Happy TravellerWelcome to Trebinje, the southernmost city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the Republika Srpska entity. Situated on the banks of the Trebišnjica river in the region of East Herzegovina, Trebinje is known as the city of the sun and platan trees, and it is said to be one of the most beautiful cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. With a population of 31,433 inhabitants, Trebinje is the economic and cultural center of the region of East Herzegovina.
Trebinje’s old town quarter dates back to the 18th-century Ottoman period, and includes the Arslanagić Bridge, also known as Perovića Bridge. The city lies in the Trebišnjica river valley, at the foot of Leotar, in southeastern Herzegovina, some 30 km (19 mi) by road from Dubrovnik, Croatia, on the Adriatic coast. There are several mills along the river, as well as several bridges, including three in the city of Trebinje itself, as well as a historic Ottoman Arslanagić Bridge nearby. The river is heavily exploited for hydro-electric energy. After it passes through the Popovo Polje area southwest of the city, the river – which always floods in the winter – naturally runs underground to the Adriatic, near Dubrovnik.
Trebinje has a rich history dating back to the Middle Ages. De Administrando Imperio by Constantine VII (913–959) mentioned Travunija (Τερβουνια). Serbian Prince Vlastimir (r. 830–51) married his daughter to Krajina, the son of Beloje, and that family became hereditary rulers of Travunija. By 1040 Stefan Vojislavs state stretched in the coastal region from Ston in the north, down to his capital, Skadar, set up along the southern banks of the Skadar Lake, with other courts set up in Trebinje, Kotor and Bar. The town commanded the road from
