Bobovica (river)

Bobovica is in local population established name for the richest right tributary of upper flow of Vrbanja river, while in a few maps is mostlay marked as "Kruševica". However, it is interesting that this is (really) named (and marked) an other river, which mouth is around 30 kilometers downflow. Bobovica's length is around 12 km. Its mouth is in Kruševo Brdo. During the sixties of the 20th century on this river was about 15 mills (the mouth in Obodnik).^[1][2]

Bobovica arise (on 1,220 m) between north-western slopes of Meokrnje Mountain and south-eastern slopes of Očauš. The water source is on east acclivity of the Vijenac Hill (1,375 m), in the gorge which is exponed to Ciganska planina (Gipsy's Mountain), on the significant lower posision compared with Vrbanja river. The canyon depth is around 380 m. It flos through the Bobovice village (769 m).

Above its water-source there is the riverhed between Lašva river and Velika Usora (i.e. Bosna river) and Vrbanja river and Ugar (i.e. Vrbas). It is conducting the waters from numerous creeks and the strongest tributaries are (on right) Ljeskovac and Duboki and Novački potok (Deep and Novak's stream, on left)[2][3]. To its mouth in Kruševo Brdo, it is longer than Vrbanja river. It is (probabely) reason for different estimations of Vrbanja's length (70-85,5 km).^[3][4][5]

During the War in Bosnia (1992-1995), all of non-Serbs settlements in Vrbanja valley, from Bobovica's mouth to Banja Luka were extremely devastated and local inhabitants (Bosniaks and Croats) killed and displaced. Many peoples are on the list of Missing Persons also.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]}

See also

• Vrbanja river
• Kruševo Brdo
• Šiprage

References

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