Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Čitluk
Читлук | |
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Town and municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Čitluk Location of Čitluk | |
| Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°42′E / 43.200°N 17.700°E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton |  Herzegovina-Neretva |
| Geographical region | Herzegovina |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Marin Radišić (HDZ BiH) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 181 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 18,552 |
| • Density | 1,025/km2 (2,650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code(s) | +387 36 |
| Website | http://www.citluk.ba |
Čitluk (Serbian Cyrillic: Читлук, 
listen (help·info)) is a town and municipality in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Overview[]
The municipality includes the village of Međugorje where Marian apparitions have been reported.
Other nearby places are Služanj, Potpolje, , Čerin, Hamzići and . The rich soil in this area is used for growing wine-producing grapes. Many varieties grown in Brotnjo are popular throughout the world (e.g., Blatina).
Settlements[]
Population/Demographics[]
1971[]
15,359 total
1991[]
In 1991, the municipality had a population of 14,709, of which there were
- 14,544 Croats (98.9%)
- 110 Bosniaks (0.8%)
- 19 Serbs (0.1%)
- 17 Yugoslavs (0.1%) * 19 others (0.1%)
The town of Čitluk had 4,317 residents: with 99% of those being Croats.
2013 Census[]
| Municipality | Nationality | Total
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Bosniaks
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%
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Croats
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%
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Serbs
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%
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| Čitluk | 29 | 0.15 | 17,900 | 98.67 | 18 | 0.09 | 18,140 |
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Sports[]
The town is home to the football club NK Brotnjo, and the basketball club HKK Brotnjo.
Notable people[]
- Marin Čilić, tennis player
- Zoran Planinić, basketball player
- Mate Bulić, singer
- Ivica Zubac, basketball player
- Julius Severus, Governor of Britannia, AD 131
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Fossò, Italy
Križevci, Croatia- Poggio San Marcello, Italy
References[]
- ^ Link text, additional text.
- ^ "Veleposlanik Republike Italije posjetio Općinu Čitluk". brotnjo.info (in Bosnian). Brotnjo.info. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ "Svetom misom proslavljen blagdan sv. Marka Križevčanina". krizevci.hr (in Croatian). Križevci. 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Čitluk. |
- Municipality of Čitluk-official website (in Croatian)
| show Municipalities of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton |
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Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°42′E / 43.2°N 17.7°E
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