Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina · Europe
Kakanj is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Dobrinje, 36km from Prokoško Lake.
Kakanj is in Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Dobrinje, about 9 km away.
Kakanj (Serbian Cyrillic: Какањ) is a town and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As of 2013, the town has a population of 11,796 inhabitants, with 38,937 inhabitants in the municipality. It is situated in central Bosnia andRead more
Herzegovina, north of Visoko and southeast of Zenica. It was built along the slopes of wide hills on either side of the Zgošća river.
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Within an hour or so of Kakanj: Vranduk Fortress (25 km), Skakavac Waterfall (33 km), Prokoško Lake (36 km), Vrelo Bosne (37 km).
The nearest famous roads are Neretva Canyon Road (M17), Piva Canyon Tunnel Road and Piva Canyon.
Kakanj is in Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 9 km from Dobrinje.
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Full driving guide for Bosnia and Herzegovina8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
A small medieval fortress of the Bosnian kings on a hairpin bend of the Bosna river north of Zenica, with a huddled Ottoman-era village inside its walls. One of the country's most atmospheric and least-visited castles.
25 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
A 98 m waterfall, among the highest in the Dinarides: hidden in forest above Nahorevo, a half-hour drive plus walk from central Sarajevo. A beloved local picnic escape that few visitors to the city ever find.
33 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A glacial lake at about 1,635 metres on Vranica mountain surrounded by shepherds' huts, reached by a steep unsurfaced road from Fojnica.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A landscaped park at the spring source of the Bosna river below Mount Igman, reached by a tree-lined avenue on Sarajevo's western edge.
37 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Sarajevo's enchanting Ottoman-era old bazaar quarter where East meets West, filled with copper workshops, mosques, and ćevapi restaurants.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
The historic Ottoman bridge where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914, triggering the start of World War I.
39 km · about 45 min drive
museum
A preserved section of the underground tunnel that served as the only lifeline for besieged Sarajevo during the 1990s war, now a powerful museum.
39 km · about 45 min drive
bridge
A graceful six-arch Ottoman stone bridge from 1682 spanning the jade-green Neretva in Konjic, a natural leg-stretch stop on the celebrated Sarajevo-Mostar drive.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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