Herzegovina

Herzegovina
Hercegovina
Херцеговина
Approximate region of Herzegovina
Approximate region of Herzegovina
Coordinates: 43°28′37″N 17°48′54″E / 43.47694°N 17.81500°E / 43.47694; 17.81500
RegionsEast Herzegovina, Herzegovina-Neretva, West Herzegovina
Largest cityMostar
Area
 • Total12,188 km2 (4,706 sq mi)
 • Land12,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi)
DemonymHerzegovinian
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Herzegovina (/ˌhɛərtsɪˈɡvɪnə/ or /ˌhɜːrtsəɡˈvnə/; Serbo-Croatian: Hercegovina / Херцеговина, pronounced [xɛ̌rt͡se̞ɡoʋina]) is the southern and smaller of two main geographical regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Bosnia. It has never had strictly defined geographical, cultural or historical borders, nor has it ever been defined as an administrative whole in the geopolitical and economic subdivision of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia, the larger of the two regions, lies to the north of Herzegovina; the Croatian region of Dalmatia lies to the southwest; the Montenegrin region of Old Herzegovina lies to the southeast. The land area of Herzegovina is around 12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi), or around 23–24% of the country. The largest city is Mostar, in the center of the region. Other large settlements include Trebinje, Široki Brijeg, Ljubuški, Čapljina, Konjic and Posušje.

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