Romanija

Romanija
Romanija
Романија
	Landscape in the Romanija mountain
Highest point
Elevation	1,652 m (5,420 ft)
Coordinates	43°51′36″N 18°40′12″E / 43.86000°N 18.67000°E
Geography
	Romanija Location of Romanija
Location	Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Parent range	Dinaric Alps

Romanija (Serbian Cyrillic: Романија) is a mountain, karst plateau, and geographical region in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, including numerous villages and towns, such as Pale, Sokolac, Rogatica and Han Pijesak. Its highest point is Veliki Lupoglav (1,652 m).^{[citation needed]}

A football club from the neighbouring town of Pale bears its name, FK Romanija.

History[]

1890 Map showing the "Romanija mountains" just north of Sarajevo and next to the Stari Vlah region in western Serbia

The region is north of Sarajevo and local features include the "Romanija Mountains" and "Romanija Planina".

The name comes from the "Romanized" populations called Vlachs (modern-day Romanians), who have used the mountains for pasturage since the Middle Ages.^[1]

Only at the end of the 19th century were assimilated the last of these romanised Vlachs, who are connected and related to the population of Serbia's Stari Vlah (meaning: 'historical Vlach') region.

The area is famous for the local music, which was originally created by the Vlach shepherds.^[2] Its geographical extent lies within Republika Srpska. Its highest point is Veliki Lupoglav (1,652 m).

Administratively the region was part of the Republika Srpska's region called: ^[3] (formerly SAO Romanija).^[4]