ABSTRACT
Bordered by Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia; Bosnia and Herzegovina’s terrain is mountains and valleys with the highest point being Maglic, the lowest point is the Adriatic Sea. “The region’s ancient inhabitants were Illyrians, followed by the Romans who settled around, mineral springs at Ilidža near Sarajevo in 9 A.D. When the Roman Empire was divided in 395 A.D., the Drina River, today the border with Serbia, became the line dividing the Western Roman Empire from Byzantium. The Slavs arrived in the late 6th and early 7th centuries. “Bosnia and Herzegovina was assimilated into the Ottoman Empire during the 400 years of Turkish rule. Conversion to Islam largely took place during the initial 150 years of Turkish rule and it’s generally held that people converted voluntarily. Orthodox Catholic Christians continued to practice their religions although under certain constraints. “The cadastral survey of Bosnia and Herzegovina is unique for the entire Monarchy since it is in position completely identical with the topographical survey.
