December 29, 2018 - At the famous olive grove Dzidzarin in Old Bar a reconstruction of the cultural asset - an old stone bridge over the Suva or Perin stream, which the Olive Society Bar renewed with the help of the Tourist Organization (TO), was presented.
This bridge probably dates from the end of the 17th or early 18th century, during the reign of the Ottoman Empire, and the name of the scapegoat is unknown. One of the five ancient bridges built in the diameter circle of 800 meters in Podgrada, its original length was 20, and its width was about 2.8 meters.
For the promotion of the project supported by the public call of the TO Bar for the valorization of cultural heritage and the valorization of cultural goods in the territory of Municipality Bar, president of Olive Society Bar Cazim Alkovic announced that the whole project is worth 4,000 euros.
"Patient and persistent action, the Society has created preconditions for establishing the first olive road in Montenegro, which leads from the Old Bar, down the slopes of Kascel, through two old bridges, through the olive grove Dzidzarin, through Bartul to Donji and Gornji Podi, through Dobre Vode to Mrkojevic and further to Albania. To protect the natural and cultural heritage, and to add interesting tourist content to this road, we were pleased to accept the suggestion of archaeologist Omer Peročević that we jointly renovate and preserve the old bridge on the Suva or Perina stream. In Omer's words, this bridge is the gateway to the natural museum of olive growing, culture, and religion," Alkovic pointed out.
He reminded that the bridge covered the high shrubs for a long time; there were damages on the stone fences, the cobble was mostly damaged, fell short and threatened to collapse.
Members of the Olive Society Bar were therefore enthusiastically cleansed all the harvest from the bridge and the environment and saved the bridge for revitalization works.
"After the public call, Suvad Osmanovic was elected as the most successful bidder, already recognized as a real person for the affairs of this kind in Bar. We worked with patience and love, taking care of every stone, the color of cement and mortar, about every detail that the bridge will be safe with the maximum preservation of the original shape of the bridge. This bridge is the only in the environment with the original form preserved in all details. The representatives of the Cultural Heritage Management Board visited the bridge several times and followed the works, and we thank them for understanding and correct cooperation. All this contributed to the bridge is so beautiful and functional, and that is the fruit of the joint work of Dino Bećović, Petar Pukić and our secretary Dino Mujić, who was most engaged," added Alkovic.
Alkovic pointed out that the reconstruction and earlier actions such as the construction of the Olive grove Dzidzarin, reconstruction and presentation of the foundations of the Catholic Church of St. Urban, and the cleaning and restoration of pedestrian walk Kašćel, Olive Society Bar showed that far exceeds the corners of the agricultural organization. In Old Bar, there is an organization whose doors are open, which views olive growing as part of the integral development of this region, which has immense potential.
"After these projects, we can expect tourists to visit our cultural goods and our municipality and out of the main tourist season. This year, Bar announced a public call for projects for the valorization of cultural heritage, and in the future, we will support such activities to better present the great cultural-historical and natural potentials of Bar," said Director of TO Bar, Mr. Emil Kukalj.
Text by Radomir Petrić, Vijesti
