Sana

Sana – the river in Bosnian Krajina and the right tributary of the Una River, in the far west of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name of the river was derived from the Latin word “Aqua Sanus”, which means “healthy water”. Sana springs from three strong karst springs, in the karst plateau near the village Donja Pecka and Jasenovi Potoci, municipality of Mrkonjić Grad. After approximately 1.5 km, these three springs connect in one flow. In the lower stream, from spring to the town of Ključ, Sana is a very cold and clean river. In the course of Ključ to Sanski Most it can be characterized as a transitional river and in that part of the stream, in the village of Vrhpolje, Sana receives its largest tributary, the river Sanica which flows from the direction of Grmeč. From Sanski Most, Sana loses all the features of the karst river and takes on the characteristics of a normal river flow.