Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Trebinje (in Serbian Cyrillic: Требиње) is the southern-most city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in southeastern Herzegovina. It is located in the Republika Srpska entity.

The town lies on the small Trebišnjica river, and there are several mills along the river, as well as an Ottoman stone bridge spanning it (Arslanagić bridge). There is a new Orthodox church in the town, whilst nearby is what is now an Episcopal church dating back from the 15th century nearby (Tvrdoš Orthodox). The town largely escaped damage during the war, but some Muslim architecture was destroyed.

In 1991 there were 30,879 inhabitants of the Trebinje municipality: 21,387 Serbs (69.2%), 5,542 Bosniaks (17.9%), 1,625 Yugoslavs (5.3%), 1,226 Croats (3.9%), 1,099 others (3.7%). The town of Trebinje itself had 3,562 residents (53% Serbs, 35% Bosniaks, 8% Yugoslavs, 2% Croats, 2% others).

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The toponym Trebinje comes from a medieval term .