COOPERATION WITH THE SEMBERIJA MUSEUM IN BIJELJINA _ 18.4.2026.
Piero Cordignano is the grandson of Florenza Cordignano who built dozens of public, military and private buildings in Tuzla and other cities. He lived and died in Tuzla, buried at the Borić cemetery. Florenzo owns the construction company Cordignano i Candotti (with Luigi Candotti) and built in Tuzla the Catholic Church, the Great Gymnasium, the District Post Office, the military command, the building of the Serbian [...]
ASSOCIATION AT THE TOURISM AND GASTROCULTURE FAIR BIJELJINA 2025 _ 18.4.2026.
The "Rino Zandonai" association participated in the two-day tourism and gastroculture fair "Bijeljina-turist 2026" which was held at the Drina Hotel on April 16 and 17, 2026. The association has been participating in the fair for many years, offering information about the tourist potential of the province of Trento, as well as a symbolic gastronomic offer. Tourist information is catalogs, brochures, posters, maps, books and signs that provide […]
GRANT AGREEMENT SIGNED WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND SPORTS _ 16.4.2026.
The "Rino Zandonai" association has submitted a project entitled "Traditional Heritage of Italians Florenza Cordignano in Tuzla" to the Federal Ministry of Culture and Sports, based on a public call for support in the field of culture, from funds collected from games of chance. A grant for the implementation of the project in the amount of 5,450.00 KM was approved, and the contract was signed on 15.4.2026. Goal 8 […]
MEMORY OF ALBINA KAKEŠ _ 18.3.2026.
Albin Kakeš was born in Tuzla on March 5, 1960. where he spent his entire life. He is the husband of Svjetlana Kakeš, an activist of the "Rino Zandonai" association and a member of the association for many years. He is a veterinary doctor, a basketball enthusiast and often referred to as a human boulder. He spent a large part of his work engagement in Kalesija, where he had true friends and work colleagues. "Doctor Albin", as [...]
TUZLACI IN THE MAGAZINE TRENTINI NEL MONDO _ 10.3.2026.
In the magazine Trentini nel mondo no. 2/2026, an article was published about the realization and promotion of the documentary film "Pupil in the Iris", which premiered at the Tuzla Culture Center on 26 November 2025. The documentary includes conversations about the family roots of Italians in Tuzla, and is represented by Irina Dobnik, Mirjana Beba Čaušević, Valerija Segat, Svjetlana Kakeš, Tono Zamboni and Mario [...]
TOURISM AND GASTROCULTURE FAIR IN BIJELJINA _ 4.3.2026.
Organized by the Tourist Organization of the City of Bijeljina, the Tuzla Association of Italians "Rino Zandonai" has been a guest at the Tourism and Gastroculture Fair in Bijeljina since 2020. A group of association members participate in the two-day fair to present the results of the Association's work, the tourism potential of the province of Trento, and sometimes prepare a gastronomic offer. This 2025 fair will be held on April 16th and 17th […]
BORA'S FAMILY TREE CANDOTTI _ 1.3.2026.
The Candotti family came to Tuzla at the beginning of the 19th century from Udine. The construction entrepreneur Luigi Điđi Nono Candotti, born in 1870, and married to Maria, born in 1873, came. Luigi Candotti founded construction companies in Tuzla that dealt with stone processing, they made molds for castings in concrete and plaster, ornaments [...]
ENJOYING THE HOLIDAYS – WINTER 2025 _ 31.12.2025.
Christmas and New Year holidays are an opportunity to enjoy and prepare for retirement in 2025, and employment in 2026. To the members and friends of UGIP "Rino Zandonai", donors and business partners - happy Christmas and New Year holidays.
SPAGHETTI WESTERN FILM "THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE EVIL" SHOWN AT THE ITALIAN ASSOCIATION _ 27.12.2025.
The second screening and presentation of the Spaghetti Western film was held on 27.12.2025. in the premises of the UGIP "Rino Zandonai" Tuzla. A part of the film "Good, Bad, Evil" was shown, as well as a review of the 10 most successful Spaghetti Western films. The presentation and comments on the films were given by Zoran Pavljašević, who spoke about the characteristics of the Spaghetti Western genre, the biographies of actors in Spaghetti Western films, film music […]
MEMORY OF ZORAN PENDIĆ _ 26.12.2025.
Member of UGIP "Rino Zandonai" Tuzla Zoran Pendić died in Tuzla on 23.12.2025. year. Zoran Pendić is the son of Gertrude Zamboni aka Gerta and Ivica Pendić who lived and died in Tuzla. He spent a long period in bed due to illness, and was buried at the Borić cemetery on 12/26/2025. year. Zoran Pendić was born on October 4, 1953. in Tuzla. […]