Bosna (river)

The Bosna in Zenica

The Bosna is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and given the historical region of Bosnia her name. It rises at the foot of Mount Igman near the capital Sarajevo and flows near Bosanski Šamac into the Sava. The Bosna is from the source to the confluence 271 km long and the Sava. This makes it the third longest river in the country.

The Bosnaquellen ( Vrelo Bosne ), near thermal spas Ilidža are a well-known attraction, since a relatively large river originates directly from the mountain and not created by the merger of smaller streams.

The most important tributaries of the Bosna are the Željeznica, the Miljacka, the Krivaja that Spreča vale, the Usora and Lašva.

The following important places are located on the Bosna: Visoko, Kakanj, Zenica, Žepče, Zavidovići Maglaj, Doboj, Modriča and Bosanski Šamac.

Hydrology

With a mean discharge rate of 174 m³ / s at the mouth of the Bosna behind Sava, Neretva, Drina and Una in fifth place of the great rivers of the country.

Traffic

The valley of the Bosna forms as part of the Neretva river Bosna - furrow an important international transport corridor, which today is part of the Pan-European Corridor Vc. Here proceed with the main road 17, the railway Šamac -Sarajevo and the highway construction A1, the main compounds of the capital towards Central Europe.

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