Zvijezda ( sh-Cyrl, Звијезда) is a mountain in central
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
, between towns of
Breza,
Vareš
Vareš ( cyrl, Вареш) is a town and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is famous for the local m ...
,
Kakanj
Kakanj ( sr-cyrl, Какањ) is a town and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 11,796 inhabitants, with 38,937 inh ...
and
Olovo
Olovo ( sr-cyrl, Олово) is a town and municipality located in the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated about 50 kilometers northeast of the capital city of Saraj ...
, and between the rivers
Bosna,
Krivaja and
Ljubina. It has several peaks higher than above sea level, the highest of which is eponymous ''Krš'' at .
It is composed mostly of limestone, and covered with lush forests, predominantly
coniferous
Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All extant ...
.
Hydrography
Beneath the mountain lies a rich
aquifer
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing, permeable rock, rock fractures, or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt). Groundwater from aquifers can be extracted using a water well. Aquifers vary greatly in their characterist ...
, which makes a source of fresh clean waters for the mountain's numerous streams and rivers, flowing toward Bosna on the southern and western side of the mountain, and the Krivaja on the northern and eastern side. Most important rivers belonging to the Bosna watershed are the
Stavnja,
Misoča
Misoča is one of the biggest parts of Ilijaš Municipality, known in Bosnian as ''Naselje Misoča''. It is the biggest community in the municipality of Ilijaš with 981Federal Office of Statistics Population of places grouped according to ethni ...
, Zgošća, Goruša, Lužnica,
Trstionica with its tributary
Bukovica Bukovica may refer to:
Croatia
*Bukovica, Dalmatia, a geographical region in Croatia
* Bukovica, Sisak-Moslavina County, a village near Topusko
* Bukovica, Brod-Posavina County, a village near Rešetari
*Nova Bukovica, a village and municipality i ...
, Ribnica, Pepelarska rijeka,
Gostović with the tributary streams Trbušnica, Otežna, Buretina, Suha, while the most significant rivers and streams belonging to the Krivaja river watershed are Gnjionica,
Tribija with
Vijačica and Kruškovica,
Očevlja with Orlja, Vojnica, Vozućica,
Duboštica, Gosovica, Dištica, Džinića rijeka, Lipovac.
Heritage, ecology and tourism
The main settlement, situated in the river Stavnja valley, is old mining town of Vareš. Zvijezda mountain is rich in ores, such as iron, zinc, manganese, lead and coal, and is historically known to be place of mining and ore exploitation,
while in the villages and towns located around the mountain the processing of these metals and the production of tools and weapons has always been a traditional activity and the center of production in Bosnia and Herzegovina
since the Middle Ages. Some remnants of these trades and old craft skills among
blacksmith
A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from #Other metals, other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such ...
are still present today.
The peat bog named ''Đilda'' is located on the mountain, with a
refugium of endemic and medicinal plant
mustard
Mustard may refer to:
Food and plants
* Mustard (condiment), a paste or sauce made from mustard seeds used as a condiment
* Mustard plant, one of several plants, having seeds that are used for the condiment
** Mustard seed, seeds of the mustard p ...
. The tourist resort ''Doli'' is established, where guests can use
bungalows
A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is either single-story or has a second story built into a sloping roof (usually with dormer windows), and may be surrounded by wide verandas.
The first house in England that was classified as a bu ...
and are served homemade dishes.
The main road between
Tuzla
Tuzla (, ) is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants.
Tuzla is the economic, cultural, ed ...
and
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
runs in the southeastern foothills of Zvijezda. Also, several sport clubs from neighbouring towns bears its name.
See also
*
Bobovac
Bobovac ( sh-Cyrl, Бобовац) is a fortified city of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located near today's Vareš and the village of Borovica. It is protected site as a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History
The city wa ...
*
Kraljeva Sutjeska
Kraljeva Sutjeska (sometimes Kraljevska Sutjeska, or just Sutjeska or Sutiska, historically Trstionica (river), Trstivnica, in local tradition ''Naše stolno misto'') is a village in the Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, municipality of Kak ...
References
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External links
kraljeva-sutjeska.com
Mountains of Bosnia and Herzegovina