Čitluk, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Čitluk
Općina Čitluk (Croatian) | |
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Town and municipality | |
Church of Christ the King, Čitluk | |
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Flag Seal | |
Interactive map of Čitluk | |
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 | |
• Town and municipality | 181 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
• Town and municipality | 18,140 |
| • Density | 1,025/km2 (2,650/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,312[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +387 36 |
| Website | http://www.citluk.ba |
Čitluk (Serbian Cyrillic: Читлук, ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The area has the largest vineyards in the country, consisting mainly of Blatina, Žilavka, and Vranac grapes.[2]
Overview
The municipality includes the village of Međugorje where Marian apparitions have been reported. Other nearby places are Služanj, Potpolje, Čerin, and Hamzići.
Settlements
Demographics
1971
15,359 total
1991
In 1991, the municipality had a population of 14,709, of which there were
2013 Census
| Municipality | Nationality | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosniaks | % | Croats | % | Serbs | % | ||
| Čitluk | 29 | 0.15 | 17,900 | 98.67 | 18 | 0.09 | 18,140 |
Sports
The town is home to the football club NK Brotnjo, and the basketball club HKK Brotnjo.
Notable people
- Ivan Dodig, tennis player
- Marin Čilić, tennis player
- Zoran Planinić, basketball player
- Mate Bulić, singer
- Ivica Zubac, basketball player
- Fra Didak Buntić, Catholic priest
Twin towns – sister cities
- Fossò, Italy
- Križevci, Croatia
- Poggio San Marcello, Italy
References
- ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ About - Hercegovina vino
- ^ "Veleposlanik Republike Italije posjetio Općinu Čitluk". brotnjo.info (in Bosnian). Brotnjo.info. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Svetom misom proslavljen blagdan sv. Marka Križevčanina". krizevci.hr (in Croatian). Križevci. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Čitluk.
- Municipality of Čitluk-official website (in Croatian)