Annals of the
Patriarchal Monastery of Peć mentioned Nevesinje in 1219, which is the earliest mention of Nevesinje in preserved historical sources. The
župa (county) of Nevesinje was held by Serbian prince
Stefan Konstantin between 1303–06. The
Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja mentions Nevesinje in the 12th century, as a part of the Podgorica župa. Numerous contracts between craftsmen and other service providers from modern-day Nevesinje and the
Republic of Dubrovnik are stored in the Dubrovnik archives. In 1463, the Ottoman headquarters was established in the vicinity of Nevesinje. The rebellion soon spread to the rest of
Herzegovina,
Bosnia, then other parts of the
Ottoman Empire. Neighboring states,
Serbia,
Montenegro and
Bulgaria got involved in the conflict which in turn pulled in great powers of the time. The conflict ended with the
Congress of Berlin in 1878 and the vilayet of
Bosnia and Herzegovina was placed under the administration of
Austria-Hungary. At the same time
Romania,
Serbia and Montenegro were declared independent principalities. When the German and Italian
Zones of Influence were revised on 24 June 1942, Nevesinje fell in , administered civilly by Croatia but militarily by Italy. In 2019, Nevesinje experienced a power outage that was considered one of the worst crises in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ==Settlements==