Herzegovina
Herzegovina
Hercegovina Херцеговина | |
|---|---|
 Approximate region of Herzegovina | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′37″N 17°48′54″E / 43.47694°N 17.81500°E | |
| Regions | East Herzegovina, Herzegovina-Neretva, West Herzegovina |
| Largest city | Mostar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,188 km2 (4,706 sq mi) |
| • Land | 12,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi) |
| Demonym | Herzegovinian |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Herzegovina is the Southern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has never had defined borders and it has never been an independent state.
What later became known as Herzegovina was divided between Croatia, Zachlumia and Travunia in the Early Middle Ages. The Ottomans were the first to begin officially using the name Herzegovina (Hersek) for the region. It means "Herzog's land". [2] After the Treaty of Berlin (1878), Herzegovina and Bosnia, were occupied by Austria-Hungary. In 1918, Herzegovina became a part of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes which was later renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
The largest city is Mostar, in the center of the region.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "3. Hercegovačka regija". Regionalna strategija ekonomskog razvoja Hercegovine (pdf / html) (in Serbo-Croatian). Bosna i Hercegovina. November 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Vego, Marko (1982). Postanak srednjovjekovne bosanske države (in Croatian). Svjetlost.