Klobuk, Ljubuški

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Klobuk
Klobuk
Клобук
Village
Panorama Klobuka sa brda.28.jpg
Klobuk is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Klobuk
Klobuk
Coordinates: 43°16′43″N 17°26′45″E / 43.2786°N 17.4458°E / 43.2786; 17.4458Coordinates: 43°16′43″N 17°26′45″E / 43.2786°N 17.4458°E / 43.2786; 17.4458
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
CantonFlag of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.svg West Herzegovina
MunicipalityCoat of arms (Ljubuski).jpg Ljubuški
Area
 • Total9.59 sq mi (24.84 km2)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total1,232
 • Density130/sq mi (50/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Klobuk is a village in the municipality of Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located about 12 km north-west of the town of Ljubuški along the regional road M-6 (Grude - Ljubuški - Čapljina - Metković) and some 5 km away from the border crossing with Croatia. It has got its name from the Klobuk hill, that's central to the place, whose specific shape resembles a type of hat. (Klobuk eng. hat)

Klobuk has 12 hamlets - Kapel Mala, Pržine, Šiljevište, Borajna, Zastražnica, Poljane, Vlake, Čuljkova Njiva, Dabranja, Brdo, Osoje and Drače.

History[]

Klobuk was first mentioned in 1585 in an Ottoman list of villages.[1]

Population[]

According to the 2013 Census, the total population of Klobuk was 1.232, gravitating mostly towards Ljubuški and nearby municipalities, including Vrgorac in neighbouring Croatia.

Klobuk
Year of census 1971. 1981. 1991. 2013.
Croats 1,974 (99,59%) 1,721 (98,06%) 1,555 (98,48%) 1,223 (99,27%)
Others or unknown 3 (0,40%) 34 (1,92%) 24 (1,51%) 9 (0,73%)
Total 1,982 1,755 1,579 1,232

Notable people[]

  • , former Managing Director of Franck Ltd. (d.o.o.), Zagreb, Croatia.
  • Petar Barbarić (1874 - 1897), a charismatic Catholic priest who lived a life of heroic virtue, proclaimed venerable and expected to be beatified by the Pope Francis.
  • , former Mayor of Ljubuški and a representative of Croatian Diaspora in Croatian Parliament (Sabor).
  •  [hr], former Vice-President of Croatian Parliament (Sabor) and former Vice-Chair of HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union).
  • Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign & European Affairs of Croatia.
  • , former Mayor of Zagreb and member of the Government of the Independent State of Croatia
  • , founder of Euroherc Osiguranje Plc. (d.d.) and Agram Plc. insurance companies, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia
  • Željko Musa, a handball player.
  •  [hr] (1848 - 1888), a Catholic priest, given the title Duke (Vojvoda) of Herzegovina by Prince Nikola of Montenegro for leading the uprising against the Ottomans in 1875 and 1878.
  • Leo Petrović, a Franciscan and a historian.
  • , an entrepreneur with investments in property development, insurance and hospitality (Zagreb City Hotels d.o.o. - Double Tree, Canopy and Garden Inn Hilton Hotels), Zagreb, Croatia.
  • , "rags-to-richess" entrepreneurial brothers with a multi-million dollar business in poultry industry (Rasic Hnos. S.A), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  •  [hr] (1909 - 1964), writer and author.
  • Božo Skoko, a university professor and media personality, Zagreb, Croatia.

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2009-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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