Kupres Plateau and Kupreško Polje

Kupreško polje is a karst polje, a broad flat-floored limestone basin, sitting at roughly 1,100 to 1,200 metres above sea level in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The polje and its surrounding mountains have long supported a pastoral highland economy based on seasonal grazing and hay production, and that economy remains central to the town’s identity. The open grassland is also the setting for the grass-mowing competition custom associated with the Strljanica tradition (see the separate attraction record). The plateau’s elevation and exposure give it a genuine winter climate, which is the natural basis for the seasonal winter recreation the area is known for, but snow cover, season length and operating facilities vary from year to year and are never guaranteed. The polje should be read as a working pastoral landscape first and a recreation setting second.