Zavidovići · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zavidovići Stone Spheres

Naturally formed stone spheres found in woodland and stream valleys around Zavidovići.

Typical visit
1 hour 30 minutes
Setting
Mixed
Region
Zenica, Doboj and Bosna Valley
Last checked
1 Aug 2026

Why visit

Naturally formed stone spheres found in woodland and stream valleys around Zavidovići. The concretions were produced by geological processes, although popular stories have sometimes attributed them to lost civilisations.

What you will see

  • Large stone concretions.
  • Forest setting.
  • Geological curiosity.

History

The concretions were produced by geological processes, although popular stories have sometimes attributed them to lost civilisations. The place should be understood within Bosnia and Herzegovina’s layered history, where medieval states, Ottoman administration, Austro-Hungarian rule, Yugoslav development and the 1992–1995 war left different traces.

Visitor tips

  1. 1

    Allow about 90 minutes for a normal visit, with extra time for photographs, queues, worship, interpretation or rest.

  2. 2

    Carry small local-currency cash because minor parking, donations or rural services may not always accept cards.

  3. 3

    Dress respectfully at active religious and memorial sites and avoid disrupting worship, funerals or commemorations.

  4. 4

    Reconfirm the trailhead, pier, operator base, visitor entrance or road condition.

  5. 5

    Stay on marked or clearly used routes. Bosnia and Herzegovina still has mine and unexploded-ordnance risk in some rural areas.

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