Trebinje and eastern Herzegovina: wine, tools and energy in the south
The south of Republika Srpska has a modified Mediterranean climate, karst fields and the Trebišnjica river with the large Bileća reservoir. Wine, fruit and herbs grow here alongside a cutting-tool factory, a large dairy and lignite and hydropower plants.
In figures
- Volume of Bilećko lake on the Trebišnjica, the largest reservoir in the region
- 1.28 bn m³
- Average annual temperature in Bileća, 2024
- 14.2 °C
- Hours of sunshine in Bileća, 2024, the sunniest station
- 2,674 h
- Founding year of the cutting-tool factory in Trebinje
- 1951
Sources: Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics, This is Republika Srpska 2025, tables 2.4–2.5; Swisslion IAT.
Economic profile
Trebinje is the centre of the Herzegovinian wine route, with the Tvrdoš monastery cellar and family wineries, and of the Popovo polje orchards. It is also home to Swisslion's cutting-tool factory and confectionery plant. Bileća has the Pađeni dairy, Ljubinje medicinal herbs and metal furniture, and Gacko a lignite mine and thermal power plant.
What the register shows
Wine and spirits, herbs and tea, machinery and fruit are the most frequent activities of exporters from Herzegovina in the exporters register of the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbia, Croatia, Germany, Montenegro and Austria are the most often listed markets, and the tool factory reports sales to North America.
Producers in this region
- Mljekara Pađeni d.o.o.Bileća · Yoghurt (including Greek-style Jogurtos), sour milk, sour cream, cottage cheese, fresh soft and hard…
- Pčelica Maja d.o.o.Bileća · Clothing and accessories for infants
- PMP-2000 d.o.o.Ljubinje · Metal chairs, tables, sets and bases for homes, hospitality and gardens
- Podrumi manastira Tvrdoš d.o.o.Trebinje · Vranac, Žilavka, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot wines and grape brandies
- Popovo polje a.d.Trebinje · Fresh apples, pears, cherries and table grapes from orchards and vineyards in Popovo polje;…
- RiTE Gacko a.d.Gacko · Lignite and electricity
- Swisslion d.o.o. TrebinjeTrebinje · Chocolate and spreads, mousse and jelly desserts, sweets, wafers and bakery products
- Swisslion Industrija alata a.d. (IAT)Trebinje · Taps and dies, carbide-insert tools, drills for metal and wood, and non-ferrous metal products
- Vinski podrum AnđelićTrebinje · Wines from Herzegovinian varieties
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