Gatačko Polje

Gatačko polje (lit. 'Field of Gacko', Serbian Cyrillic: Гатачко поље) is a polje (karst field) within the Gacko municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, spanning 57–60 km2, being ca. 24 km long and ca. 3,6 km wide, in the northwest–southeast direction. It is situated between the mountains of Bjelašnica and Lebršnik on the altitude of 930 to 1000 m. The subterranean rivers 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 field develops agriculture and animal husbandry.

Not to be confused with Gacko polje.
Gatačko Polje
Polje
Gatačko Polje is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gatačko Polje
Gatačko Polje
Coordinates: 43.1322°N 18.5553°E / 43.1322; 18.5553
LocationBosnia and Herzegovina
RangeDinaric Alps
Offshore water bodiesZalomka
AgeLate Mesozoic-Cenozoic (Paleogene)
Formed byThrust faulting
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
GeologyKarst
Area
 • Total57–60 square kilometres (5,700–6,000 ha; 14,000–15,000 acres)
Dimensions
 • Length24 kilometres (15 mi)
 • Width3.6–4 kilometres (2.2–2.5 mi)
  • Gacko polje before the coal mine
    Gacko polje before the coal mine
  • Gacko polje after the coal mine
    Gacko polje after the coal mine

See also
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References
    • "The Karstography of the Dinaric karst in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Part 5.3, Eastern Herzegovina". The Devon Karst Research Society. 10 July 2007.
    • Safet HadžiMuhamedović (2018) Waiting for Elijah: Time and Encounter in a Bosnian Landscape. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books.


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