East Herzegovina


East Herzegovina is the eastern part of the historical Herzegovina region in Bosnia and Herzegovina, east of the Neretva river, part of the Republika Srpska entity. Major towns are Trebinje, Nevesinje, Foča and Bileća, predominantly inhabited by ethnic Serbs. West Herzegovina is the western part, west of the Neretva river, and is today administratively part of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton and West Herzegovina Canton, predominantly inhabited by ethnic Croats, located in the Federation of B&H entity. The easternmost parts of historical Herzegovina lie in Montenegro, in so-called "Old Herzegovina", which became part of the Principality of Montenegro in 1878. In 1991, local ethnic Serbs of the region declared the territory of SAO East Herzegovina independent and joined other Serb territories into Republika Srpska by 1992. The meso-region has since been named Trebinje Region.

Municipalities

SettlementPopulation
Berkovići2,727
Bileća11,536
Foča19,811
Gacko9,734
Istočni Mostar280
Kalinovik2,240
Ljubinje3,756
Nevesinje13,758
Trebinje31,433

Culture

The "Association of Municipalities of Herzegovina"

Events