The heritage of Fr. Erich von Brandis is of great importance for Travnik and for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The spirit of this great man unites the love for God, man, science and nature. He saw the beauty of God's creation in the natural things he collected and studied. He was born in Betnava near Maribor, surrounded by hills, forests, and water. In his childhood his eyes absorbed this beauty, but similar landscapes won his heart over in the Lašva river valley in Travnik, later on the Vlašić mountain, in Vilenica, and so on. Erich Brandis is the most beautiful link between these two lands, both small, but rich in spirit and with beautiful landscapes.