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Foča is a town and municipality in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina
on the Drina
river, in the Foča Region of the Republika Srpska
entity.
) and Constantinople (now Istanbul
, Turkey
). With Gornje Podrinje Foča was part of the old Serbian State up to 1376, when it was attached to the Bosnian State under the reign of King Tvrtko. After Tvrtko's death the town was ruled by the Hum Dukes among whom the best known was Herzog Stjepan.
killed the leading Serbs in Foča. Between December 1941 and January 1942 over two thousand Bosnian Muslims were killed in Foča by the Chetniks
. Additional Chetnik
massacres in Foča took place in August 1942. On February 13 1943, Pavle Đurišić reported to Draža Mihailović
the actions undertaken by the Chetniks in the Foča, Pljevlja
, and Čajniče
districts: "All Muslim villages in the three mentioned districts were totally burned so that not a single home remained in one piece. All property was destroyed except cattle, corn, and senna." Furthermore, "During the operation the total destruction of the Muslim inhabitants was carried out regardless of sex and age." In the operation Chetnik losses "were 22 dead, of which 2 through accidents, and 32 wounded. Among the Muslims, around 1,200 fighters and up to 8,000 other victims: women, old people, and children." Đurišić said what remained of the Muslim population fled and that actions were taken to prevent their return. The municipality is also the site of the legendary Battle of Sutjeska between the Tito's Yugoslav Partisans and the German army. A monument to the Partisans killed in the battle was erected in the village of Tjentište.
were expelled from the area. Foča was also the site of a rape camp in Partizan hall which was set up by the Serb authorities in which hundreds of Bosniak women were raped.
Once the Serb forces cleared Eastern Bosnia of much of its Bosniak civilian population, the towns and villages were securely in their hands. All of the Serb forces (i.e. the military, police, paramilitaries and sometimes, villagers too) applied the same pattern: houses and apartments of the expelled population were systematically ransacked or burnt down; remaining members of the Bosniak civilian population were rounded up or captured, and sometimes beaten or killed in the process. 13 mosques including the Aladža Mosque were destroyed and the 22,500 Muslims who made up the majority of inhabitants fled. Only about 10 Muslims remained at the end of the conflict. The Tribunal Judges determined beyond a reasonable doubt that the purpose of the Serb campaign in Foča was, among others, "to cleanse the Foča area of Muslims" and concluded that "to that end the campaign was successful.
Men and women were separated, with many of the men detained in the camps. The women were kept in various detention centres where they had to live in intolerably unhygienic conditions, and where they were mistreated in many ways including being raped repeatedly. Serb soldiers or policemen would come to these detention centres, select one or more women, take them out and rape them. Years later at the ICTY, the former Bosnian Serb leader and Republika Srpska
president Biljana Plavšić
confirmed under a plea bargain the occurrence of these mass rapes in Foča during the war. In the judgement of Serb soldier Novislav Djajic the Bavarian Appeals Chamber found that acts of genocide were committed in June 1992 within the administrative district of Foča.
In 1995 the Dayton Agreement created a territorial corridor linking the once-besieged Bosnian city of Gorazde to the Muslim-Croat Federation; as consequence, the northern part of Foča was separated to create the city of Foča-Ustikolina.
The city was renamed Srbinje (Serbian: Србиње, sř̩biɲɛ), literally "place of the Serbs" (from Srbi Serbs and -nje which is a Slavic
locative suffix). In 2004, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
declared the name change unconstitutional, and reverted it to Foča, until the National Assembly of passes an appropriate law.
In October 2004 members of the Association of Women Victims of War
(Udruzenje Žene-Žrtve Rata) attempted to lay a plaque in front of the Partizan sports hall to commemorate the terrible crimes that occurred there. Hundreds of Bosnian Serb protestors prevented them from doing so.
Since the war around 4,000 Muslims have returned to their homes and several mosques have opened. This has taken place largely due to the administration of the current mayor, Zdravko Krsmanović, who has taken a pointed stance of opposition to much of the Serbian nationalist establishment within the Republika Srpska.
The town of Foča itself had a total population of 16,628, including:
• Bastasi
• Bavčići
• Beleni
• Bešlići
• Biokovo
• Birotići
• Bogavići
• Borje
• Borovinići
• Brajići
• Brajkovići
• Brod
• Brusna
• Budanj
• Bujakovina
• Bunčići
• Bunovi
• Cerova Ravan
• Crnetići
• Cvilin
• Čelebići
• Čelikovo Polje
• Ćurevo
• Daničići
• Derolovi
• Donje Žešće
• Drače
• Dragočava
• Dragojevići
• Đeđevo
• Fališi
• Filipovići
• Foča
• Glušca
• Godijeno
• Gostičaj
• Govza
• Gradac
• Grandići
• Grdijevići
• Hum
• Huseinovići
• Igoče
• Izbišno
• Jabuka
• Jasenovo
• Ječmišta
• Jeleč
• Jošanica
• Kolakovići
• Kolun
• Kosman
• Kozarevina
• Kozja Luka
• Kratine
• Krna Jela
• Kruševo
• Kunduci
• Kunovo
• Kuta
• Lokve
• Ljubina
• Marevo
• Mazlina
• Mazoče
• Meštrevac
• Miljevina
• Mirjanovići
• Mješaji
• Mravljača
• Njuhe
• Orahovo
• Papratno
• Patkovina
• Paunci
• Petojevići
• Podgrađe
• Poljice
• Popov Most
• Potpeće
• Previla
• Prevrać
• Prijeđel
• Prisoje
• Puriši
• Račići
• Radojevići
• Rijeka
• Rodijelj
• Slatina
• Slavičići
• Stojkovići
• Sorlaci
• Susješno
• Škobalji
• Štović
• Šuljci
• Tečići
• Tjentište
• Tođevac
• Toholji
• Trbušće
• Trtoševo
• Tvrdaci
• Ustikolina
• Velenići
• Vikoč
• Vitine
• Vojnovići
• Vranjevići
• Vrbnica
• Vučevo
• Vukušići
• Zabor
• Zakmur
• Zavait
• Zebina Šuma
• Zubovići
• Željevo
It houses some faculties (including the Medical and Orthodox Theological Faculty of Saint Basil of Ostrog.) from the Srpsko Sarajevo University. It is also home to one of seven seminaries in the Serbian Orthodox Church
, the Seminary of Saint Peter of Sarajevo and Dabar-Bosna. There was also of until 1992 the home of one of Bosnia's most important Islam
ic high school
s, the Madrassa of Mehmed-paša.
The third largest Serbian Orthodox Church building in the Balkans
is due to be built in Foča.
Sutjeska
which is the oldest National Park in Bosnia and Herzegovina
is located in the municipality.
with: Kragujevac
in Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
on the Drina
Drina
The Drina is a 346 kilometer long river, which forms most of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Alps which belongs to the Danube river watershed...
river, in the Foča Region of the Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
entity.
Early history
The town was known as Hotča during medieval times. It was then known as a trading centre on route between Ragusa (now DubrovnikDubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
) and Constantinople (now Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
). With Gornje Podrinje Foča was part of the old Serbian State up to 1376, when it was attached to the Bosnian State under the reign of King Tvrtko. After Tvrtko's death the town was ruled by the Hum Dukes among whom the best known was Herzog Stjepan.
World War II
In 1941, the UstašeUstaše
The Ustaša - Croatian Revolutionary Movement was a Croatian fascist anti-Yugoslav separatist movement. The ideology of the movement was a blend of fascism, Nazism, and Croatian nationalism. The Ustaše supported the creation of a Greater Croatia that would span to the River Drina and to the border...
killed the leading Serbs in Foča. Between December 1941 and January 1942 over two thousand Bosnian Muslims were killed in Foča by the Chetniks
Chetniks
Chetniks, or the Chetnik movement , were Serbian nationalist and royalist paramilitary organizations from the first half of the 20th century. The Chetniks were formed as a Serbian resistance against the Ottoman Empire in 1904, and participated in the Balkan Wars, World War I, and World War II...
. Additional Chetnik
massacres in Foča took place in August 1942. On February 13 1943, Pavle Đurišić reported to Draža Mihailović
Draža Mihailovic
Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović was a Yugoslav Serbian general during World War II...
the actions undertaken by the Chetniks in the Foča, Pljevlja
Pljevlja
Pljevlja is a town and municipality located in the northern part of Montenegro. The city lies at an altitude of...
, and Čajniče
Cajnice
Čajniče is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-1971:11.602 total* Muslims - 6.065 * Serbs - 5.353 * Croats - 29 * Yugoslavs - 14 * others - 141...
districts: "All Muslim villages in the three mentioned districts were totally burned so that not a single home remained in one piece. All property was destroyed except cattle, corn, and senna." Furthermore, "During the operation the total destruction of the Muslim inhabitants was carried out regardless of sex and age." In the operation Chetnik losses "were 22 dead, of which 2 through accidents, and 32 wounded. Among the Muslims, around 1,200 fighters and up to 8,000 other victims: women, old people, and children." Đurišić said what remained of the Muslim population fled and that actions were taken to prevent their return. The municipality is also the site of the legendary Battle of Sutjeska between the Tito's Yugoslav Partisans and the German army. A monument to the Partisans killed in the battle was erected in the village of Tjentište.
Bosnian War and after
In 1992, the city came under the control of Serbian paramilitaries. Most of the BosniaksBosniaks
The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
were expelled from the area. Foča was also the site of a rape camp in Partizan hall which was set up by the Serb authorities in which hundreds of Bosniak women were raped.
Once the Serb forces cleared Eastern Bosnia of much of its Bosniak civilian population, the towns and villages were securely in their hands. All of the Serb forces (i.e. the military, police, paramilitaries and sometimes, villagers too) applied the same pattern: houses and apartments of the expelled population were systematically ransacked or burnt down; remaining members of the Bosniak civilian population were rounded up or captured, and sometimes beaten or killed in the process. 13 mosques including the Aladža Mosque were destroyed and the 22,500 Muslims who made up the majority of inhabitants fled. Only about 10 Muslims remained at the end of the conflict. The Tribunal Judges determined beyond a reasonable doubt that the purpose of the Serb campaign in Foča was, among others, "to cleanse the Foča area of Muslims" and concluded that "to that end the campaign was successful.
Men and women were separated, with many of the men detained in the camps. The women were kept in various detention centres where they had to live in intolerably unhygienic conditions, and where they were mistreated in many ways including being raped repeatedly. Serb soldiers or policemen would come to these detention centres, select one or more women, take them out and rape them. Years later at the ICTY, the former Bosnian Serb leader and Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
president Biljana Plavšić
Biljana Plavšic
Biljana Plavšić is a former president of Republika Srpska and war criminal. She is the highest ranking Bosnian Serb politician to be sentenced. She was indicted in 2001 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for war crimes committed during the Bosnian war...
confirmed under a plea bargain the occurrence of these mass rapes in Foča during the war. In the judgement of Serb soldier Novislav Djajic the Bavarian Appeals Chamber found that acts of genocide were committed in June 1992 within the administrative district of Foča.
In 1995 the Dayton Agreement created a territorial corridor linking the once-besieged Bosnian city of Gorazde to the Muslim-Croat Federation; as consequence, the northern part of Foča was separated to create the city of Foča-Ustikolina.
The city was renamed Srbinje (Serbian: Србиње, sř̩biɲɛ), literally "place of the Serbs" (from Srbi Serbs and -nje which is a Slavic
Slavic languages
The Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic...
locative suffix). In 2004, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
declared the name change unconstitutional, and reverted it to Foča, until the National Assembly of passes an appropriate law.
In October 2004 members of the Association of Women Victims of War
Association of Women Victims of War
Association of Women Victims of War is a non-governmental organisation based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, that campaigns for the rights of women victims of rape and similar crimes during the Bosnian war 1992-1995....
(Udruzenje Žene-Žrtve Rata) attempted to lay a plaque in front of the Partizan sports hall to commemorate the terrible crimes that occurred there. Hundreds of Bosnian Serb protestors prevented them from doing so.
Since the war around 4,000 Muslims have returned to their homes and several mosques have opened. This has taken place largely due to the administration of the current mayor, Zdravko Krsmanović, who has taken a pointed stance of opposition to much of the Serbian nationalist establishment within the Republika Srpska.
1971
48,741 total- Bosniaks - 25,766 (52,86%)
- Serbs - 21,458 (44,02%)
- Croats - 218 (0,44%)
- Yugoslavs - 102 (0,20%)
- Others - 1,197 (2,48%)
1991
According to the 1991 census Foča municipality had a total population of 40,513. The ethnic distribution was:- BosniaksBosniaksThe Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
20,898 (51.58%) - SerbsSerbs of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina are people of Serb ethnicity inhabiting the Balkan regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or, since the establishment of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state in the 1990s, the Serbs who have its citizenship. The Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of this...
18,339 (45.27%) - YugoslavsYugoslavsYugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
448 (1.11%) - CroatsCroats of Bosnia and HerzegovinaCroats of Bosnia and Herzegovina form one of the three constitutive nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.There is no precise data regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina's population since the last war. Ethnic cleansing within Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s saw the vast majority of Croats move and take...
104 (0.26%) - others 73
The town of Foča itself had a total population of 16,628, including:
- SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
8,713 (52.39%) - BosniaksBosniaksThe Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
7,029 (42.27%) - others 886 (5.34%)
2005
No census has been taken since 1991, but data gathered from municipal sources places the current population at around 24,000, nearly all of whom are Serbs.Settlements
• AnđelijeAnđelije
Anđelije is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Bastasi
Bastasi (Foča)
Bastasi is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Bavčići
Bavčići
Bavčići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Beleni
Beleni
Beleni is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Bešlići
Bešlići
Bešlići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Biokovo
Biokovo (Foča)
Biokovo is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Birotići
Birotići
Birotići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Bogavići
Bogavići
Bogavići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Borje
Borje (Foča)
Borje is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Borovinići
Borovinići
Borovinići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Brajići
Brajići (Foča)
Brajići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Brajkovići
Brajkovići (Foča)
Brajkovići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Brod
Brod (Foča)
Brod is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Brusna
Brusna
Brusna is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Budanj
Budanj
Budanj is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Bujakovina
Bujakovina
Bujakovina is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Bunčići
Bunčići
Bunčići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Bunovi
Bunovi
Bunovi is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Cerova Ravan
Cerova Ravan
Cerova Ravan is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Crnetići
Crnetići
Crnetići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Cvilin
Cvilin
Cvilin is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Čelebići
Čelebići (Foča)
Čelebići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Čelikovo Polje
Čelikovo Polje
Čelikovo Polje is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Ćurevo
Ćurevo
Ćurevo is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Daničići
Daničići
Daničići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Derolovi
Derolovi
Derolovi is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Donje Žešće
Donje Žešće
Donje Žešće is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Drače
Drače
Drače is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Dragočava
Dragočava
Dragočava is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Dragojevići
Dragojevići
Dragojevići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Đeđevo
Đeđevo
Đeđevo is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Fališi
Fališi
Fališi is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Filipovići
Filipovići
Filipovići is a village in the municipality of Loznica, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 177 people....
• Foča
• Glušca
Glušca
Glušca is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Godijeno
Godijeno
Godijeno is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Gostičaj
Gostičaj
Gostičaj is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Gostičaj is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Govza
Govza
Govza is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Gradac
Gradac (Foča)
Gradac is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Grandići
Grandići
Grandići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Grdijevići
Grdijevići
Grdijevići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Hum
Hum (Foča)
Hum is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Huseinovići
Huseinovići
Huseinovići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Igoče
Igoče
Igoče is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Izbišno
Izbišno
Izbišno is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Jabuka
Jabuka (Foča)
Jabuka is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Jasenovo
Jasenovo (Foča)
Jasenovo is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Ječmišta
Ječmišta
Ječmišta is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Jeleč
Jeleč (Foča)
Jeleč is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Jošanica
Jošanica (Foča)
Jošanica is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Kolakovići
Kolakovići (Foča)
Kolakovići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Kolun
Kolun
Kolun is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Kosman
Kosman
Kosman is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Kozarevina
Kozarevina
Kozarevina is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Kozja Luka
Kozja Luka
Kozja Luka is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Kratine
Kratine (Foča)
Kratine is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Krna Jela
Krna Jela (Foča)
Krna Jela is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Kruševo
Kruševo (Foča)
Kruševo is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Kunduci
Kunduci
Kunduci is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Kunovo
Kunovo
Kunovo is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Kuta
Kuta (Foča)
Kuta is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Lokve
Lokve (Foča)
Lokve is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Ljubina
Ljubina (Foča)
Ljubina is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Marevo
Marevo
Marevo is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Mazlina
Mazlina
Mazlina is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Mazoče
Mazoče
Mazoče is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Meštrevac
Meštrevac
Meštrevac is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Miljevina
Miljevina
Miljevina is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Mirjanovići
Mirjanovići
Mirjanovići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Mješaji
Mješaji
Mješaji is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Mravljača
Mravljača
Mravljača is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Njuhe
Njuhe
Njuhe is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Orahovo
Orahovo (Foča)
Orahovo is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Papratno
Papratno (Foča)
Papratno is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Patkovina
Patkovina
Patkovina is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Paunci
Paunci
Paunci is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Petojevići
Petojevići
Petojevići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Podgrađe
Podgrađe (Foča)
Podgrađe is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Poljice
• Popov Most
Popov Most
Popov Most is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Potpeće
Potpeće (Foča)
Potpeće is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Previla
Previla
Previla is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Prevrać
Prevrać
Prevrać is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Prijeđel
Prijeđel
Prijeđel is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Prisoje
Prisoje (Foča)
Prisoje is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Puriši
Puriši
Puriši is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Račići
Račići
Račići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Radojevići
Radojevići
Radojevići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Rijeka
Rijeka (Foča)
Rijeka is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Rodijelj
Rodijelj
Rodijelj is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Slatina
Slatina (Foča)
Slatina is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Slavičići
Slavičići
Slavičići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Stojkovići
Stojkovići (Foča)
Stojkovići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Sorlaci
Sorlaci
Sorlaci is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Susješno
Susješno
Susješno is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Škobalji
Škobalji
Škobalji is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Štović
Štović
Štović is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Šuljci
Šuljci
Šuljci is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Tečići
Tečići
Tečići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Tjentište
Tjentište
Tjentište is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Tođevac
Tođevac
Tođevac is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Toholji
Toholji
Toholji is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Trbušće
Trbušće
Trbušće is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Trtoševo
Trtoševo
Trtoševo is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Tvrdaci
Tvrdaci
Tvrdaci is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Ustikolina
Ustikolina
Ustikolina is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A proposal to dam the Drina River at Ustikolina for a hydroelectric power station was rejected by the municipal authorities in October 2006.-References:...
• Velenići
Velenići
Velenići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Vikoč
Vikoč
Vikoč is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Vitine
Vitine
Vitine is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Vojnovići
Vojnovići
Vojnovići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Vranjevići
Vranjevići (Foča)
Vranjevići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Vrbnica
Vrbnica (Foča)
Vrbnica is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Vučevo
Vučevo
Vučevo is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Vukušići
Vukušići
Vukušići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Zabor
Zabor (Foča)
Zabor is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Zakmur
Zakmur
Zakmur is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Zavait
Zavait
Zavait is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Zebina Šuma
Zebina Šuma
Zebina Šuma is a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Zubovići
• Željevo
Features
Foča is the capital of the municipality of Foča and of the Foča Region.It houses some faculties (including the Medical and Orthodox Theological Faculty of Saint Basil of Ostrog.) from the Srpsko Sarajevo University. It is also home to one of seven seminaries in the Serbian Orthodox Church
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia...
, the Seminary of Saint Peter of Sarajevo and Dabar-Bosna. There was also of until 1992 the home of one of Bosnia's most important Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s, the Madrassa of Mehmed-paša.
The third largest Serbian Orthodox Church building in the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
is due to be built in Foča.
Sutjeska
Sutjeska National Park
The Sutjeska National Park is a national park located in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Republika Srpska entity. Established in 1962, it is Bosnia and Herzegovina 's oldest national park. It includes the highest peak of Maglić at over , on the border with Montenegro. The Montenegrin part of Maglić...
which is the oldest National Park in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
is located in the municipality.
Twin towns - sister cities
Foča is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Kragujevac
Kragujevac
Kragujevac is the fourth largest city in Serbia, the main city of the Šumadija region and the administrative centre of Šumadija District. It is situated on the banks of the Lepenica River...
in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...