Bosnian Olympic mountain: Jahorina

Jahorina  is a mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located near Pale in the Dinaric Alps. It borders Mount Trebević, another Olympic mountain. Jahorina's highest peak, Ogorjelica, has a summit elevation of 1,916 metres (6,286 ft), making it the second-highest of Sarajevo's mountains, after Bjelašnica at 2,067 m (6,781 ft).

Mount Jahorina hosted the women's alpine skiing events of the 1984 Winter Olympics.[1]

Jahorina is located 15 km (9.3 mi) from Pale and 30 km (19 mi) from Sarajevo. The international airport in Sarajevo is located 33 km (21 mi) from Jahorina, connected with the ski resort by a new motorway.

Ski-resort

Jahorina Olympic Ski Resort is the biggest and most popular ski resort in Bosnia and Herzegovina and offers a variety of outdoor sports and activities. It is primarily a destination for alpine skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and sledding, with over 40 km (25 mi) of ski slopes and modern facilities. The average snow depth on ski runs during February is 106 cm (42 in) (ten-year average).

The Jahorina ski lift system was upgraded in 2012 and 2013 with new Leitner chairlifts. Together with a gondola lift (under construction), Jahorina has one of the most modern lift systems in the region. An 8-passenger gondola will connect the town of Pale and the ski resort, and open up 15 km (9 mi) of new ski runs.

Winter Olympics

Jahorina is well-connected with the main transport routes in Bosnia and the region. Ski resort is 15 km (9 mi) away from the town of Pale and 30 km (19 mi) away from the capital Sarajevo an International airport Sarajevo.

Jahorina is reached by a 4 to 6 hour drive from all major cities in the region: Belgrade, Zagreb, Split, Podgorica, and Ljubljana.

Vlašić (Bosnian mountain)

Vlašić is a mountain in the very center of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its highest peak is Paljenik with an elevation of 1,943 m.. It is famous for its pastures, cattle-breeding and cheese.[2] It is closest to the town of Travnik, which it overlooks.

The average winter temperature is 1 °C (29 °F) while the average summer temperature is 14.2 °C (60.8 °F). In the wintertime snowfall is abundant with an average snow coverage of up to 5 months in accumilation between 1.5-2.1 meters.

The toponym is derived from vlasi, "Vlachs", a transhumant people. Academics like Mark Vego believe that the Vlachs, remnant of the Roman Empire, brought one of the trademarks of Vlašić, the Vlašić cheese, in around 1000.

It is originally made from fresh sheep milk, but also cow milk, and then left to ripen for two to three months. By perfecting the recipe, the Vlachs passed on the tradition to the cattle breeders from the surrounding mountains. Today, the cheese is produced throughout the area and is regarded one of the traditions of the region. In addition to the cheese, there are two other trademarks, the Tornjak dog and Pramenka sheep.

The Tornjak is believed to have existed for more than a millennia, bred to guard from wolves and bears. Its etymology is connected to Neo-Latin torni acca, "turn here".

Tourism

The mountain is a major center for winter tourism due to its excellent accommodation for skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports. It is also a popular destination for summer and eco tourism with many hiking trails and undisturbed wilderness areas.

Nevesinje

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.