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The Bosna (Template:Lang-sr-Cyrl, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is the third longest river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is considered one of the country's three major internal rivers, along with the Neretva and the Vrbas. The other three major rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina are the Una, to the northwest; the Sava, to the north, and the Drina, to the east. This river is the namesake of Bosnia. The river Bosna flows for Template:Convert.Template:GeoQuelle
The river is possibly mentioned for the first time during the 1st century AD by Roman historian Marcus Velleius Paterculus under the name Bathinus flumen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Velleius Paterculus, Historia Romana 2.114.4.6 http://latin.packhum.org/loc/1044/1/131/1509-1516</ref> Another basic source that is associated with the hydronym Bathinus is the Salonitan inscription of the governor of Dalmatia, Publius Cornelius Dolabella, where it is said that the Bathinum river divides the Breuci from the Osseriates.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Another name could also have been Basante.
According to philologist Anton Mayer, the name Bosna could be derived from Illyrian Bass-an-as(-ā), which would be a diversion of the Proto-Indo-European root bʰegʷ, meaning 'the running water'.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography and sectioningEdit
The Bosna River has created the Bosna River Valley. The valley has been developed as the country's industrial hub and is home to nearly a million people, who live primarily in several major cities.
Vrelo Bosne and Mala BosnaEdit
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The Bosna source is the Vrelo Bosne spring, located at Template:Convert a.s.l.<ref name="PLAN-p.25">Template:Cite book</ref> (according to an earlier source, Template:Convert a.s.l.<ref name="Aganović-Godišnjak-p.5">Template:Cite journal</ref>) at the foothills of mount Igman, on the outskirts of Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref name="PLAN-p.25" /> The spring is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's chief natural landmarks and tourist attractions.<ref name="PLAN-pp.9-53">Template:Cite book</ref>
The course between the source and its largest tributary in this section, the Željeznica, which runs in from the right, is referred as the Mala Bosna (Template:Translation), but the section is often extended all the way to its confluence with Miljacka, four kilometers downstream.<ref name="Aganović-Godišnjak-pp.5,6">Template:Cite journal</ref> Its tributaries between the source and the Željeznica are first the Večerica and then Bukulaš, while in the region of extended Mala Bosna course it further receives, first the Željeznica from the right, then approx. 600 meters downstream the Zujevina, the only tributary from the left in this region, followed by the Dobrinja (a.k.a. Tilava) 1.5 km, and then 2 km further the Miljacka, both from the right.<ref name="Aganović-Godišnjak-pp.5,6" /><ref name="Geography-Springer-p.373" >Template:Cite book</ref>
Upper BosnaEdit
The Upper Bosna is a section between its source and the mouth of the Lašva, a left tributary, just upstream from Zenica. The section encompasses the entire region between Ilidža, near Sarajevo, and the Lašva, including the spacious valley between Ilijaš and Kakanj. The Visoko region, with its medieval heritage, is at the center of this area.
Middle BosnaEdit
The Middle Bosna is mostly composed of gorges, with steep slopes and narrow passages, between Zenica and Doboj. In this section, there are several medieval sites, such as Vranduk, Maglaj and Doboj.
Lower BosnaEdit
The Lower Bosna is the last section of the Bosna. From Doboj, the river continues northwards, approaching the Sava through the heart of Bosnia, passing through the lowlands of Posavina, and eventually becomes a right tributary of the Sava in Bosanski Šamac. There, it empties at around Template:Convert above the sea level.
Course and tributariesEdit
The Bosna flows through a number of cantons. From its starting point in the Sarajevo Canton, it flows through the Zenica-Doboj Canton, and the Posavina Canton, in that order. On its way north, the Bosna also passes through the cities of Visoko, Zenica, Maglaj, Doboj, Modriča and Bosanski Šamac.
The main right tributaries are: Željeznica, Miljacka, Ljubina, Misoča, Stavnja, Trstionica, Zgošća, Template:Ill, Krivaja and Spreča. On the left, the main tributaries are: Zujevina, Fojnica, Lašva and Usora.
- River Bosna, Sarajevo (4).JPG
Vrelo Bosne, source of the river just outside Sarajevo
- Vrelo Bosne, Sarajevo park.JPG
One of the ponds on Vrelo Bosne in Ilidža
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Mala Bosna river in Ilidža
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Roman bridge over Mala Bosna river in Ilidža
- Bosna by Samac upstream.JPG
The Lower Bosna near Bosanski Šamac
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Rijeka Bosna / River Bosna - UG Bistro