Crkvenica

Crkvenica
Native name	Црквеница
Location
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Šipraška brda
• elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth
• location	Vrbanja
• coordinates	44.4672°N 17.5657°E
Length	12 km (7.5 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Vrbanja→ Vrbas→ Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Crkvenica (Serbian Cyrillic: Црквеница) is a Bosnian river. It is a right bank tributary of the Vrbanja River.

Crkvenica rises between the northwestern slopes of Očauš and Šipraška brda mountains, flowing southeast at around 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) above sea level. The river drains the central part of the northern slopes of the Dinaric mountain massif and its mouth is in Šiprage (Kotor Varoš) with a length of 12 kilometres (7.5 mi).

The river is known for its water mills; during the 1950s, they numbered approximately 18.[1][2][3][4]

The narrow area of its headwaters contains a watershed between the confluence of the Vrbas and the Bosna Rivers.

Tufa stećci on the Crkvenica riverbank is a relic of the Bogomil settlement in the twelfth century. The stećci was originally located at the confluence of the Crkvenica and the Vrbanja.[5] The stones were quarried and built into the walls of the surrounding buildings, possibly due to belief in their miraculous properties. One of the most well-preserved tombstones is in its original location, submerged in the River Vrbanja.

References

Vojnogeografski institut, Ed. (1955): Travnik (List karte 1:100.000, Izohipse na 20 m). Vojnogeografski institut Beograd.
Karta BiH – Karta Bosne i Hercegovine
Spahić M. et al. (2000): Bosna i Hercegovina (1:250.000). Izdavačko preduzeće „Sejtarija“, Sarajevo.
Mučibabić B., Ed. (1998): Geografski atlas Bosne i Hercegovine. Geodetski zavod BiH, Sarajevo,ISBN 9958-766-00-0.
Radimsky V. (1892): Ostanci rimskih naseobina u Šipragi i Podbrgju, za tim starobosanski stećci u Šipragi i uz Vrbanju u Bosni. Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja u Sarajevu, Godina IV, Knjiga I: 75-80.

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[1] Vojnogeografski institut, Ed. (1955): Travnik (List karte 1:100.000, Izohipse na 20 m). Vojnogeografski institut Beograd.

[2] Karta BiH – Karta Bosne i Hercegovine

[3] Spahić M. et al. (2000): Bosna i Hercegovina (1:250.000). Izdavačko preduzeće „Sejtarija“, Sarajevo.

[4] Mučibabić B., Ed. (1998): Geografski atlas Bosne i Hercegovine. Geodetski zavod BiH, Sarajevo,ISBN 9958-766-00-0.

[5] Radimsky V. (1892): Ostanci rimskih naseobina u Šipragi i Podbrgju, za tim starobosanski stećci u Šipragi i uz Vrbanju u Bosni. Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja u Sarajevu, Godina IV, Knjiga I: 75-80.