Gatačko polje (, sr-Cyrl, Гатачко поље) is a ''
polje'' (karst field) within the
Gacko
Gacko ( sr-cyrl, Гацко) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the region of East Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina), East Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,784 inh ...
municipality in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
, spanning 57–60 km
2, being ca. 24 km long and ca. 3,6 km wide, in the northwest–southeast direction. It is situated between the mountains of
Bjelašnica
Bjelašnica ( sr-Cyrl, Бјелашница, ) is a mountain in the Dinaric Alps in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is to the southwest of Sarajevo, bordering Mount Igman. Bjelašnica's tallest peak, by which the mountain group got its name, r ...
and
Lebršnik on the altitude of 930 to 1000 m. The
subterranean river
A subterranean river (also known as an underground river) is a river or watercourse that runs wholly or partly beneath the ground, one where the riverbed does not represent the surface of the Earth. It is distinct from an aquifer, which may flow ...
s of Gračanica and Mušnica cross the field. The only larger settlement is Gacko. Near the field are the mountains and straddle of Čemerno (with sea watershed), the source of the
Trebišnjica,
Klinje Lake and the
Sutjeska National Park
The Sutjeska National Park ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Nacionalni park Sutjeska, Национални парк Сутјеска, ) is a national park located in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Established in 1962, it is Bosnia and Herzegovina's oldest national park ...
. The field develops
agriculture
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and
animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, animal fiber, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising ...
.
Gallery
Гатачко поље (Херцеговина) 01.jpg, Gacko polje before the coal mine
Gacko – coal mine 2.jpg, Gacko polje after the coal mine
See also
*
Livanjsko Polje
References
External links
*
*Safet HadžiMuhamedović (2018)
Waiting for Elijah: Time and Encounter in a Bosnian Landscape'. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books.
Karst fields of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gacko
Herzegovina
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