Željeznica (Bosna)

Coordinates: 43°50′22″N 18°17′13″E / 43.8393258°N 18.2868893°E

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Željeznica
The Željeznica river canyon near Sarajevo


Location
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Godinja
• coordinates	43°38′48″N 18°22′42″E / 43.6468052°N 18.3784372°E / 43.6468052; 18.3784372
• elevation	1,030 metres (3,380 ft)

Mouth
• location	Bosna
• coordinates	43°50′22″N 18°17′13″E / 43.8393258°N 18.2868893°E / 43.8393258; 18.2868893
• elevation	490 metres (1,610 ft)
Basin features
Progression	Bosna→ Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Željeznica (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељезница) is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which rises at the foot of the Treskavica Mountain. It has a number of rapids and whirlpools, including those of Turovi. Kazani is regarded the most attractive place in the canyon, where round hollows, "kettles", give the impression of boiling water. The kettles are about half to one meter deep and 0,30 to 0,70 cm wide in radius, and they are frequent in the riverbed.^[1]

The Željeznica river is one of the chief geographic features of the western Sarajevo field (Sarajevo polje). It flows through the municipalities Trnovo and Istočna Ilidža from south and eventually meets up with the Mala Bosna river, a stretch of the Bosna between its source at Vrelo Bosne and Željeznica confluence, all near Ilidža, Sarajevo. The Željeznica and the Mala Bosna form the Bosna.

The Željeznica river is the western boundary of Jahorina mountain. The archaeological site of Butmir is located on the right bank of the Željeznica river, relatively close to the source of the Bosna river. The terrace next to the Željeznica river was well suited to late Neolithic settlement.^[2]

The Željeznica is possibly among the last remaining sanctuaries for huchen (Hucho hucho) in the Bosna river basin, the others being the Krivaja, the Fojnica, and possibly the Lašva.

Small derivational hydroelectric power plant, HPP Bogatići, is built on the river, getting its water from the Lake Bogatići reservoir.

References

External links

Media related to Željeznica (Sarajevo) at Wikimedia Commons

Hydrography of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Rivers

Danube/Black Sea
basin

Adriatic
basin

Lakes

Mountain lakes (natural/glacial)	Bijelo (Treskavica) Bijelo (Zelengora) Blatačko Blidinje Boračko Busija Crno Crvenjak Donje Bare Glamočko Gornje Bare Gvozno Hrast Idovačko Jugovo Kladopoljsko Kotlaničko Kukavičko Orlovačko Platno Prokoško Rastičevsko Šatorsko Štirinsko Turjača Uloško / Crvanjsko Velež Veliko
Ponds (natural & artificial)	Alagovac Balkana Bara Bardača Bašigovačko Bistarac Breštica Bukvensko Busača Bužimsko Deransko Drenova Drijen Vrelo Gubinsko Hazna Humci Ispod Pržića Malo Lake Ispod Pržića Veliko Lake Jelim Jelovac Kalemovo Krenica Kvrkulja Laminci Malo Malo Plivsko Mezgraja Mijino Orah Orlovo Oličko Opačićko Panonsko Pasje Paučko Pelagićevo Pijavičko Popovača Preodačko Radovan Ramičko Sniježnica Starača Šićki Brod Škrka Smreka Veliko Plivsko Vidara Vijenac Zanasovići Ždrimačko Župica
Artificial reservoirs	Bilećko Bočac Buško Blato Grabovičko Grahovčići Grajseljići Jablaničko Klinje Lipsko Mali Lug Mandek Modrac Mostarsko Nuga Perućac Ramsko Salakovačko Trebinjsko Tribistovo Veliki Lug Višegradsko Vrtliško Zvornik Župica