COUNTRY FIELD GUIDE
Bosnia and Herzegovina rules are entity- and site-specific. In the Federation of BiH, nature-protection law treats minerals, fossils and cave formations as protected natural components and prohibits damaging/removing cave ornaments and fossil or archaeological findings. These records therefore separate public geotourism from any specimen-removal right and use protected/research classifications where collecting permission is not explicit.
Research only · research
Materials: Quartz, Barite, Cinnabar, Citrine
Deževice is being developed as a Central Bosnia geotourism focal point: a 2025 municipal tourism report described the country’s first geotrail concept, and the municipality was still procuring continuation of the House of Minerals project in August 2026. It is therefore mapped as research/context, not as an open collecting site.
Next review: 2027-03-12
Protected / viewing · viewing
Materials: Citrine, Fossils, Quartz
Kreševo is one of Bosnia’s strongest mineral-culture centers. The current tourism office lists Kreševski Citrin as an association dedicated to conserving, researching and interpreting local minerals, rocks, fossils and especially citrine; this pin is a safe information hub rather than a field-collecting claim.
Next review: 2027-09-13
Protected / viewing · prohibited
Materials: Cinnabar, Barite, Dolomite, Pyrite
Oberska Cave is a protected geological monument and historic cinnabar/mercury mine above Vranci. Because the precise approach and current visitor management are local-condition dependent, navigation is routed to Kreševo rather than exposing a supposed collecting point.
Next review: 2027-09-13
Protected / viewing · prohibited
Materials: Limestone, Calcite
Vjetrenica is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s flagship Dinaric-karst caves and has been a UNESCO World Heritage property since 2024. It is mapped solely for protected geology/speleology viewing.
Next review: 2027-09-13
Protected / viewing · prohibited
Materials: Limestone, Calcite
Bijambare is a 497-hectare protected karst landscape with sinkholes and caves. Current 2026 operator information provides ticketed cave schedules and emphasizes protection of sensitive cave ecosystems; this is a viewing-only record.
Next review: 2027-09-13