Herzegovina had a separate medieval identity with distinctive geography and culture
Evidence
Mostar is the capital of Herzegovina, a term that means “dukedom.” Herzegovina occupies the southwest section of BosniaHerzegovina, and for some periods in medieval times it had a separate administrative identity from Bosnia proper. The geography, dialect, customs, and cultural personality of the area are distinctive. Particularly striking are the white-bouldered mountains, craggy gorges, pre-Ottoman tombs, and Ottoman fortresses. Other towns in Herzegovina include Stolac and Trebinje (the once-classic city plundered and burned by Serb nationalists in 1992). Of special interest is Pocitelj, with its centuries-old mosques, minarets, and Ottoman-style homes perched along a steep hillside like a Herzegovinian Positano or Amalfi. — Michael A. Sells, The Bridge Betrayed, 255
Categorization
- DEFINE: Clarifies that Herzegovina is a distinct dukedom with its own cultural personality, separate from Bosnia proper.
Related
- Bosnian culture is multilayered across multiple religions and ethnicities (similarity 0.79)
- Croat and Serb militias jointly dynamited mosques across eastern Bosnia (similarity 0.79)
- Bosnian identity is civic and multi-religious, not ethnoreligious (similarity 0.78)