Kreševo

Kreševo
Town of Kreševo panorama
Location of the municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kreševo
Coordinates: 43°51′56.22″N 18°02′04.52″E / 43.8656167°N 18.0345889°E / 43.8656167; 18.0345889
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Central Bosnia
Government
 • Municipal mayorBoris Marić (HDZ BiH)
Area
 • Town and municipality
149 km2 (58 sq mi)
 • Land149 km2 (58 sq mi)
 • Water0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Town and municipality
5,273
 • Density35.4/km2 (91.7/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,025
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Post code
71260
Area code+387 030
Websitewww.kresevo.ba

Kreševo (pronounced [krêʃeʋo]) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kreševo is a mountainous town, located in a narrow valley of the Kreševka river, under the slopes of Mount Bitovnje. An old Franciscan monastery of St. Catharine is located in the town's outskirts.