Željeznica
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The Željeznica is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina
. The river Željeznica rises at the foot of the Treskavica Mountain
, in the beautiful and attractive forest ambiance, has a number of rapids and whirlpools. There, on Željeznica River, upstream from Turovi
Village, is a beautiful and rare natural phenomenon, the kettles on Željeznica. Kazani is the most attractive place in the Canyon. This is the place where the River, over centuries of strong running and carrying material, has scooped round hollows, kettles, that observers get the impression water boils in. The kettles are about half to one meter deep and 0,30 to 0,70 cm wide in radius, and they are frequent in the riverbed. This rare natural phenomenon is a very beautiful tourist attraction.
The Željeznica river is one of the chief geographic features of the western Sarajevo polje. It flows through the municipalities Trnovo (RS) and Istočna Ilidža
from south and eventually meets up with the Bosna
river near Sarajevo
.
The Željeznica river is the western boundary of Jahorina
mountain.
The archaeological site of Butmir
is located on the right bank of the Željeznica river, relatively close to the source of the river Bosna
. The terrace next to the Željeznica river was well suited to late Neolithic
settlement.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. The river Željeznica rises at the foot of the Treskavica Mountain
Treskavica
Treskavica is a mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in Trnovo municipality just south of city of Sarajevo.Mala Ćaba peak at 2088 meters , makes Treskavica the tallest of all the mountains circling Sarajevo, and only some 300 meters shorter than the tallest mountain in the country...
, in the beautiful and attractive forest ambiance, has a number of rapids and whirlpools. There, on Željeznica River, upstream from Turovi
Turovi
Turovi is a village in Trnovo municipality, City of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
Village, is a beautiful and rare natural phenomenon, the kettles on Željeznica. Kazani is the most attractive place in the Canyon. This is the place where the River, over centuries of strong running and carrying material, has scooped round hollows, kettles, that observers get the impression water boils in. The kettles are about half to one meter deep and 0,30 to 0,70 cm wide in radius, and they are frequent in the riverbed. This rare natural phenomenon is a very beautiful tourist attraction.
The Željeznica river is one of the chief geographic features of the western Sarajevo polje. It flows through the municipalities Trnovo (RS) and Istočna Ilidža
Istocna Ilidža
Istočna Ilidža is a municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Istočna Ilidža is a one of the six municipalities of the City of East Sarajevo...
from south and eventually meets up with the Bosna
Bosna
The Bosna 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 Vrbas Rivers; the other three major rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina are the Una, to the northwest, the Sava, to the north, and the Drina,...
river near Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
.
The Željeznica river is the western boundary of Jahorina
Jahorina
Mount Jahorina , is a mountain in south-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located southeast of Sarajevo within Republika Srpska. It borders fellow Olympic mountain Trebević...
mountain.
The archaeological site of Butmir
Butmir
Butmir is a neighborhood of Ilidža in the Sarajevo Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a small but fairly important and well-known neighborhood of several thousand people.Geographically, the Butmir region is very rich in flint...
is located on the right bank of the Željeznica river, relatively close to the source of the river Bosna
Bosna
The Bosna 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 Vrbas Rivers; the other three major rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina are the Una, to the northwest, the Sava, to the north, and the Drina,...
. The terrace next to the Željeznica river was well suited to late Neolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
settlement.