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Boračko jezero

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Bosnia and Herzegovina · Herzegovina

Boračko jezero

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Boračko Jezero is a glacial lake in Herzegovina, at the north-eastern foot of the Prenj mountains near Konjic. Its basin was cut by ice, and steep, forested heights rise around it. The water is clear and green, fed by a stream and by many springs, and the lake is a popular place for swimming and camping and a favourite with anglers.

How it formed

The lake basin was formed in Boračka draga by glacial erosion and has an elliptical shape. Forested heights of Crna Gora rise to the west and of Tranjina to the east. It is fed by the Boračka stream and by numerous springs, some of them on the lake bed, and its outflow is the Šištica, which flows through a gorge and falls as a waterfall into the Neretva.

History

There are several versions of a legend about how the lake came into being. They tell of the home of a wanton rich person who behaved badly towards a poor person or a saint, of a horse that struck the ground three times with its hoof, and of a town built on the spot that took its name from the horse.

Nature

The lake is a biologically very diverse area. Fish living in it include carp, zander and chub, while trout have become scarce in recent years, mostly because other fish compete with them, and crayfish live here too. A few kinds of harmless water snake live nearby, and many songbirds live around the lake, above all the goldfinch. Several kinds of water plants cover a large part of the lake, and reeds grow along its edges.

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Getting there

Nearest settlement: Konjic

Swimming

No reliable information

Tips

An asphalt road connects the lake with Konjic, about 20 to 25 km away and roughly 30 minutes by car. Public transport is limited, so a car or taxi is the easy way. The biodiversity of the lake draws anglers, and the water is warmest in August.

Swimming and camping

The water is clear and green, and cold even in summer (the lake is only about 17 m deep). June and July are the swimming peak, and September is good too; late spring to early autumn is the whole season. The Eko Selo Boračko Jezero campsite stands directly on the beach, allows pets and has been listed as open from about May to October, so check before you go. Weekend cottages and boat trips are part of the scene. One visitor reported being charged a fee just to enter the campsite area, so ask on arrival.

Walks and peaks

The lake is a base for walks into the mountains around it, Prenj, Bjelašnica and Visočica, and forest trails lead from the shore towards the Prenj ridges.

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Sources & data

  1. Statistički godišnjak/ljetopis Federacije BiH 2022, table 1-3 "Jezera / Lakes", Federalni zavod za statistiku, 2022
  2. Croatian Wikipedia: Boračko jezero, Wikimedia Foundation
  3. OpenStreetMap: Boračko jezero (way 27994285), OpenStreetMap contributors
  4. Wikidata: Boračko Lake (Q1272636), Wikimedia Foundation
  5. Boračko Lake, Neretva.org
  6. Eko Selo Boračko Jezero, Pincamp

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