EDIN HOZAN, Mayor of Jajce Municipality
Jajce
A More Beautiful, Developed and Modern Place
THROUGH SPECIAL PROGRAMMES, JAJCE MUNICIPALITY REGULARLY SPENDS PUBLIC FUNDS TO PRESERVE AND RECONSTRUCT ITS CULTURAL MONUMENTS IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THE MOST INTERESTING PARTS OF JAJCE. IT IS NO WONDER THAT JAJCE WAS INCLUDED ON THE LIST OF THE MOST BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL LITTLE TOWNS IN THE WORLD AND THAT IT IS RANKED AMONG THE TOP THREE TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN B&H Interviewed by: Elma Zećo / Photo: Sandro Nuhanović
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escribing it as one of the best preserved ancient towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina, American magazine Thrillist recently included Jajce on the list of the most breathtakingly beautiful little towns in the world. The people of Jajce were overjoyed to hear the news, and Edin Hozan, the mayor of Jajce Municipality, is
CULTURAL EVENTS IN JAJCE A series of cultural events complements Jajce’s tourist offer. Some of them are: Plivske omahe (a spiritual poetry and music festival), B&H Theatre Games, Nikola Šop Poetry Days, September Evenings, Days of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia, “Youth Days”, Waterfall Jumping Competition, Days of the Middle Ages, International Folklore Festival “Vlatko Jurić Days”, Fine Arts Colony, Tourism and Eco Products Fair, International Festival of Marching Bands, Children’s Folklore Festival, and Jajce Bike Tour.
thrilled to hear that people around the world know how beautiful and special his town is. - We’re honoured to be on the list. Jajce is in many segments different from most of the other towns in B&H. It is endowed with stunning natural beauty, and in the past year we endeavoured to be different. We’re in the top three most desira-
ble tourist destinations in B&H, and as of this year our town centre has a unique look featuring a square you can come to and leave from through centuries’ old gates.
BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS Jajce is reputed as an open air museum. How much funds does Jajce 19
