Trebinje

Trebinje (Serbian Cyrillic: Требиње, pronounced [trěːbiɲe]) is a city and municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the Republika Srpska entity. It is the southernmost city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated on the banks of Trebišnjica river in the region of East Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 31,433 inhabitants. The city's old town quarter dates to the 18th-century Ottoman period, and includes the Arslanagić Bridge, also known as Perovića Bridge.

Trebinje
Требиње (Serbian)
Grad Trebinje
Град Требиње
City of Trebinje
Clockwise, from top: View of Trebišnjica from Gornji Orahovac, Sultan Ahmed's mosque, Old town, Hercegovačka Gračanica, Panorama of Trebinje, Arslanagić Bridge
Location of Trebinje within Republika Srpska
Trebinje
Coordinates: 42°42′43″N 18°20′46″E
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
Geographical regionHerzegovina
City statusJuly 2012
Settlements178
Government
  MayorMirko Ćurić (SNSD)
Area
  City854.05 km2 (329.75 sq mi)
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Population
 (2013 Census)
  City31,433
  Density36.8/km2 (95/sq mi)
  Urban
25,589
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+387 59
Websitewww.trebinje.rs.ba
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