Romanija

Not to be confused with Romania.

For other uses, see Romanija (disambiguation).

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

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]

A football club from the neighbouring town of Pale bears its name, FK Romanija.

History

1890 Map showing the "Romanija mountains" just north of Sarajevo and next to the Stari Vlah region in western Serbia

The region is north of Sarajevo and local features include the "Romanija Mountains" and "Romanija Planina".

Administratively the region was part of the Republika Srpska's region called: Region Sarajevo-Romanija^[2] (formerly SAO Romanija).^[3]

Tomb in Radimlja (stećak), with a man in a kilt, probably a Vlach

Bosnian region of Romanija

Autonomous Serbian Region Romanija (1991-1992)

In 1991-1992 there was the so-called "Bosnian 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]

See also

• Glasinac
• Ravna Romanija
• Podromanija
• SAO Romanija

References

1. "VIŠE OD 200 PLANINARA U POHODNU NA VELIKI LUPOGLAV - VidiSrpsku". SeeSrpska. VidiSrpsku. 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
2. SARAJEVO-ROMANIJA REGION: A FLUID SPACE BETWEEN THE RURAL AND URBAN
3. Map #6 shows the SAO Romanija area
4. "Oblast Romanija" nel 1991-1992 (numero 6)
5. Romanija-Birac