The Bunica ( sr-cyrl, Буница) is a short river in

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and a left bank tributary of the Buna. Its source (Vrelo Bunice), located in a place called Parila under sharp cliffs between the two villages of

Hodbina Hodbina is a village in the Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, City of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 813. References

Populated places in Mostar Villages in the Fe ...

and Malo Polje, is 14 km south from

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. It is a very deep and strong

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and difficult to access. Together with the Buna river, it flows west for approximately 10 km and joins the

Neretva The Neretva ( sr-cyrl, Неретва, ), also known as Narenta, is one of the largest rivers of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. Four HE power-plants with large dams (higher than 150,5 metres) provide flood protection, power and water s ...

river near

Buna village Buna (Serbian Cyrillic: Буна) is a populated settlement at the confluence of the Buna river and Neretva river some 10 km downstream the Neretva and south of Mostar, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The famous source of the ...

. The Bunica is a main tributary of the Buna.

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