Bjelašnica

Bjelasnica is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located southwest of the city of Sarajevo. Like neighboring Jahorina and Bjelasnica of Dinaric Alps. At the highest point (2067 meters above sea level ) there is a significant weather station, which is the highest permanently inhabited point in Bosnia and Herzegovina . Average annual temperature is only 0.7°C , due to the extremely low winter temperatures . The maximum temperature reaches 24°C, and the lowest -41°C. During the summer it is covered with green grass and in the winter with up to 3m high snow. Plateau of Bjelasnica is surrounded by mountains Bjelasnica in the north, Treskavica in the East, Visočica in the south and Obalj mountain in the west. River Rakitnica separates the mountains Bjelasnica and Visočica and leads other streams such as Tušiočki stream to the Neretva river. During the 14th Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo, many sport and touristic facilities were built on Bjelasnica , most of them are still in use today. It is important to mention the TV tower, which has been destroyed during the aggression on Bosnia & Herzegovina.