Kreševo

Kreševo
Крешево
Town of Kreševo panorama
Location of the municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kreševo
Coordinates: 43°51′56.22″N 18°02′04.52″E / 43.8656167°N 18.0345889°E / 43.8656167; 18.0345889
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Central Bosnia
Government
  Municipal mayorBoris Marić (HDZ BiH)
Area
  Town and municipality
149 km2 (58 sq mi)
  Land149 km2 (58 sq mi)
  Water0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Population
 (2013)
  Town and municipality
5,273
  Density35/km2 (92/sq mi)
  Urban
1,025
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Post code
71260
Area code+387 030
Websitewww.kresevo.ba

Kreševo (Serbian Cyrillic: Крешево, pronounced [krêʃeʋo]) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kreševo is a mountainous town, located in a narrow valley of the Kreševka river, under the slopes of Mount Bitovnje. An old Franciscan monastery of St. Catharine is located in the town's outskirts.