The world was destroyed, towns and villages become empty.

世界被破坏，城镇和村庄变成空。

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After the second world war, ethnic Germans were driven out and their empty villages repopulated, mainly by Bosnian Serbs.

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It is made of endless stretches of empty dirt roads surrounded by forests, mountains, glaciers and lakes, with scenic villages, free campsites and hot springs along the way.

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