Ivanica


Ivanica is a small city in Bosnia and Herzegovina which is located just over the border from Gornji Brgat in Croatia. It has an unobstructed view of the Adriatic sea. Due to its close location to Dubrovnik Ivanica gravitates to Dubrovnik and many of its inhabitants work or live in Dubrovnik. Recently, the city has been experiencing rapid development and expansion due to construction of many new villa projects. Many rich investors are investing in the city. Ivanica has become a popular holiday place for rich people.
Ivanica was used as air spa in formel Jugoslavia becouse of the uniq air quality where the air from the sea and mountens mixes together. That is the reason why the area is called Dubrovnik Heights. Ivanica is also well known for medical herbs that are growing in the mountens area. One of the uniq herbs you will find is Pelim that only grows in this reagone of the world.
In 2019 it was built a new boarder crossing in Gornji Brgat between Ivanica and Dubrovnik. The boarder crossing between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia is much more faster to pass now then before. Ivanica is also only 20 km away from Montenegro.

Geography

The village of Ivanica is located on a hill near Dubrovnik overlooking the Adriatic sea. It is located in the region of Herzegovina, 8km north-east from Dubrovnik and 20km south-west from Trebinje. It is a part of Ravno municipality which is located in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

Ivanica was used as air spa in formel Jugoslavia becouse of the uniq air quality where the air from the sea and mountens mixes together. That is the reason why the area is called Dubrovnik Heights.
Before the Bosnian War Ivanica was a part of Trebinje municipality, after the war the municipality was split and Ivanica became a part of the Ravno municipality.The village was damaged during the Bosnian War but later reconstructed in the 2000s.

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