council of
Europe 5, define conservation and restoration interventions at the Mehmed pasha
Sokolovic Bridge.
The other existing planning acts, with the broad planning policies are:
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Medium-term Development Strategy
BIH-PRSP 2004-2007; Council of Ministers of BiH.
The general development framework has been defined
through the Medium Term Development Strategy of BiH for 2004-2007 as adopted by
the General Assembly of BiH.
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Urban Development Plan of Višegrad,
1990, Institute for architecture, urban and spatial planning of the Faculty of
Architecture in Sarajevo.
The urban area, including the zone around the Bridge,
is treated in the Urban Plan for the Town from 1990 that defined the use of
areas, traffic routes and infrastructure corridors. Apart from this plan pertaining
to the Bridge and its immediate surroundings, there is no other urban planning
document with more detailed regulations.
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Development Strategy of the
Municipality of Višegrad, 2004-2010.
A number of urban planning documents are currently
being drafted. Depending on the level of detail that they will contain, they
can prescribe guidelines and general conditions for future treatment of the location
of the Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic Bridge and its surrounding area. These are: the
Spatial Plan of Republika Srpska for the period until 2015, a Review of the
Urban Plan of the Višegrad Municipality and the Urban Plan of Višegrad for the
period until 2015.
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Regional Plan of the Republika Srpska
to 2015, RS Assembly.
The most extensive spatial plan document treating the
area of Višegrad is the Draft Regional Plan of RS to 2015. This document
identifies the significance of the Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic Bridge in Višegrad within
a complete analysis of architectural heritage in the territory of Republika
Srpska. This document provides a critical analysis and assessment of the state
of cultural properties, defines the main goals and principles of protection and
recommends general planning measures of protection. Maps AII 14 and AII 15 show
some thematic maps from that plan.
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Town Plan of the Municipality of
Višegrad to 2010.
Municipality of Višegrad has also initiated the
procedure to revise the Town Plan of Višegrad to 2010. The new document was
open to public scrutiny and is now in the phase of adoption. The plan
identifies the potentials of the Municipality and lays down the development
guidelines highlighting the value of the cultural-historical and natural
heritage in the context of the development of tourism. Map C16 shows what the
areas are intended for.
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Urban development plan of Višegrad to
2015.
A new urban development plan for the town of Višegrad
is being drafted. As the plan is now in the
working phase, it is necessary to incorporate in it
the protection measures of the Bridge defined in the Decision of the Commission
designating it as a national monument. In this plan, the area on the right bank
of the Bridge is shown as the place of an urban centre, and the area on the
left bank is designated as a protected green area. Map AII 17 shows the
designated use of areas from the Draft Urban Plan of Višegrad.
Annex I: Documentation
AI 3: Decision of the
Commission to Preserve National Monuments of BiH no.: 08.2-6-101/03-5
AI 10: Decision of the
Ministry for Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina to adopt the PTA
AI 11: Decision of the
Commission to adopt the PTA
AI 16: Excerpts from
Development Strategy of the Municipality of Višegrad, 2004-2010
Annex II: Maps
Annex II: AII 14 Draft
Regional Plan of RS to 2015
Annex II: AII 15 Draft
Regional Plan of RS to 2015
Annex II: AII 16 Town
Plan of the Municipality of Višegrad to 2010
Annex II: AII 17 Draft
Urban development plan of Višegrad to 2015
Available documentation:
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Urban Development Plan of Višegrad,
1990, Institute for architecture, urban and spatial planning of the Faculty of
Architecture in Sarajevo.
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Regional Plan of the Republika Srpska
to 2015, RS Assembly, from the RS Regional Plan.
3.6. Legal Status
Pursuant to the Article V para. 4 Annex 8 of the General Framework
Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Official Gazette of Republika
Srpska no.9/02.) and Article 39 para. 1 of the Rules of Procedure of the
Commission to Preserve National Monuments, at the 25 January 2003, designated
the historical monument of Mehmed pasha Sokolovic Bridge as a national Monument
of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A National Monument is an asset or property that the
Commission to Preserve National Monuments has designated as national monument,
a well as assets or properties registered on the Provisional List of National
Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The national monument benefits from the
highest degree of legal protection.
3.7. Responsible institutions
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The Commission to Preserve national
Monuments is an institution of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina established
pursuant to Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and
Herzegovina and the Decision of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
responsible for issuing the decisions designating movable and immovable
property as a national monument applying the Criteria on the Designation of
National Monuments (Official Gazette of BiH no. 33/02).
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The Government of Republika Srpska is
responsible for ensuring and providing the legal, scientific, technical,
administrative and financial measures necessary to protect, conserve, display
and rehabilitate the National Monument. The Government of Republika Srpska
shall be responsible for providing the resources for implementing the necessary
executive regional planning documentation, ensuring the ongoing protection of
the Bridge.
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On the level of Republika Srpska, the
Ministry of Urban Planning, Public Utilities, Construction and the Environment
of RS is responsible for implementation of legislative protective measures.
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Institute for protection of
cultural-historic and natural heritage of RS is responsible for the expert supervision,
works of conservation and restoration on National Monument as it is proclaimed
by the Decision of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments.
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On the level of municipality,
Municipality Višegrad is responsible for implementation of legislative and protective
measures.
3.8. Sources and levels of finance
Commission to Preserve National Monuments is responsible for
implementation of all projects founded through international or foreign founds
pursuant to the Decision of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Government of Republika Srpska is responsible for ensuring and
providing the legal, scientific, technical, administrative and financial
measures necessary to protect, conserve, display and rehabilitate the National
Monument, pursuant to the Law on the Implementation of the Decisions of the
Commission to Preserve National Monuments.
The Government of the Republika Srpska provided 100 000 KM (50 000 €) in
2005 for the implementation of the activities to protect the Bridge.
3.9. Sources of expertise and training
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Commission to Preserve National
Monuments and Council of Europe “Regional Integrated Rehabilitation Project
Plan / Survey of the architectural and archaeological heritage (IRPP/SAAH)”
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Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning,
Sarajevo University
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Faculty of Architecture and Urban
Planning, Banja Luka
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Faculty of Civil Engineering in Banja
Luka
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Faculty of Civil Engineering in
Sarajevo
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Institute for the Protection of
Cultural-historical and Natural Heritage of the RS
Apart from the employees in the Institute of the RS, the external
associates from the Faculties of Civil Engineering of Banja Luka and Sarajevo
were recruited to draft the Project of structural repair of the bridge’s piers.
The research works are planned to continue in 2006, along with the activities
to produce the project documentation.
3.10. Presentation and promotion
Promotion policies focus on the universal values of the Bridge and on its
endangered status.
Commission to Preserve National Monuments after adopting Decision to
Designate the Bridge as National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and
considering its state of conservation also adopted Decision to inscribe the
Bridge on the List of most endangered monuments of BiH in 2003, as one of three
priorities for protection. (List of endangered monuments in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, established by the Commission in 2003.)
In 2003. the Commission launched the campaign for endangered monuments
“Cultural Memory –
Vanishing Treasury” in
order to raise awareness of public about the importance of heritage and also to
raise donations for their protection. The part of the campaign is the
exhibition and multimedia presentation of endangered monuments. As the Bridge
is considered for the priority, the promotional materials for Bridge were specially
designed for the campaign. The exhibition have been hold around cities of
Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad, International Monetary Fund and World Bank
in Washington 2003., within UN Habitat event in Barcelona in 2004, Siracusa-Italy
in 2003., Beograd in SCG in 2005, World Congress of Architects in Istanbul in 2005.
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The Mehmed pasha Sokolovic Bridge in
Višegrad is inscribed on the List of 100 most endangered sites for 2006 World
Monument Watch, proposal by the Commission to Preserve National Monuments.
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The Bridge is also placed on the
Priority Intervention List of the Council of Europe / European Commission in
2004. Priority Intervention List has the aim to raise international awareness
about the endangered status of heritage inscribed and need for their protection
in order to preserve international identity too.
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In 2005 the Commission to Preserve
National Monument and local expert engaged together with experts of Council of
Europe drawn up Preliminary Technical Assessment of the Bridge. Preliminary Technical
Assessment has an aim to ensure donations for the preservation of its values
and serve as a project proposal.
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Through the Commission’s project of the
unique identification and signage system of national monuments in BiH the
Bridge is presented at notice board posted at the very site with basic data’s
on moment.
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The Bridge is presented at the web page
of the Commission www.aneks8komisija.com.ba
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As an inspiration, the Bridge was a
part of the popular creative endeavours, being mentioned in the works of
writers and artists.
Annex I: Documentation
AI 13: Decision of the
WMF List of the world’s 100 most endangered monuments in 2006
AI 15: Priority
Intervention List of the Council of Europe, pertaining to the Mehmed pasha
Sokolovic Bridge
Folder 4 of the
Nomination file
Excerpts from:
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Commission to Preserve National
Monuments, Exhibition catalogue
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Commission to Preserve National
Monuments, Brochure of the Bridge
3.11. Staffing levels
1. Commission to Preserve National Monuments
i. At its 119th session, held on 21
December 2001, pursuant to Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace
in BiH and its Decision on the Commission, the Presidency of BiH issued a
Decision on the appointment of the members of the Commission, consisting of 3
domestic and 2 international members who experts in field of history of art and
architecture, history, architecture.
ii. Secretariat of the Commission, consist
of professional, experienced staff specializing respectively in the
archaeological heritage, the architectural heritage, architectural heritage ensembles
and cultural landscapes, movable heritage items, legal affairs, financial
affairs and technical coordination.
2. RS Institute for protection of cultural-historic and natural heritage
consist of expert staff from field of architecture, history of art, history,
archaeology, conservation of architecture and art, sociology.
3. Municipality of Višegrad, urban planning department consist of experts
from the field of architecture and urban planning.
3.12. Appendices to part 3
For part 3 see following documentation:
Annex I: Documentation
AI 11: Decision of the
Commission to Preserve National Monuments of BiH no.: 08.2-6-101/03-5
AI 13: Decision of the
WMF List of the world’s 100 most endangered monuments in 2006
AI 15: Priority
Intervention List of the Council of Europe for the Mehmed pasha Sokolovic
Bridge
AI 17: Decision of the
Ministry for Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina to adopt the PTA
AI 18: Decision of the
Commission to adopt the PTA
Annex II: Maps
Annex II: AII 14 Draft
Regional Plan of RS to 2015
Annex II: AII 15 Draft
Regional Plan of RS to 2015
Annex II: AII 16 Town
Plan of the Municipality of Višegrad to 2010
Annex II: AII 17 Draft
Urban development plan of Višegrad to 2015
Available documentation:
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Development Strategy of the
Municipality of Višegrad, 2004-2010.
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Urban Development Plan of Višegrad,
1990, Institute for architecture, urban and spatial planning of the Faculty of
Architecture in Sarajevo.
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Regional Plan of the Republika Srpska
to 2015, RS Assembly, from the RS Regional Plan.
Folder 4 of the
Nomination file
Excerpts from:
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Commission to Preserve National
Monuments, Exhibition catalogue
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Commission to Preserve National
Monuments, Brochure of the Bridge
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