REPUBLIKA SRPSKA - Banja Luka

Another swap with Sanda, this time we swap for fridge magnet and cards. These card shows the view of Banja Luka city. Thank you Sanda!.

"Republika Srpska (Serbian Cyrillic: Република Српскa,[repǔblika sr̩pska]; literally "Serb Republic") is one of two constitutional and legal entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The entities are largely autonomous. Its de jure capital city is Sarajevo, but the de facto capital and administrative centre is Banja Luka"

"The Dayton Agreement ended the Bosnian War and created the federal republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), made up of two entities, the Bosniak and Croat-inhabited Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), and the Serb-inhabited Republika Srpska (RS)."

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA -Serbian Orthodox Church of Holy Trinity in Banja Luka,

A great card from Sandra of Bosnia and Herzegovina.  Thank you for the great swap Sandra.

"Church of the Holy Trinity was built between the two world wars in the center of Banja Luka . Construction of the temple lasted from 1925 to 1929 , and was solemnly consecrated on Ascension Day in 1939 . When isceniranog German bombing , April 12, 1941 , the temple was hit and badly damaged the altar ( APSE ) . In May of that year Ustase temple declared a " mockery of the city " and ordered the Serbs , Jews and Roma to it , brick by brick , completely broken down."

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Banja Luka

"Banja Luka (Cyrillic: Бања Лука, Bosnian pronunciation: [bǎɲa lǔːka]) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the capital Sarajevo and is the largest city of Republika Srpska entity. Traditionally, it has been the center of the Bosanska Krajina region, located in the north-western part of the country. It is home of the University of Banja Luka, as well as numerous state and entity institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The city lies on the Vrbas river and is well known in the countries of the Former Yugoslavia for being full of tree-lined avenues, boulevards, gardens, and parks.

The area around Banja Luka is mostly woodland, although there are mountains a little further from the city. The city itself is built in the Banja Luka valley, which is located at the transition between high and low mountain areas. "