East Herzegovina
East Herzegovina | |
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Region | |
East Herzegovina in light blue, within Republika Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′37″N 17°48′54″E / 43.47694°N 17.81500°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| Largest city | Trebinje (31,433) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST |
East Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: Istočna Hercegovina, Источна Херцеговина) is the eastern part of the historical Herzegovina region in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It comprises six municipalities located around the Neretva river, as a part of the Republika Srpska entity. The area straddles a Mediterranean-influenced lowland and has a continental cool highland climate with contrasting seasonal patterns.