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Popovo Polje
Popovo Polje
Попово поље
	Popovo Polje, Dinaric karst polje in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Popovo Polje Popovo Polje in Dinaric Alps of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Floor elevation	270 to 300 metres (890 to 980 ft)
Length	65 km (40 mi) ESE-WNW
Width	0.8 to 7 kilometres (0.50 to 4.35 mi)
Area	250.5 km2 (96.7 sq mi)
Depth	200 to 700 metres (660 to 2,300 ft)
Naming
English translation	Popovo field
Geography
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Population center	Trebinje
Borders on	Bjelasnica; Kljućnica; Ilino Brdo;
Coordinates	42°52′N 18°00′E / 42.86°N 18°E
River	Trebišnjica

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Popovo Polje (Serbo-Croatian: Popovo polje / Попово поље, pronounced [pɔ̌pɔʋɔ pɔ̂ʎɛ], is a polje (karstic field) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in a southernmost region of the country, near the Adriatic coast. Its size is 5.9 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi).

Popovo polje is one of the most famous polje (karstic plains) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the world, for its karstic phenomenons and features, and particularly the Trebišnjica river, which flows through the polje as the largest sinking river (also losing stream, or influent stream) in the world, as well as the Vjetrenica cave system, located to the west/south-western parts of the valley.

History

The Nikolić noble family and Sanković noble family held Popovo polje in the late Middle Ages. The Vojnović noble family hailed from Popovo polje. The Zavala Monastery was first mentioned in the 16th century. At the end of Ottoman rule in Herzegovina, the Muslibegović family had properties in Popovo polje.^[1]^[2] The Zavala Monastery is located here.

Monuments

Zavala and Vjetrenica

Located in Popovo Polje in Ravno municipality, village Zavala with its old architecture and stone masonry, together with Vjetrenica cave, constitute the natural and architectural ensemble which is in the process of being protected as National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and it is already placed on UNESCO Tentative List.^[1]

The cave has a rich variety of fauna, with a high rate of endemism.^[3] The cave garnered worldwide fame in geological, biological and environmental communities for its imperiled and uncertain future, caused by unprofessional management lacking any expertise, and uncertain status at state and especially local level. Despite setbacks, the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, although creepingly slowly, nominated Vjeternica (with village Zavala) to UNESCO Tentative List clearly expressing intention to protect the cave and its biodiversity and eventually inscribe it with UNESCO.^[2]^[4]^[5]

Demographics

Some 300 people live in the villages located in the field.

References

^ ^a ^b "Zavala graditeljska cjelina". Commission to preserve national monuments. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Pećina Vjetrenica u Zavali". Commission to preserve national monuments. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
^ "Vjetrenica (official page)". vjetrenica.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
^ "Vjetrenica Cave (Tentative List)". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
^ "Vjetrenica (official page)". vjetrenica.com/. Archived from the original on 4 October 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

Sources

Ivo Golub (1 August 1927). Боривоје Дробњаковић (ed.). "Нешто o селима, прелима и народним играма у Попову Пољу – Херцеговина". Гласник Етнографског музеја у Београду, књ. 2: Bulletin du Musée Ethnographique de Belgrade, tome 2. Etnografski muzej u Beogradu: 35–. GGKEY:1WPXWSCBL7J.
Ljubo Mićević (1 August 1930). Боривоје Дробњаковић (ed.). "Крсно име или крсна слава у Попову". Гласник Етнографског музеја у Београду, књ. 5: Bulletin du Musée Ethnographique de Belgrade, tome 5. Etnografski muzej u Beogradu: 98–. GGKEY:HQ6FZDEECJ4.

External links

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[Zavala-graditeljska-cjelina-kons.gov.ba-1] "Zavala graditeljska cjelina". Commission to preserve national monuments. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

[Pećina-Vjetrenica-u-Zavali-kons.gov.ba-2] "Pećina Vjetrenica u Zavali". Commission to preserve national monuments. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

[3] "Vjetrenica (official page)". vjetrenica.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

[4] "Vjetrenica Cave (Tentative List)". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

[5] "Vjetrenica (official page)". vjetrenica.com/. Archived from the original on 4 October 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

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+{{for|the village in northern Bosnia|Popovo Polje, Brčko}}
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+| name            = Popovo Polje
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+| other_name      = Попово поље
+| native_name        =
+| translation        = Popovo field
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-'''Popovo field''' ({{lang-bs|Popovo polje}} / Попово поље, {{IPA-sh|pɔ̌pɔʋɔ pɔ̂ʎɛ|pron}}, "Priest's Field") is a ''[[polje]]'' ([[karstic field]]) in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], located in a southernmost region of the country, near the [[Adriatic]] coast. Its size is {{convert|5.9|km2}}.
+'''Popovo Polje''' ({{lang-sh-Latn-Cyrl|separator=" / "|Popovo polje|Попово поље}}, {{IPA|sh|pɔ̌pɔʋɔ pɔ̂ʎɛ|pron}}, is a ''[[polje]]'' ([[karstic field]]) in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], located in a southernmost region of the country, near the [[Adriatic]] coast. Its size is {{convert|5.9|km2}}.
-Popovo polje is one of the largest ''polje'' (karstic plains) in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and the world, famous for its [[karstic]] phenomenons and features, and particularly the [[Trebišnjica]] river, which flows through the polje as the largest [[sinking river]] (also ''losing stream'', or ''influent stream'') in the world, as well as the [[Vjetrenica]] cave system, located to the west/south-western parts of the valley.
+Popovo polje is one of the most famous ''polje'' (karstic plains) in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and the world, for its [[karstic]] phenomenons and features, and particularly the [[Trebišnjica]] river, which flows through the polje as the largest [[sinking river]] (also ''losing stream'', or ''influent stream'') in the world, as well as the [[Vjetrenica]] cave system, located to the west/south-western parts of the valley.
 ==History==
-The [[Nikolić noble family]] and [[Sanković noble family]] held Popovo polje in the late Middle Ages. The [[Vojnović noble family]] hailed from Popovo polje. The [[Zavala Monastery]] was first mentioned in the 16th century. At the end of Ottoman rule in Herzegovina, the Muslibegović family had properties in Popovo polje.<ref name="Zavala-graditeljska-cjelina-kons.gov.ba">{{cite web|title=Zavala graditeljska cjelina|url=http://kons.gov.ba/main.php?mod=spomenici&extra=Odluke&action=view&lang=1&id=1820|publisher=Commission to preserve national monuments|accessdate=4 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="Pećina-Vjetrenica-u-Zavali-kons.gov.ba">{{cite web|title=Pećina Vjetrenica u Zavali|url=http://kons.gov.ba/main.php?mod=spomenici&extra=Peticije&action=view&lang=1&id=3484|publisher=Commission to preserve national monuments|accessdate=4 March 2013}}</ref> The [[Zavala Monastery]] is located here.
+The [[Nikolić noble family]] and [[Sanković noble family]] held Popovo polje in the late Middle Ages. The [[Vojnović noble family]] hailed from Popovo polje. The [[Zavala Monastery]] was first mentioned in the 16th century. At the end of Ottoman rule in Herzegovina, the Muslibegović family had properties in Popovo polje.<ref name="Zavala-graditeljska-cjelina-kons.gov.ba">{{cite web|title=Zavala graditeljska cjelina|url=http://kons.gov.ba/main.php?mod=spomenici&extra=Odluke&action=view&lang=1&id=1820|publisher=Commission to preserve national monuments|access-date=4 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205412/http://kons.gov.ba/main.php?mod=spomenici&extra=Odluke&action=view&lang=1&id=1820|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Pećina-Vjetrenica-u-Zavali-kons.gov.ba">{{cite web|title=Pećina Vjetrenica u Zavali|url=http://kons.gov.ba/main.php?mod=spomenici&extra=Peticije&action=view&lang=1&id=3484|publisher=Commission to preserve national monuments|access-date=4 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225449/http://kons.gov.ba/main.php?mod=spomenici&extra=Peticije&action=view&lang=1&id=3484|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Zavala Monastery]] is located here.
 ==Monuments==
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 Located in Popovo Polje in [[Ravno]] municipality, village [[Zavala, Bosnia and Herzegovina|Zavala]] with its old architecture and stone masonry, together with Vjetrenica cave, constitute the natural and architectural ensemble which is in the process of being protected as ''National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina'', and it is already placed on [[List of World Heritage Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina#Tentative list|UNESCO Tentative List]].<ref name="Zavala-graditeljska-cjelina-kons.gov.ba"/>
-The cave has a rich variety of fauna, with a high rate of [[endemism]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vjetrenica (official page)|url=http://www.vjetrenica.com|publisher=vjetrenica.com|accessdate=4 March 2013}}</ref>  The cave garnered worldwide fame in geological, biological and environmental communities for its imperiled and uncertain future, caused by unprofessional management lacking any expertise, and uncertain status at state and especially local level. Despite setbacks, the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, although creepingly slowly, nominated [[List of World Heritage Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Vjeternica (with village Zavala) to UNESCO Tentative List]] clearly expressing intention to protect the cave and its biodiversity and eventually inscribe it with UNESCO.<ref name="Pećina-Vjetrenica-u-Zavali-kons.gov.ba"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Vjetrenica Cave (Tentative List)|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1975/|publisher=UNESCO|accessdate=4 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vjetrenica (official page)|url=http://www.vjetrenica.com/|publisher=vjetrenica.com/|accessdate=4 March 2013}}</ref>
+The cave has a rich variety of fauna, with a high rate of [[endemism]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vjetrenica (official page)|url=http://www.vjetrenica.com|publisher=vjetrenica.com|access-date=4 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004162131/http://www.vjetrenica.com/|archive-date=4 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>  The cave garnered worldwide fame in geological, biological and environmental communities for its imperiled and uncertain future, caused by unprofessional management lacking any expertise, and uncertain status at state and especially local level. Despite setbacks, the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, although creepingly slowly, nominated [[List of World Heritage Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Vjeternica (with village Zavala) to UNESCO Tentative List]] clearly expressing intention to protect the cave and its biodiversity and eventually inscribe it with UNESCO.<ref name="Pećina-Vjetrenica-u-Zavali-kons.gov.ba"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Vjetrenica Cave (Tentative List)|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1975/|publisher=UNESCO|access-date=4 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vjetrenica (official page)|url=http://www.vjetrenica.com/|publisher=vjetrenica.com/|access-date=4 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004162131/http://www.vjetrenica.com/|archive-date=4 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==Demographics==
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 * [[Trebišnjica]]
 * [[Trebinje]]
+* [[Viduzia]]
 == References ==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==Sources==
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 == External links ==
-{{Commons category-inline|Popovo Polje}}
+{{Commons category-inline|Popovo polje}}
 {{Dinaric Alps' karst fields}}
 {{Regions in Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
+{{Authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Popovo Field}}
+[[Category:Popovo Polje| ]]
 [[Category:Karst fields of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
 [[Category:Geology of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
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 [[Category:Trebinje]]
 [[Category:Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
-[[Category:Popovo Polje]]
 [[Category:Lower Horizons Hydroelectric Power Stations System]]
+[[Category:Trebišnjica]]
+[[Category:Trebišnjica river damming and regulation controversy]]

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