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Imotsko Polje (lit. ' Field of Imotski ' ) is a polje ( karstic field) located on the border of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina near the city of Imotski . The larger part is in Herzegovina , while the Croatian part is in the inner Dalmatia region, and is the second largest in the country, covering an area of 95 square kilometres (37 sq mi).
Summers are usually very hot during the day, temperature goes up to 40 °C. Temperatures above 10 °C (50 °F) last for more than 250 days a year. Two kinds of wind are common in the area - the northern to north-eastern bora , which usually brings cold and clear weather in winter, and the southern to south-eastern sirocco , which often brings rain.
The Battle of Murowana Oszmianka of 13–14 May 1944 was the largest clash between the Polish resistance movement organization Home Army (Armia Krajowa, AK) and the Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force (LTDF); a Lithuanian volunteer security force subordinated to Nazi Germany occupational administration.
Bernard of Wąbrzeźno (1575–1603), Polish Roman Catholic priest and a Benedictine monk; Ludwig von Erlichshausen (1410–1467), Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights; Maciej Freimut (born 1967), canoeist, Olympic medallist
Red Lake (Croatian: Crveno jezero) is a sinkhole containing a karst lake near the city of Imotski, Croatia.It is known for its numerous caves and high cliffs, reaching over 241 metres (791 ft) above normal water level and continuing below the water level.
On February 15, 1985, FIDE President Florencio Campomanes announced that he was abandoning the World Chess Championship match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. For 40 years, the chess ...
A dead-end dirt road cutting through rural Wisconsin leads to a pasture dotted with shaggy-coated Highland cattle, fluffy Icelandic sheep and a vintage Airstream trailer that farmer Brit Thompson ...
Edvard Beneš, leader of the Czechoslovak government in exile Władysław Sikorski, leader of the Polish government in exile. Czechoslovak politicians Hodža and Jan Masaryk both wanted a confederation, [6] Beneš was more lukewarm; his goal was to ensure that the disputed Trans-Olza territory that had passed to Poland in the aftermath of the Munich Agreement was regained by Czechoslovakia, [2 ...