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'''Mostar''' is a city in southwest [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. It boasts a beautifully preserved and reconstructed Ottoman Town Centre, as well as several large-scale monuments (one to Communism, for example).
Because it was a central point of the Yugoslavian war, Mostar is still subject to religious difference. The eastern side and the old town is unofficially Muslim-Bosnian, and the western and central part of town is Croatian. Most Croats don't visit the Muslim areas and vice versa. Try not bringing this up when in conversation with locals, as it is a very touchy subject that might bring about strange situations.
* [[User:MaxHermens|MaxHermens]] has heard stories of Croats not accepting Bosnian Marks, but insisting on trading with the Croatian Crown.* [[User:JosephKnight31|JosephKnight]] lived in Mostar for two years and can confirm this is false. All communities use the Bosnian Mark.
[[File:Mostar_Old_Town_Panorama.jpg|thumb|left|Old town of Mostar]]
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== Southwest towards [[Međugorje]], [[Neum]], [[Dubrovnik]], [[Montengro]] ([[Croatia]]) (E73 and E65) === Hitchhiking out of Mostar to the southwest you have two options: 1. The first requires some walking, because the city sprawls for several kilometers kilometres in this direction. If you are in the Old Town (Old Bridge Area), a way to walk out of the city is to follow Tito St. Street (''Maršala Tita'') and then turn left into ''Novi put'' at the first crossing after the cemetery. You will see a signpost showing the directions for [[Sarajevo]] and [[Dubrovnik]]. Continue walking along this road for several kilometers kilometres until you reach the sign marking the city limits (the text "Mostar" with a line drawn through it). It can be difficult for cars to stop here, but eventually you should get lucky.
Another option might be taking a taxi to ''Buna'', the next village. It's only about 5 KM and there is a perfect hitchhiking spot right at the main road.
2. The second option involves less walking, just follow Tito St. and turn left after the cemetery as described above, but once you're on the main road you will see a petrol station right after you turn right towards Dubrovnik. You can just hitch in front of the petrol station, there is a long and wide shoulder and you can catch all the transit traffic too. Please note, most traffic going to Neum will enter Croatia and then renter Bosnia. So you will need a passport that can enter the European Union in order to visit. === Southeast towards [[Split]], [[Imotski]] (Croatia) (M6.1) ===From Gimnazija (the big orange building) follow the road past old bank/sniper tower, continue straight accross the roundabout. When you reach a larger road with traffic lights, turn left. Follow this road til you get to a crossroads at the edge of the city. The road straight ahead is the M6.1 and will take you to Croatia. The road immedietly climbs into the mountains, however, there is a small space for cars to pull over ten meters or so after the traffic lights. === Northeast towards [[Sarajevo]] {{E|73}} ===It's best to From the city center walk north on Maršala Tita until you reach the east side of E73. Walk a little bit further on the river, and pass by main road until you reach the train Gazprom petrol station. Stand on any free patch There is a lot of road after that with a signtraffic and cars have enough space to pull over. * You can also decide [[User:Danewithoutborders|Danewithoutborders]] (July 2019) The road you walk on to keep the Gazprom petrol station is quite trafficked, and it is not comfortable walking on walking until you reach the south-north-ringroadsite of it. Consider a taxi to the petrol station, but there arenwhich isn't that many good places for cars to stop hereexpensive in Bosnia.
It is also possible to walk up to the E73 straight away and start hitchhiking from there (if you're staying in the south of the city for example). There is however less space for cars to stop and you miss all traffic coming from Mostar itself.
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