Banja Luka

城市概覽

Banja Luka is in essence the hub of northwestern Bosnia, an area called Bosanska Krajina that is quite forested. It has important bus, air, and motorist connections and is also a notable financial sector with its own stock exchange, but aside from that it is distinguished for its sporting affairs like tennis, handball, rafting, and, of course, football. On the whole, the city has a pleasing aesthetic with leafy pedestrian streets, a location on the Vrbas River with verdant hills in the background, and a university, and a continental climate with four seasons. Banja Luka has a long history going all the way back to ancient Rome, as in Illyria and Dalmatia and other polities of that old world power. And since then, it has transcended medieval, Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian states and the trials of modern warfare. On a bad day in WWII, the Bishop of Banja Luka was killed and thrown into the Vrbas River, and Serbs and Jews during the whole period met their demise in camps nearby. The city was battered by the Bosnian War in the 1990s, during which Bosniaks and Croats were expelled and mosques were demolished. Serbs moved in, established the Republika Srpska, and made Banja Luka the de facto capital. Thus, the city almost has two identities, yet today the municipality seems to make it work.

Climate Banja Luka has a continental climate, with harsh winters and warm summers. The warmest month of the year is July, with an average temperature of 21.3 °C (70 °F). The coldest month of the year is January, when temperatures average near freezing at 0.8 °C (33 °F). Annual precipitation for Banja Luka is about 988mm. Banja Luka has an average of 143 rainy days a year. Due to the city's high latitude, it snows in Banja Luka almost every year as well. Strong winds come from the north and north-east.

如何抵達

By bus The bus station is approximately 3 km to the northeast of the centre. There are taxis at the exit of the bus which for ~10 marks (KM) can drive you to the centre. The city bus leaves from next to the train station, 200 m away, and a fare to the centre is less than 2 km.

1 Agencija Neobas, Jevrejska, ☏ +387 51 223 090, [email protected]. Purchase tickets at the bus station, or at the Neobas tourist agency in the town centre, Jevrejska bb (Novi Zanatski Centar). Prices are the same. There are direct bus connections from the main bus station to

Bosnia: Sarajevo, Šipovo, Prijedor, Bosansko Gradiška, Bosansko Grahovo, Trebinje, Prijedor, Teslić, Banja Vrućica, Novi Grad, Gornji Graci, Višegrad, Bihać, ... Austria: Vienna, Linz and Salzburg (http://www.boro-bus.com) Croatia: Zagreb, Makarska, Pula, Split, Zadar (http://www.cazmatrans.hr/zd-bih.html), Rijeka Denmark: Copenhagen France: Paris, Lyon, ... see Eurolines. Germany: Cologne, Dortmund, Duisburg, Dusseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt am Main, Ingolstadt, Karlsruhe, Mannheim, Munich, Nuremberg, Pforzheim, Stuttgart and Ulm Montenegro: Igalo, Podgorica Serbia: Belgrade, Novi Sad (http://www.smiljic.com/index.php?id=55), Kragujevac, Sombor, Zrenjanin, Niš, Subotica Sweden: Stockholm Switzerland: Zürich, Luzern See http://www.autobusni-kolodvor.com/en/terminal.aspx?k=148&d=070 Several international buses from Western Europe to Bosnia follow the route Zagreb - Brod - Derventa - Doboj - Sarajevo, providing you with a wide detour around Banja Luka Normally you would get out of those buses at Derventa but if the weather is alright and it's not in the middle of the night, you could ask the bus driver to let you already out at the Novska service station (3 km after the Novska exit) on the Zagreb-Bosanski Brod highway, approx 3 hours before Derventa. From the Novska service station its another 15 km hitchhike to Okučani, the highway exit to Banja Luka (the bus won't let you off there, it is off the highway, but it's easy

當地交通

By bike You can have your bike fixed á la minute at the Bike Servis Shop ([email protected]), in the Ul. Gundulićeva 104 - next to the football stadion. Tel. 051/301-470. Another bike shop is 5 doors down in the row of buildings. The tourist office owns 15 rental bicycles, which are maintained by the above bike shop. Rental: 1 KM/hour, or 15 KM/day. There's a bike sharing network (nextbike) with few stations scattered across town; but none at the station.

By bus Banja Luka has dozens of city- and suburban buses. There are frequent busses to/from the bus/train station. From the main square (opposite Park Petar Kočić) take lines 6 or 10 for 2,30 KM.

必看景點

There are many historic things to see in the city of Banja Luka.

1 Kastel Fortress. Fortress on the bank of the Vrbas river with history up to Roman ages. (updated Apr 2023) 2 Ferhat-Pasha Mosque (Ferhat-pašina džamija). This example of Islamic 16th century architecture was built during the time of the Ottoman rule. Built in 1579 it has a central fountain called Shaderwan, stone and iron fence. It is built in the classical Ottoman style. Ferhadija was listed as a cultural heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1950. Later it was protected by UNESCO until destroyed in 1993. The site and the remains of the mosque today are a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the mosque is under reconstruction. (updated Apr 2023) 3 Cathedral of Saint Bonaventure. Built in 1887, the 1969 earthquake levelled the church. The current cathedral was built in 1974. (updated Apr 2023) 4 Banski Dvor (Governor's Palace). In the centre of the city. Built in the 1930s. A concert hall and gallery. This is the main cultural centre placed in the city centre (updated Apr 2023) 5 Monastery of Gomionica. from 16th century near Banja Luka. Monastery has the collection of ancient icons from 18th century. (updated Apr 2023) 6 Mariastern Abbey (Trapist monastery), Slatinska 1 (on the road to Slatina) (close to Pivara Banjaluka). The monastery is the only trapist monastery in the Western Balkans and it was reopened in 2008. It is known for its home-made wines and cheese. (updated Apr 2023) 7 Monument to the Fallen Krajina Fighters (Spomenik na Šehitlucima) (On Banja Brdo (Banj Hill) (aka: Šehitluci Hill)). A very large WWII monument sitting on top of a hill south of town. (updated Nov 2020) And contemporary things:

8 Gospodska street (Veselin Masleša street). is the main street of city with shops, offices and cafes (on bottom) alongside. Recommended time to visit, because of its liveliness, is during day on Saturdays whole day, and between 12:00 and 14:00 on workdays. During evenings visit on

體驗活動

Banja Luka is a city with the rich night life.

1 Boom Boom Room, Veselina Maslese 15-17 (Gospodska ulica), ☏ +387 66 610 000. In a town where folk music is a general trend, Boom Boom Room is the first club in Banja Luka offering unique, world-like atmosphere, playing exclusively DJ electronic music. Located in the very heart of the city, open W-Sa. (updated Apr 2023) 2 Demofest klub (DFK), Patre 5 (entrance across the street from Kastel). Offers a colourful programme with diverse music, live gigs from various ban