Livno is situated on the river Bistrica in the southeastern edge of the Livno Field at the foot of Kruzi plateau which are located beneath the Cincar mountain and rocky hill Crvenice, it is the centre of the Canton 10 which mainly covers an area of the historical and geographical region of Tropolje.

The city is the administrative centre of Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The town, with the remains of the antique architecture and the old town from the 9th century, first mentioned in 892, developed at the crossroads of roads between the Adriatic coast and inland, i.e., regions of Bosnia, Dalmatia, Herzegovina and Krajina.

See this historic jewel in the south of Bosnia from the air in the video below.