Počitelj was included on the 1996 and 1998 World Monuments Watch to call attention to the rapid deterioration of key buildings in the village. WMF secured support from the Samuel H. (...)
Počitelj was included on the 1996 and 1998 World Monuments Watch to call attention to the rapid deterioration of key buildings in the village. WMF secured support from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation to conduct condition surveys, carried out by the Study Centre for Reconstruction and Development in Dubrovnik and York University's Post-War Reconstruction and Development Unit, which investigated the physical condition of all parts of the town. The resulting publication, The Revitalization of Počitelj: A War-Damaged Historic Settlement in Bosnia and Herzegovina (April 1997), focuses on the reconstruction of cultural resources, addressing the social needs of the village.
Since 2000, the local government has been implementing a program for the protection, rehabilitation, and revitalization of the historic village. A number of buildings, including the mosque, madrassa (Muslim high school), haman (the baths) and several residential buildings have been rehabilitated and returned to use.
