Stanišići

The Etno Selo Stanisic ( ethno village Stanisic ) is a construction project of Boris Stanisic, a village in traditional Bosnian style, the 2003 began to build. For this, he began to ancient objects, to seek originating mainly from Central Bosnia. The tools that he had collected, all date from the 19th and 20th centuries.

In Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia, there are some ethnic villages, but what is so unique about this is that it does not harmonize properly with the environment, because it was built on the level field of Semberija. The ethno village Stanisic is located about 5 km from Bijeljina away, direction Pavlovic Most, ie near to the Serbian border.

Formation

During his travels in Central Bosnia Boris Stanisic found many useful things. Since he is a devout Serb and ethnic village is located in one of most Serb inhabitants populated area, he wanted to show that religion before Communism time in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an integral part of social and civic life, and so he decided to to built a Serbian Orthodox church and chapel, as well as a drinking fountain with the image of a saint. In the middle of the chapel, a cuboid cavity is filled with water, where devotees and tourists can reinwerfen coins.

In the second phase of expansion, the hotel was built Pirg that offers many comfortable rooms and conference rooms.

Recent work has begun with the third phase of expansion and opened parts of it. Furthermore, creating a children amusement park, a large third pond, on which a vessel with a direction indicator, Australia ' is, and around the pond runs a small steam locomotive whose start and end station is Podlugovi.

Attractions

The ethno village represents two sides of the old Bosnian architecture. First, the wooden huts and boats, which symbolize the wooden architectural style that was formerly widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the country is rich in forests. Then, the design with stones, like the stone paths, open-air arena and fountains.

The ethno village fascinated not only by the traditional architecture, but also by the culinary delights in the restaurants and bars where traditional dishes are offered. The waiters and waitresses are dressed traditionally Bosnian. The main restaurant is called tavern.

The Etno Selo also has two ponds with ducks and geese. In addition, you can drive in rowing boats on the ponds.

Awards

• 2006 - Boris Stanisic is Manager of the Year
• 2006 - Golden Rose of Tourism
• 2006 - Gold Medal for restaurant " Tavern "
• 2007 - Gold Medal for Hospitality
• 2007 - Gold Medal for apartment complex
• 2007 - Golden Rose of Tourism
• 2007 - Golden coin for comfort in the apartments
• 2008 - Golden Rose and coin
• 2008 - Participation in the Congress of Novi Sad for medium-sized hotels
• 2009 - opening of the summer season tourism of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Successes and visions

Successes include the awards, the popularity, the progress and the increasing number of visitors.

Overall, 2008 was attended by some 600 000 people Etno Selo Stanisic, and there are constantly more. With the new tourist attractions of the third expansion phase one wants to further increase the number of visitors.