|
Trebinje (župa)
Trebinje ( sr-Cyrl, Требиње, ) is a city and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the southernmost city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated on the banks of the Trebišnjica river in the region of East Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 31,433 inhabitants. The city's old town quarter dates to the 18th-century Ottoman period and includes the Arslanagić Bridge, also known as Perovića Bridge. Geography Physical geography The city lies in the Trebišnjica river valley, at the foot of Leotar, in southeastern Herzegovina, some by road from Dubrovnik, Croatia, on the Adriatic coast. There are several watermill, mills along the river, as well as several bridges, including three in the city of Trebinje itself, as well as a historic Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Arslanagić Bridge nearby. The river is heavily exploited for hydro-electric energy. After it passes through the Popovo polje, Popovo Polje area southwest of the city, the river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trebišnjica
The Trebišnjica ( sr-cyrl, Требишњица) is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the right tributary of the Neretva. Before it was utilized for hydro exploitation via various hydrotechnical interventions and systems with different purposes, Trebišnjica used to be a sinking river, rising and sinking through its course before resurfacing at various places from the Neretva river below the Čapljina to the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast, and along the coast from the Neretva Delta to Sutorina. With a total length of above the ground, and roughly another below the surface, the Trebšnjica river is one of the longest sinking rivers in the world with the total of above and under the ground. In hydrological terms, it represents a sub-basin within the Neretva river basin. In classical antiquity, the river was known as the Arion, Sources The Trebišnjica river originate near town of Bileća. The source of the river is a system of strong karst spring, karstic wellsprings distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
