Konjic

Konjic lies on the Neretva in the wooded mountains of northern Herzegovina. Its name appears in the records of Ragusa in 1382, when the town belonged to the medieval Kingdom of Bosnia. The surrounding district is rich in stećci, carved limestone tombstones found across Bosnia and the western Balkans. Their cemeteries preserve traces of communities that lived among the valleys and uplands around the town.

Ottoman rule brought mosques to Konjic and gave the crossing of the Neretva a monumental stone bridge. Built as the endowment of Haseći Ali-aga in 1682, the Stara Ćuprija spanned the river on six pointed arches, widening towards the centre. Its benefactor also provided for the bridge's maintenance, joining the two sides of the town with a work of enduring stone.