As part of the rich cultural program of the City of Konjic, visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy evenings of spiritual music “the experience of Bosnian polyphony” in the period from October 9, 2023. until 27.11.2023. In the mentioned period, several concerts and an exhibition will be held, the schedule of which can be viewed below.
The food festival was jointly opened by Hamdo Tinjak, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Donko Jović, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the HNC, Osman Ćatić, Mayor of Konjic City and Nusret Avdibegović, President of the Union of Agricultural Associations Konjic.
– Nurturing the basic values of life and work, that guide us to the survival of each individual and the community as a whole, and creating preconditions for the growth of new, healthy generations in Konjic and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and this year we can proudly say that Konjic represents the most valuable, which are those who produce food, transforming that activity into art.
Food Fest Konjic 2023 was an opportunity for the students of the Konjic Hospitality and Tourism School, who are training to become chefs, to compete in making apple pie, for which they were awarded, and the organizer also presented prizes for the most beautifully decorated stand, the best assortment of products, the best-packaged product and the largest grown product.
Today, Vezira Halilović, who sold sheep’s milk products processed by her family, which breeds sheep on Visočica mountain, is also satisfied with the sales. As stated by the Vezira, the great demand today was for cheese from the bellows, hurdenjaci and other milk products.
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The Union of Agricultural Associations Konjic and the Local Community of Neretvica under the auspices of the City of Konjic and with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton today organized the 17th “Agricultural Days of the City of Konjic” in Buturović Polje.
The interest of the exhibitors this year was great and the visitors of this fair manifestation could choose the products of the exhibitors, who are engaged in the cultivation and processing of fruits and vegetables, the production of meat and dairy products, teas, honey and other food products.
– The fact that every year “Agriculture Days of the City of Konjic” has an increasing number of exhibitors who strive to present their products is the result of the full commitment of each individual who decided to engage in agriculture, but also of adequate support measures of the City Administration of Konjic, which are created based on needs expressed precisely by farmers. Numerous young people from rural areas, where the conditions allow it, have decided to provide themselves and their families with existence through livestock breeding and agriculture, which is an additional motivation for us to invest in this area even more and to implement various projects that strengthen agriculture, enable the procurement of mechanization, seed material and everything that is needed for successful and productive work. Fair activities are an opportunity to work together to trace the directions of further development of agriculture – said the mayor of Konjic, Osman Ćatić, opening this year’s fair.
Marko Ivanković, director of the Mostar Agro-Mediterranean Institute and Dženan Vukotić, director of the Federal Institute for Agropedology, congratulated the Association, the City of Konjic and the agricultural producers on their successes in the field of agriculture, giving recognition to the Professional Service of the Association, which is dedicated to work in the field, in order to helped agricultural producers with adequate measures.
The President of the Union of Agricultural Associations Konjic Nusret Avdibegović, who today signed the contract with Mayor Ćatić, which refers to the incentive for agricultural production in the City of Konjic for the year 2023, expressing satisfaction with it, emphasized that he is happy that despite the bad weather conditions for agriculture, managed to preserve production, precisely thanks to the support that farmers receive. – The government takes care of agriculture and it is only important to help true agricultural producers in these activities – Avdibegović stressed.
During the event, agricultural machines were awarded to three agricultural producers. All exhibitors had the opportunity to be awarded, as the award was made by random selection. Semir Gagula, Ibrahim Turak and Muhamed Hondo were delighted by the students of the Konjic Agricultural School, who today, in addition to following the lecture, had the task of drawing the prize winners.
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Surprised and delighted with the agricultural machinery, the award winners thanked the City of Konjic for this kind of support, wishing that similar activities would be organized in the future. Apart from the exhibitors, award winners, competitors in sports disciplines who were the most successful, visitors who bought quality domestic products were also satisfied with today’s fair. In addition to numerous people from Konjic, the fair was visited today by some people from Jablanica.
– We are here for the first time, the offer is really rich and high quality. We are satisfied because we bought different products, walked and had a pleasant day, that’s why we plan to come again – said Mirsad Omerović from Jablanica, who visited the fair in Buturović Polje today with his wife.
This year’s Days of the Diaspora “Konjic in the heart of BiH” ended with the concert of Berin Buturović – visitors were given a nice memory of the summer and their hometown.
On 18th of August, a concert by Berin Buturović was held in Konjic, organized by the National University and under the sponsorship of the City of Konjic, which concluded this year’s Diaspora Days “Konjic in the Heart of BiH”.
This content of the Konjic Cultural Summer provided many visitors with pleasant moments to relax with music in the city center.
At the end of the event, the Mayor of Konjic, Osman Ćatić, thanked the people of Konjic and the guests for attending the events in large numbers and supporting the efforts of the Konjic City Administration to make everyone’s everyday life better.
– We hope that you enjoyed Konjic Cultural Summer and Days of the Diaspora “Konjic in the heart of BiH” in the past few days. We tried to organize different contents for all generations, which will make your days and evenings pleasant and will be a nice memory of the summer and the hometown – said Mayor Ćatić, inviting everyone to follow the events organized as part of the Days of the Diaspora next summer, as well as all other programs in Konjic.
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Photos source: Goran Džino – Gogard, Grad Konjic, klix.ba
– It was a pleasure to sing tonight because I have a special emotion in my city. I’m glad that the audience enjoyed my original songs and covers of musical hits, which I felt while performing – said Berin Buturović, who brightened the evening with his performance for the visitors who sang and some danced on the streets of the city following the two-hour concert.
On August 16th, “Coffee with the Mayor” started the Business Forum of the Konjic Diaspora, which was organized as part of the USAID DIASPORA INVEST project to offer answers to the question – How to establish successful and long-term cooperation with the diaspora?
During the meeting of the mayor of Konjic, Osman Ćatić, with Konjic residents living in America, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Turkey, Croatia, Serbia, Netherland, Sweden, ideas and proposals were exchanged that could significantly improve the cooperation of the diaspora with the Konjic City Administration.
This event, which is held with the message “Welcome to the hometown, the place of your business opportunities”, which brought together a large number of Konjic residents living and working abroad, was attended by the Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Nermin Nikšić, the Federal Minister of Development, Entrepreneurship and Crafts Vojin Mijatović and Federal Minister of Displaced Persons and Refugees Nerin Dizdar. Focusing on the diaspora as a driver of local development, examples of successful practices and support mechanisms were presented through the panel discussion.
The business forum of the Konjic diaspora is held as part of the Konjic Summer and Diaspora Day under the name “Konjic in the heart of BiH”, which, with its rich program, captures the attention of the inhabitants of Konjic and guests of all generations.
The Business Forum of the Konjic diaspora was held in Konjic, which was organized by the City of Konjic with the support of USAID as part of the DIASPORA INVEST project. The forum attracted a large number of Konjic residents who live and work outside their homeland, as well as representatives of BiH authorities from all levels.
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– Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country with a huge diaspora and it is very important that we open space for people to return, to invest and to be citizens who feel at home in their Bosnia and Herzegovina. Konjic is one of the cities that embarked on this project with USAID, and I congratulate the Mayor on that, because this is a good way to improve things on that front. We as the Federal Government will give our support, working to create an environment for our people to return to Bosnia and Herzegovina – stressed the Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nermin Nikšić, in his address.
Today, we’re here together, firstly to build trust, and strengthen connections with joint efforts, to reach a level that allows us to plan and create projects that will benefit the local community and its citizens, regardless of which meridian they live on. Due to our awareness of the fact that numerous people from Konjic, as well as hard-working and enterprising people, have achieved success in various businesses around the world, our intention is to gather this potential and value in terms of human resources, so that all this results in some new ideas and projects, which will significantly influence the development of the economy, socio-economic, cultural and other relations. Our most valuable potential is the people we have in Konjic, but also throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina and the world. This is just the beginning but I hope that by actively acting and fully engaging all the actors in this story, we will make Konjic a desirable place to live, a desirable place to invest in, and a desirable place for vacation, because Konjic can do more and better – said Mayor Osman Ćatić.
– I believe in Konjic, because I see that year after year it is getting better and better, and that’s why I want to do my best as a businessman to support the investments and development strategy of the City of Konjic. I wish Mayor Ćatić and his team a lot of success and I look forward to having the opportunity to be part of that great success and that all the people of Konjic will have a better life in the future – said Luka Rajić, a successful businessman from Konjic who lives in Switzerland.
Samir Vilić, strongly connected to Konjic thanks to his roots, emphasized that the diaspora has a great potential in the economic and scientific sense – I think that young people who grew up in diaspora, educated themselves and became successful business people in the countries where they live, can revive our country. In this sense, with joint efforts, we must try to create an environment that will attract their attention. he right time to invest our knowledge and the money we have gained working abroad in healthy and prosperous projects for the benefit of all our citizens. W e expect a sincere hand of friendship here in our homeland – Vilić said.
– Today, in Konjic, we made a historic step forward in the way institutions communicate about the potential of the diaspora. The advances that have been made in diaspora investments and the inclusion of our people from around the world in processes at the local level have been recognized. This is the year of the diaspora, and everything that the City of Konjic has done shows that. We have turned things in a new direction – said Armin Alijagić from the association “Naša perspektiva”, one of the organizers of today’s meeting.
On Tuesday, 8th of August the group “Crvena jabuka” held a concert in Konjic, which was attended by a large number of visitors.
Benjamin Mušinović, director of the Konjic National University Institution, which organized the concert, under the sponsorship of the City of Konjic, greeted the Konjic audience at the beginning of the concert on behalf of the host, thanking the City of Konjic and Mayor Osman Ćatić for their support in the realization of this event.
“We have the opportunity to invite people from the region, from Europe and the world, to enjoy the most beautiful city in the world. We have the opportunity tonight, thanks to the patronage of the City of Konjic, Mayor Osman Ćatić, to truly enjoy it,” Mušinović stated.
“Good evening Konjic, welcome to the “Konjic Cultural Summer”. The last time we played here was in the Dom Kulture with Stefan Milenkovic in 1988. I am glad that we are back in Konjic. Tonight we travel through life, through the years. This is the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the “I” that, in my opinion, unites and never divides in life” – greeted the audience Dražen Žerić Žera, frontman of “Crvena jabuka”, opening the concert with a song ‘’Sa tvojih usana’’
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Photo source: City of Konjic
The concert brought together visitors of all generations, who enjoyed the numerous hits of the popular regional group. Everyone was delighted with the performance of “Crvena Jabuka” and the performances of Dražen Žerić Žera.
“I’m very glad that something like this is happening in our city, it’s wonderful, I think everyone is enjoying it. I’m surprised by how many people there are, but it’s wonderful to see it in the city” – one visitor said.
“It brought me back to some old times,” said another fellow citizen.
“It was great, if it was like this every night, I would go every night” – another visitor said.
The organizer of the concert was the Konjic National University, and the City of Konjic sponsored the concert as part of the “Konjic Cultural Summer” and Diaspora Days “Konjic in the heart of BiH”.
As a part of the event Days of diaspora,,Konjic in the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina”, an International folklore festival named Konjička sehara was held.
The Days of the Diaspora ”Konjic in heart of BiH” were formally opened with an International Folklore festival „Konjička sehara“ which was held on 3rd of August. Konjička sehara is an international festival of folklore creativity, and in Konjic it is organized by the Bosnian Community of Culture „Preporod Konjic“ under the sponsorship of the City of Konjic. For 23 years, it has been gathering worshipers of tradition from all over the world through dance, song and dance. It represents the most visited cultural event in the summer period, and this year Ukraine, Bulgaria, Albania, Palestine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, the Netherlands, North Macedonia and Turkey took a part in the festival.
In addition to its beauty, the sehara also stands out because the city is filled with song, dance and merriment, and the participants are enchanted by the traditional equestrian hospitality and atmosphere every year.
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Photo source: City of Konjic
The 21st International competition “Skok u kazan” was held on Saturday 29.07.2023. on the city beach Stari Pazar. The event is a competition in extreme diving where divers perform a headlong jump from a height of 16 meters into a cauldron-shaped stone recess in the Neretva River. Only the bravest jumpers participate, and this year 19 competitors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia showed their bravery and skill.
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For the first time since the competition was held, a third series of jumps was held, which determined the winner. Considering that even after the second series of jumps, in which eight competitors were placed, three jumpers had the maximum number of points, the expert jury decided to hold a third series, in which Dino Bajrić from Sarajevo, Aleksandar Aleksić from Užice and Danko Dangubić from Konjic performed.
All three contestants got all tens in the third series as well, therefore, the maximum number of points, so the winner was decided by the number of contestants. Dino Bajrić took first place, Aleksandar Aleksić second, and Danko Dangubić third.
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