Drvengrad

Coastal village ( serb.: Etnoselo, Drvengrad or Mećavnik ) is a scale in the 2000s mountain village in Serbia. The proposed by Emir Kusturica Situated at an altitude of 670 m above sea level, one kilometer west of Mokra Gora on Zlatibor in western Serbia, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Coastal village, located at the filming location for Kusturica's film Life is a miracle, is being expanded continuously.

The village

The open-air museum -like village that can be visited for a fee, has an orthodox church - the church of Sveti Sava -, a cafeteria, a restaurant, Kusturica's house with built-in swimming pool and a library, an underground cinema Ander Ground / Bioskop Stenleja Kjubrika ( by Emir Kusturica Underground film from 1995, in 2008 renamed the Stanley Kubrick movie ), a souvenir shop and a gallery and several smaller houses. The cottages include hotel rooms, equipped with TV and Wi-Fi and can be booked by visitors. The traditional houses are made primarily of wood, hence the name Drvengrad ( Wooden Town ). Coastal village has become a popular tourist destination since its construction in connection with the beginning of Mokra Gora railway museum Šarganska osmica.

The tourism center of coastal village is controversial in Serbia and beyond. The ethno- national orientation in particular, which emphasizes the authentic Serbian, ensures distanced how. Well for enthusiastic attitudes towards the coastal village project

The German -language name of the place is an invention of its founder, Emir Kusturica. The place is like an island surrounded by mountain scenery. It is also possible that coastal village (read: Kustendorf ) alludes to the nickname of the director Kusta.

International Coastal Village Film Festival

The village sees itself not only as a visitor attraction, but strives to be an active site of artistic and cultural clashes. So held in January 2008 Emir Kusturica here the first International Coastal Village Film Festival, which sees itself as an alternative junior competition, especially in settling the western and Hollywood movies .. The second Kustendorf Film Festival took place in January 2009 and winning again newcomer Movies from the European and far East.

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