Foča is a town and municipality of south-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the Republika Srpska entity on the banks of Drina river. As of 2013, the town has a population of 12,234 inhabitants, while the municipality has 18,288 inhabitants.
Foča houses some faculties from the Istočno Sarajevo University. It is also home to the "Seminary of Saint Peter of Sarajevo and Dabar-Bosna", one of seven seminaries in the Serbian Orthodox Church. Foča was also, until 1992, home to one of Bosnia's most important Islamic high schools, the Madrasa of Mehmed Pasha Kukavica. The Sutjeska National Park, which is the oldest National Park in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is located in the municipality.
Coat of arms
Image: Foča Panorama
Image: Амбијентална цјелина Ћерезлук, Фоча 023
Image: Saint Sava Temple Foča
Republika Srpska is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the north and east of the country. Its largest city and administrative centre is Banja Luka, lying on the Vrbas river, and with a population of about 138,963 people.
Welcome sign on the administrative line with the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iron Age cult carriage from Banjani near Sokolac
Kastel Fortress in Banja Luka, first appearing as an early Slavic hillfort or gradina
Stećak, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on Treskavica mountain
