High mountains and a field with karst
landscape surround Nevesinje. This area is placed in the southeastern part of
BiH. The complete county belongs to the mountain area with an average altitude
of 860 meters. The area has plenty of forests that are situated in the
mountains Velež, Sniježnica, Crna Gora, Crvanj and Zelengora.
This location can be characterized by
a large field with karst landscape that occupies about 18 000 acres. the
climate is continental, with long and cold winters and short summers. The town
Nevesinje is placed underneath the mountain Velež, at the approximate altitude
of 899 meters above sea level. Nevesinje is mentioned for the first time in the
historic literature in the 12th century, as a center of a parish that has the
same name.
The residence of the parish of Nevesinje
and the capital was Vjenčac, that has later become the residence of the prince.
The town was placed above the today’s settlement. It was called Knežac, Knežak
or Grad. The remains of that military fortress and the town walls at visible
even today. During the first decades of the 14th century, Nevesinje has been
under the rule of the Sanković family.
At that time the Sanković family had
been very powerful and took part in the gathering of famous rich people of
that time. They were the representatives of the land of Hum (Humska zemlja).
This order of the landlords of Nevesinje and Zagorje was very politically
active in the medieval Bosnian country. There are many old tomb stones like
stećci in the area of Nevesinje.
There is an old barrow with 452
tombstones in the area of Krekovi. Nevesinje had a tempestuous past during the
Ottoman rule. Even in the second part of the 19th century, there were a couple
of revolts. The fact that this area has plenty of woods is probably one of the
most important characteristics of this terrain.
Over 6000 acres are covered with
woods. The wood is mostly used in the wood processing industry. The mountain
pasture Morine occupies the surface of over 2040 acres, and it is an ideal area
for farming and cattlery.
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