Mostar
City
City in Herzegovina on the Neretva, known for its Ottoman bridge, destroyed in 1993 during the Bosnian War and rebuilt in 2004.
Held by
- 1789 – December 31, 1896 Ottoman Empire
- 1898 – October 5, 1908 Ottoman Empire
- October 6, 1908 – October 30, 1918 Austria-Hungary
- November 12, 1920 – April 5, 1941 Yugoslavia
- November 29, 1943 – March 3, 1992 Yugoslavia
- since March 3, 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital of
- November 18, 1991 – August 14, 1996 Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Claimed capital; the government sat at Grude in practice.
Events here 1
- April 1992 – December 1993 Siege of Mostar