Lepenica (Fojnička River)

Lepenica is a small river in central

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 ...

. The Lepenica is right and main tributary of the

Fojnička River Fojnička River ( / Фојничка ријека, "Fojnica River") is a left tributary of the Bosna in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It flows for 46 kilometres with a basin area of 727 km2. The Željeznica and the Lepenica are tributaries of the ...

. Its source is confluence of Bijela River and Crna River, between

Tarčin Tarčin is a village in the municipality of Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located around 30 km west of Sarajevo in the Sarajevo Canton within the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. European route E73, a European highway betwee ...

and

Kreševo Kreševo ( sr-cyrl, Крешево, ) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kreševo is a mountainous town, located in a narrow valley of the ...

. The source of Bijela Rijeka is under the

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 ...

mountain, while Crna Rijeka springs under the slopes of mountains of Bitovinja and

Ivan Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the B ...

. The major settlement on its course is

Kiseljak Kiseljak ( sr-cyrl, Кисељак) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies in the valley of the Fojnica River, the Lepenica and the ...

, through which it passes before the confluence with the Fojnička River. Lepenica gornji tok 1

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