Korićani ( Serbian Cyrillic : Корићани ) is a village in central Bosnia and Herzegovina . Before the War in Bosnia , Korićani was the (administrative) united village. The Dayton Agreement is divided this settlement into two entities. Upper Korićani is today in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , and Lower Korićani in the Republic of Srpska .
8-630: Korićani is located on the slopes of the Vlašić mountain , in the corner of the plateau between Ugar and Ilomska . In fact, it is enclosed between two parts of Korićanske stijene : canyon Ilomska and Pougarje . The rocks are bent at almost a right angle, which closed Ugar and Ilomska. It extends to an altitude of 1,050–1,200 meters. The road at the entrance to Korićani plateau In Mediaeval Bosnia , in their present territory mentioned city Oštrec and some other old towers. During World War II in Korićani were
16-498: A partisan stronghold, especially after the fall of Italy (1943). The Korićani were briefly placed patients Central Divisional Hospital, during the “Sixth enemy offensive” (January 1944). Then on 12 Divisional Hospitals (from the hidden gorge river Demićka (near Šiprage ), on January 4, 1944, dislocated in the surrounding villages and further to the Korićani. However, in the War in Bosnia ,
24-427: Is closest to the town of Travnik , which it overlooks. The average winter temperature is -4 °C (29 °F) while the average summer temperature is 14.2 °C (60.8 °F). In the wintertime snowfall is abundant with an average snow coverage of up to 5 months in accumulation between 1.5 and 2.1 meters. The toponym is derived from vlasi , " Vlachs ", a transhumant people. Academics like Mark Vego believe that
32-559: Is regarded one of the traditions of the region. In addition to the cheese, there are two other trademarks, the Tornjak dog and Pramenka sheep. The Tornjak is believed to have existed for more than a millennia, bred to guard from wolves and bears. Its etymology is connected to Neo-Latin torni acca , "turn here". The mountain was an operational site of the World War II in Yugoslavia . During
40-815: The Bosnian War , it was held by the Bosnian Serb army (VRS). It was tactically important, overlooking Travnik which was held by the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH). The 7th Muslim Brigade attacked the mountain in May 1994. It was taken over by the ARBiH sometime before the Dayton Agreement , and subsequently incorporated into the Federation of B&H . The mountain
48-575: The ICTY Tribunal in The Hague . There they witnessed the rare survivors of Prijedorians from the Camp of Trnopolje (nearby Prijedor ). Vla%C5%A1i%C4%87 (Bosnian mountain) Vlašić ( Serbian Cyrillic : Влашић ) is a mountain in the geographical center of Bosnia and Herzegovina . Its highest peak is Paljenik with an elevation of 1,933 m . It is famous for its pastures, cattle-breeding and cheese. It
56-505: The Vlachs, remnant of the Roman Empire , brought one of the trademarks of Vlašić, the Vlašić cheese , in around 1000. It is originally made from fresh sheep milk, but also cow milk, and then left to ripen for two to three months. By perfecting the recipe, the Vlachs passed on the tradition to the cattle breeders from the surrounding mountains. Today, the cheese is produced throughout the area and
64-454: The name of Korićani and Korićanske stijene is related to the brutal massacre on almost vertical ravine above Ilomska . Below part Korićanske Rocks, about miles from the bottom of the village, in the canyon Ilomska, August 21, 1992, members of the army and police of the Republic of Srpska are, bursts in the back, shot over 200 Prijedor civilians ( Bosniaks and Croats ). It has been proven and
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