Rekavice
Rekavice is a village in the municipality of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Near the village, on the southern side of the steep slope of the Vrbas canyon are remaints of strategically situated medieval castle of Zvečaj.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 2,160 residents
- Description: human settlement in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Also known as: “Rekavica”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zvečaj Fortress.
Zvečaj Fortress
Castle
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Zvečaj fortress is a ruined castle in Rekavice, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was a strategically very important fortress in medieval Bosnia. Its ruins can still be found on the southern side of the steep slope in the Vrbas canyon. Zvečaj Fortress is situated 3½ km southeast of Rekavice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jagare and Kola.
Jagare
Village
Jagare is a village in the municipality of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Jagare is situated 4½ km east of Rekavice.
Kola
Village
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Kola is a village in the municipality of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kola is situated 4½ km west of Rekavice.
Gornji Šeher
Quarter
Photo: David Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Srpske Toplice, Gornji Šeher before the 1990s, is a local community and a spa town in the area of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on the banks of the Vrbas River in the southern part of the city's territory. Gornji Šeher is situated 6 km north of Rekavice.
Rekavice
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.70196° or 44° 42′ 7″ northLongitude
17.13997° or 17° 8′ 24″ eastPopulation
2,160Elevation
324 metres (1,063 feet)Open location code
8FPVP42Q+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2626921827OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3191746Wikidata ID
Q541593
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Turkish—“Rekavice” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Rekavice”
- Cebuano: “Rekavice”
- Croatian: “Rekavice”
- Dutch: “Rekavice”
- French: “Rekavice”
- Hungarian: “Rekavice”
- Polish: “Rekavice”
- Russian: “Рекавице”
- Serbian: “Rekavice”
- Serbian: “Рекавице”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Rekavice”
- Slovenian: “Rekavice, Banjaluka”
- Slovenian: “Rekavice”
- Swedish: “Rekavice”
- Turkish: “Rekavice”
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Highlights include Mjesna zajednica Rekavice and Гробље.
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