Lištica (also: ''Jasenica'') is a

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. It is listed as the second coldest river in Europe, and is prone to constant flooding mostly during winter. The Lištica river connects with the

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, which rises at the base of the mountainside on the outskirts of town of

Široki Brijeg , , nickname = , motto = , image_map = BiH municipality location Široki Brijeg.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location o ...

. The town of Široki Brijeg was named Lištica after the Lištica River during the

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(1945–1990) but changed its name when the country dissolved back into Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Course

The river begins as the Ugrovača river, runs through canyon where it pick-ups a new name, the Brina, and flows into the town of

Široki Brijeg , , nickname = , motto = , image_map = BiH municipality location Široki Brijeg.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location o ...

. Here it connects with the

, thus creating the Lištica river. The Lištica sinks in the area of Mostarsko Blato seasonal lake, and appears again in

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suburb of

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as the Jasenica. After short course it empties into the

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near

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, south of Mostar.

Water utilization

The river Lištica is prone to constant flooding mostly during winter. For this reason waters of the Lištica is utilized in with

Mostarsko Blato Hydroelectric Power Station The Mostarsko Blato Hydroelectric Power Station is hydroelectric power station on the Lištica river/ Jasenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovin ...

. The

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itself is located further beyond mountainous barrier, at the other side of the long tunnel perforated in the direction of former subterranean flow. Rest of the Lištica waters rises little further away as the Jasenica river, in eponymous village of Jasenica, Rodoč. Installed capacity of this plant is 60 MW.Mostarsko Blata Hydro Power Plant
/ref> Today the Lištica river around Široki Brijeg is primarily used to turn the

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s that grind wheat and it serves as a sightseeing attraction for the tourists visiting the town.

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Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sinking rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina {{BosniaHerzegovina-river-stub