Romanija

Romanija (Cyrillic: Романија) is a mountain, karst plateau, and geographical region in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, including numerous villages and towns, such as Pale, Sokolac, Rogatica and Han Pijesak. Its highest point is Veliki Lupoglav (1,629).[1]

Not to be confused with Romania.
For other uses, see Romanija (disambiguation).
Romanija
Романија
Landscape in the Romanija mountain
Highest point
Elevation1,652 m (5,420 ft)
Coordinates43°51′36″N 18°40′12″E
Geography
Romanija is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Romanija
Romanija
Location of Romanija
LocationBosnia and Herzegovina
Parent rangeDinaric Alps

A football club from the neighbouring town of Pale bears its name, FK Romanija.

History
1890 Map showing the "Romanija mountains" just north of Sarajevo and next to the Stari Vlah region in western Serbia

The region is north of Sarajevo and local features include the "Romanija Mountains" and "Romanija Planina".

Administratively the region was part of the Republika Srpska's region called: Region Sarajevo-Romanija[2] (formerly SAO Romanija).[3]

See also

References
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  1. "VIŠE OD 200 PLANINARA U POHODNU NA VELIKI LUPOGLAV - VidiSrpsku". SeeSrpska. VidiSrpsku. 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  2. SARAJEVO-ROMANIJA REGION: A FLUID SPACE BETWEEN THE RURAL AND URBAN
  3. Map #6 shows the SAO Romanija area
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