Drinić

Drinić, around a hundred kilometres away from

Banjaluka, is a place of a renewed life and new
beginning. The municipality was established after the
Dayton Agreement was reached, as part of a pre-war
municipality of Bosanski Petrovac.

Drinić is settled in a docile and picturesque plateau

surrounded by hillsides of Klekovača, Oštrelj and Srnetica, next to the main road Jajce – Bihać.

In the centre of Drinić there is an outstanding monument

dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the WW II, and next to it there
is a Memorial House built in memory of the victims of the civil
war.

KLEKOVAČA MOUNTAIN and OLD-GROWTH

FOREST LOM

Besides forestry, the officials of Drinić see a huge potential in tourism. In the territory of this municipality there is
Klekovača Mountain as well as the Old-Growth Forest Lom.

The old-growth forest covers 297.8 ha, and its vegetation consists of beech, fir and spruce (Piceo-Abieti-Fagetum
illyricum). There can be found a 500-year-old fir tree whose volume is 6.3 m, as well as the three tallest trees in the
Republic of Srpska whose height is 50, 51 and 52 m respectively. Also, there is an old-growth forest beech which is a
place that male grouses visit during the mating period and there they attract their mates by singing. Moreover, there
are a few caves in the territory of the old-growth forest Lom. Some of these caves have the eternal snow that used to
be delivered to the confectioners a few decades ago.  

Runolist (edelweiss)
At the very peak of Klekovača, whose altitude is 1962 m, there is a rare
Alpine plant - runolist (edelweiss).

HUNTING and RECREATION

The Veliko Vrelo Hunting Lodge is 5 km away from

the centre of Drinić, and it is settled in the middle of
the “conifer heaven”. There are eight double rooms
and one triple room, including 2 bungalows. The
hunting lodge has a hall with around 50 seats suitable
for some smaller conferences and seminars. The
kitchen offers all national dishes whose origin is from
this area, but also there are some international dishes.
Game animals inhabit surrounding forests, and tree
stands can be found at the hunting ground. There is a
brown bear, wild boar, roe deer and grouse. Many
hunters from Austria, Germany and Italy visit this
place. Also, there are jogging tracks where all nature
lovers can walk and ride a bike. There is a possibility
of a picnic in Klekovača Mountain where you can find
marked trails or a guided tour of the old-growth forest
Lom.

Štraparijada
The most famous culture-tourist event held every summer in Drinić is "Štraparijada" – a competition between horses
pulling the logs.

Drinić is for sure one of those places that you never forget and whose beauty and peace are the main reasons that you
keep coming back!