Wild camping in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Landmines
Bosnia is one of the most heavily mined countries in Europe. Some areas have not yet been cleared, especially away from main routes and tourist areas. So you should be especially careful when you are out in nature. Many tourist information offices have maps with the areas that should be avoided.

Special traffic rules
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, winter tires and year-round lighting are compulsory between 15 November and 15 April. If you are under 23 years old and have had your driving license for less than a year, you will be banned from driving between 23:00 and 5:00 in the morning.

Paying in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In the bigger cities, it is no problem to pay with a credit card, but if you are staying in the smaller towns it is advisable to carry enough cash with you, as paying with a card is often not possible here. The local currency is Convertible Mark (KM), but many shops also take Euro at a rate of 2:1.

Toll
There is a toll obligation on the motorways. Tolls can be paid in cash at the numerous toll stations. It is advisable to carry sufficient small change in the local currency with you, as there are no card readers available at many toll stations.

Fact #1 - Electric streetcar
In the capital Sarajevo, the first fully electric tram in Europe was put into operation in 1895.

Fact #2 - Mines
Even more than 20 years after the end of the war, around 220,000 landmines are still buried in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Fact #3 - Languages
Bosnia and Herzegovina have three official languages: Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian, Bosnian being spoken by most of the inhabitants.

Fact #4 - Name origin
The name Bosnia comes from the Indo-European word 'Bosana' which means water. No wonder with all the lakes.

Fact #5 - Sarajevo Film Festival
The Sarajevo Film Festival was founded in 1995 and is today the most important film festival on the Balkan Peninsula.

Fact #6 - Jungle
The Sutjeska National Park in the southern part of the country is home to one of the last primeval forests in Europe, the Perućica primeval forest.

Fact #7 - Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo and were the first to be held in a communist country.

Fact #8 - Mosque with electricity
The Gazi-Husrev-Beg Mosque is one of the largest and oldest mosques in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1898 it was also the first mosque to use electricity.

Fact #9 - Nickname
Bosnia and Herzegovina are also called the heart-shaped country because of its shape, which is reminiscent of a heart.

Fact #10 - Convertible Mark
All banknotes, except the 200 Mark note, are available in two versions: for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska.