Buna (Neretva)

This article is about the river in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For the river in Albania and Montenegro, see Buna (Adriatic Sea). For other uses, see Buna.
Buna
The Buna river
Map
Neretva basin
Location of the Buna mouth in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of the Buna mouth in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of the Buna mouth in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVrelo Bune near Blagaj, Mostar
Mouth 
 • location
The Neretva near Buna
 • coordinates
43°14′26″N 17°50′02″E / 43.2405°N 17.8340°E / 43.2405; 17.8340
Length9 km (5.6 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionNeretva→ Adriatic Sea

The Buna (Serbian Cyrillic: Буна) is a short river in Bosnia and Herzegovina; it is a left-bank tributary of the Neretva.[1] Its source, Vrelo Bune (Buna Spring),[2] is a strong karstic spring located near the village of Blagaj, southeast of Mostar. Vrelo Bune is one of the strongest springs in Europe and has extremely cold water.[3][4] The Buna flows west for approximately 9 km, starts at Blagaj and, meandering through the villages of Blagaj, Kosor, Malo Polje and Hodbina, joins the Neretva near the settlement Buna. The site of confluence is called Buna Canals. The Bunica river is the main left-bank tributary of the Buna. The Buna is major habitat for an endemic trout species known under its vernacular name as Softmouth trout.

  1. ^ Guldescu, Stanko (1964). History of Medieval Croatia. Mouton. p. 80. Inland Zahumlje extended as far as Dobar and the Buna river, a left bank tributary of the Neretva.
  2. ^ Biegman, Nicolaas H. (2009). Living Sufism: Rituals in the Middle East and the Balkans. American University in Cairo Press. p. 75. ISBN 9789774162633.
  3. ^ "The most beautiful spot of former Yugoslavia: Buna spring at Blagaj with Dervish Khanqah above it". telegraf.rs. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Carmichael, Cathie (2015). A Concise History of Bosnia. Cambridge University Press. p. 1. ISBN 9781107016156.