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Mjesto i ostaci historijske građevine – Šantića vila u Borcima kod Konjica je proglašano nacionalnim spomenikom Bosne i Hercegovine.

Poglavar Bosne i Hercegovine, barun Benko, je 1902. godine sagradio vilu na Borcima. Barun Benko je često boravio u toj vili, dolazeći sa društvom u lov na Prenj. Nakon osam godina, 1910. godine, je prodao vilu porodici Šantić. Poznati pjesnik Aleksa Šantić se nastanio u vili na Borcima 1913. godine, kada je bio protjeran iz Mostara od strane austrougarske vlasti zbog svojih rodoljubivih pjesama.

Kako je bio dobar prijatelj, a i u rodbinskoj vezi sa Šantićima, i književnik Svetozar Ćorović je jedno vrijeme boravio u vili na Borcima.

Poslije I svjetskog rata, Aleksa Šantić je prodao vilu Domu zdravlja u Mostaru (Higijenskom zavodu).

Za vrijeme II svjetskog rata, u vili na Borcima je jedno vrijeme bila partizanska bolnica. Neprijateljska vojska je tada zapalila vilu. Poslije II svjetskog rata, Ministarstvo šuma Bosne i Hercegovine je obnovilo vilu i pretvorilo je u šumsku kuću, koju su koristili za svoje potrebe.

Od 1931. godine, u Vili Šantića na Borcima, živio je akademski slikar Lazar Drljača, gdje je i umro 13. jula 1970. godine. Sahranjen je, po sopstvenoj želji, na proplanku kod vile Šantića.

Objekat Vila Šantića je u ratu 1992-1995. godine stradao usljed ratnih djelovanja, tako da su sada ostali samo dijelovi kamenih zidova.

Izvor: http://kons.gov.ba/main.php?id_struct=6&lang=1&action=view&id=2807

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Update: November 18, 2017

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Selo Borci, udaljeno dvadesetak kilometara jugoistočno od Konjica, nalazi se uz regionalni put Konjic - Boračko jezero – Glavatičevo - Kalinovik, na valovitim istočnim izbrešcima planine Borašnica, na Boračkoj visoravni.

U selu Borci, na proplanaku obraslom gustom četinarskom šumom, sa pogledom na Boračko jezero, smješten je objekat Vila Šantića. Glavni ulaz u objekat ostvaren je sa zapadne strane, sa prilaznog puta koji vodi za selo Borci.

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43.571192, 18.016169
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43°34'16.3"N 18°00'58.2"E
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34T 259052 4828574
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