Herzegovina

Southern Balkan territory

Herzegovina is the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country in southeastern Europe.

The name derives from the German title Herzog (duke), reflecting its medieval governance.

It appears almost exclusively in the compound name of the nation: The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina lasted from 1992 to 1995.

geography

karst

Eroded soluble rock terrain

plateau · river valley · Mediterranean climate

history

Ottoman

Member of Turkish dynasty

Byzantine · duchy · principality · sultanate · Austro-Hungarian · annexation · archduke · tombstones · kingdom · siege

culture

Slavic

Of certain Eastern Europeans

Serbian · ćevapi · rakija · multicultural · pilgrimage · bazaar · mosques · coexistence

wine

vineyard

Grape-growing estate

white wine · red wine · sun-drenched · harvest · aromatic

Categories
Opposites
regional pairing within bosnia and herzegovina

HerzegovinaBosnia

Southeastern European region

political status

Herzegovinasovereign state

Fully independent country

Croatia · Serbia · Montenegro · Slovenia · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Phrases
Family

Bosnia-Herzegovina

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