Pliva (river)

Pliva
River Pliva near Jajce, in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, some 100 meters upstream from the waterfall.
Location
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Region	Central Bosnia and Herzegovina
District	Central Bosnia Canton
Cities	Jajce, Šipovo, Jezero
Physical characteristics
Source	Pljeva
• location	Smiljevac-Jastrebnjak mountain, Central Bosnia Canton, Central Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• elevation	1,227 m (4,026 ft)
Mouth	Vrbas (river)
• location	Jajce, Central Bosnia Canton, Central Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• coordinates	44°20′16″N 17°16′14″E / 44.3377°N 17.2706°E / 44.3377; 17.2706
Length	26.8 km (16.7 mi)[1]
Basin size	1,326 km2 (512 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	mouth, Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• average	3 m3/s (110 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	Janj
Progression	Vrbas→ Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Pliva (Serbian Cyrillic: Плива) is a relatively small river in central parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, however one of the most significant in terms of natural, cultural and historical heritage and value as a natural rarity. For hundreds of years this region was the ultimate stronghold of the Bosnian Kingdom, with the town of Jajce as permanent seat of the last kings of the Bosnian Kingdom.

The entire region of Jajce is rich in natural heritage that cannot be viewed in isolation from the built heritage. In Jajce, these two components are closely intermingled.^[2]