Romanija
Mountain and geographical region in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Romanija (Serbian 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 (1,652 m).[1]
| Romanija | |
|---|---|
| Романија | |
Landscape in the Romanija mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,652 m (5,420 ft) |
| Coordinates | 43°51′36″N 18°40′12″E |
| Geography | |
  Romanija Location of Romanija | |
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Parent range | Dinaric Alps |
It is located about 20 km east of Sarajevo, between the neighboring mountains of Ozren to the north and Jahorina to the south.
A football club from the neighbouring town of Pale bears its name, FK Romanija.
History
Administratively the region was part of the Republika Srpska's region called: Region Sarajevo-Romanija[2] (formerly SAO Romanija).[3]
Bosnian region of Romanija
In 1991-1992 there was the so-called "Serb Autonomous Region of Romanija" ("Srpska autonomna oblast Romanija"), an autonomous region created by the Serbs, which was part of the Bosnian Serb republic during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.[4]
From November 1991, this region was expanded by the addition of the Serbian area of Birac (located around the town of Vlasenica) and placed under the presidency of Drago Blagojevic, and by 1992 it was incorporated into the Republika Srpska.[5]
