Plehan

Plehan is the hill about 315 meters high in Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 km southeast of town Derventa. It is site of prominent religious ground — Plehan, Kovačevci, Town of Derventa, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

History

It is famous by a catholic parish of the same name, one of the oldest in the area dating from the Middle Ages. In 19th century Franciscans built monastery and later they added new church.[2] It had a rich library and museum and it became site of pilgrimage and public gathering place for many Croats living in Derventa's county.[3] During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 the church and monastery were demolished by Serb military forces,[4] some of the new structures began to be rebuilt in 2001.[5]

References
  1. Marko Karamatić, Zlatko Ugljen, Nina Ugljen The Plehan Religious and Cultural Centre
  2. Župa Plehan
  3. Franjevačko vjersko-kulturnog središta Plehan
  4. Helen Walasek Bosnia and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage Taylor & Francis, pp. 430, 2016. ISBN 9781317172987 Page 80.
  5. Hrvatska zajednica Plehan-Derventa

44°56′9″N 17°59′27″E

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