The Visocica Mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Living in A Sustainable Way

The Visocica Mountain (geographic coordinates: 43°34′46.52″N, 18°11′25.95″E, altitude 1943 m) forms the natural border between Herzegovina and Bosnia. On the eastern side, it is separated from the Treskavica Mountain by the Ljuta river, on the south and southwest by the Neretva river - from Prenj, and on the west and north by the Rakitnica river canyon - from Bjelasnica. The highest peak of the hill is Dzamija (1967 meters above sea level), and the slightly lower peaks are Veliki Ljeljen (1963 m), Mali Ljeljen (1860 m), Vito (1960 m), Subar (1820 m), Veliko brdo (1884 m) and Drstva (1808 m). South of Sinanovici is Puzim (1776 m), one of the most striking peaks of Visocica, slightly separated from the rest of the Visocica massif and attracting attention with its steep cliffs, which are of interest to alpinists. Under the northern slopes of the mountain are the Bobovica, Ozimine, Djulbasici, Pervizi (Donja Tusila) and Sinanovici villages (Upper Tusila). These are typical mountain villages at an altitude of 1150 m to 1300 m. These villages were completely destroyed in the war (1992-1995) and today they have been rebuilt. Under the southern slopes of the mountain there is a large number of villages such as Luka, Jezeprasina, Odzaci (Bjelimici), Gradeljina, Svijenca, Argud and southwest Duzani, Blaca, Dudle, Grusca and Prebilje. These villages are also mountainous and are located at an altitude of 950 m to 1150 m.