Bliha Falls Explained

Bliha Falls
Vodopad Blihe
Blihin Skok
Map:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates:44.7891°N 16.5251°W
Location:Sanski Most
Type:horsetail-plunge-punchbowl
Height:56m (184feet)
Number Drops:1
Average Width:≈10m (30feet)
Watercourse:Bliha

The Bliha Falls (Bosnian: Vodopad Blihe; or Bosnian: Slapovi Blihe), called by locals Blihin Skok (English: Bliha's Jump or English: Leap of Bliha), is a waterfall on the Bliha river located near Fajtovci, 14 kilometers west of Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] At this point, the water of the Bliha drops from 56 meters high cliff.[2] It is designated a natural monument since 1965.[3]

Legends surrounding it

There is an Illyrian legend surrounding the Bliha falls;
All of humanity, except for a brother and two sisters was wiped out. To continue mankind, the three had to have children together. One of the sisters, named Bliha, was so sad because her brother had impregnated her that she jumped off a cliff, and turned into the river, which created this waterfall, promptly named "Bliha's jump."The other sister turned into tears, and she now flows through Sanski Most quietly.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rijeka Bliha i njene pritoke. www.inmedia.ba. Emir Nišić. inmedia.ba. 17 August 2016. bs-BA. .html. 28 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Sanski Most . Bosnian . 2 . 15 July 2012 . Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina . https://web.archive.org/web/20140801103006/http://www.sanskimost.gov.ba/PDF/TURIZAM%20U%20SM.pdf . 1 August 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Vodopad Bliha . . 15 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141111144235/http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/sites/179509 . 11 November 2014 . dead .