Balkana Lake
Balkana is an artificial lake located on the slopes of Lisina mountain, in the municipality of Mrkonjić Grad, entity of Republika Srpska, in the western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Also known as: “Jezero Balkana”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lisina and Saints Philip and James Church.
Lisina
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lisina is a mountain of volcanic origin, located between the Municipality of Mrkonjić Grad and the Municipality of Šipovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its highest peak, Bandira, is at a height of 1,467 m.
Saints Philip and James Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Saints Philip and James Church is a Roman Catholic church in Mrkonjić Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Gradski stadion Luke
Pitch
Photo: Micki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gradski Stadion Luke is a multi-purpose stadium in Mrkonjić Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad of the Second League of the Republika Srpska.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mrkonjić Grad.
Mrkonjić Grad
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mrkonjić Grad is a just small town in the mid-west of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its located in the Republika Srpska, just north of Jajce, on the Jajce - Bihać road.
Balkana Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.41567° or 44° 24′ 56″ northLongitude
17.04922° or 17° 2′ 57″ eastElevation
776 metres (2,546 feet)Open location code
8FPVC28X+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 86210924OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
3260383Wikidata ID
Q4851099
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Satellite Map
Discover Balkana Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Balkana Lake” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Balkana-meer”
- Arabic: “بحيرة بلكانا”
- Armenian: “Բալկանա”
- Bosnian: “Balkana”
- Bulgarian: “Балкана”
- Cebuano: “Balkana”
- Croatian: “Balkana”
- Macedonian: “Балкана”
- Serbian: “Балкана”
- Serbian: “Језеро Балкана”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Balkana”
- Swedish: “Balkana”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balkana and Mezarje.
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