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 |
| Canton | Herzegovina-Neretva Canton |
| Government | |
| • Municipality president | 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 (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[edit]
The municipality includes the village of Međugorje where Marian apparitions have been reported.
Other nearby places are Služanj, Potpolje, Blatnica, Čerin, Hamzići and Gornji Veliki Ograđenik. 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[edit]
Population/Demographics[edit]
1971[edit]
15,359 total
1991[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
The town is home to the football club NK Brotnjo, and the basketball club HKK Brotnjo.
Notable people[edit]
- Marin Čilić, tennis player
- Zoran Planinić, basketball player
- Mate Bulić, singer
- Ivica Zubac, basketball player
- Julius Severus, Governor of Britannia, AD 131
International relations[edit]
Twin towns – Sister cities[edit]
Čitluk is twinned with:
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Čitluk. |
- Municipality of Čitluk-official website (in Croatian)
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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