Capljina
Encyclopedia
Čapljina is a town and municipality of the same name in Bosnia and Herzegovina
. It is located in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
. Čapljina is located on the border with Croatia
a mere 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) from the Adriatic Sea
.
The river Neretva
flows through the municipality and flows into the Adriatic just over the border. The town's landmark is a statue of King Tomislav
. The Church of Saint Francis Assisi
is also a prominent facet of the town. The municipal coat of arms
contains the Croatian chequy
, the nearby tower in Pocitelj, and Saint Francis Assisi
.
The municipality has a rich archaeological history and untouched wilderness
and is starting to develop agricultural tourism. It is also home to Hutovo Blato Park, which contains one of the most diverse bird populations in all Europe
. The Croatian town of Metković
is located just over the border and there are significant commercial and other links between the two towns new Čapljina International Speedway.
word čaplja, which means "heron
". Coincidentally enough, the name of the most prominent of Illyrian natives of this area, the Ardiaei, who later created one of the most powerful Illyrian kingdoms, may as well derive from ancient Roman (Latin
) word " Ardea", which precisely means "heron".
In World War II
, Ustaše
committed some of the most heinous atrocities in Čapljina and nearby villages. The town and the atrocities were celebrated in songs such as "Jasenovac i Gradiška Stara
", where Capljina was especially highly praised for its role in the genocide against the Serbs. The Prebilovci massacre
, in which around 4000 people were killed total, including 600 villagers from the Prebilovci
thrown into a pit, is one of the most significant atrocities in this area. Out of about 1000 villagers from Prebilovci, less than 200 survived, 57 families were completely extinguished (including numerous children). After the war, the first conscript from Prebilovci that reached the army age was not until 1962 (Jovan Djurasovic).
Since World War II it has been an important road and rail transportation link, connecting the rest of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the port of Ploče
in Croatia
. During the 1992–1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina
the city was taken over by the Croatian Defence Council
who expelled the non-Croat population and set up concentration camps for Bosniaks
in the Gabela camp
.
During the Summer of 2007 wildfires caused extensive damage throughout the rural part of the municipality.
• Bivolje Brdo
• Crnići
• Čapljina
• Čeljevo
• Doljani
• Domanovići
• Dračevo
• Dretelj
• Dubravica
• Gabela
• Gabela Polje
• Gnjilišta
• Gorica
• Grabovina
• Hotanj
• Jasenica
• Klepci
• Lokve
• Opličići
• Počitelj
• Prćavci
• Prebilovci
• Sjekose
• Stanojevići
• Struge
• Svitava
• Ševaš Njive
• Šurmanci
• Tasovčići
• Trebižat
• Višići
• Zvirovići
Relative ethnic majority
Their home ground is at Bjelave which holds 5,000 people.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. It is located in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton is one of the 10 cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The canton mainly comprises the Neretva river valley area and parts of Herzegovina west of Mostar, its administrative center.-Municipalities:...
of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two political entities that compose the sovereign country of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The two entities are delineated by the Inter-Entity Boundary Line...
. Čapljina is located on the border with Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
a mere 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) from the Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
.
The river Neretva
Neretva
Neretva is the largest river of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. It has been harnessed and controlled to a large extent by four HE power-plants with large dams and their storage lakes, but it is still recognized for its natural beauty, diversity of its landscape and visual...
flows through the municipality and flows into the Adriatic just over the border. The town's landmark is a statue of King Tomislav
Tomislav
King Tomislav was a ruler of Croatia in the Middle Ages. He reigned from 910 until 928, first as Duke of Dalmatian Croatia in 910–925, and then became first King of the Croatian Kingdom in 925–928....
. The Church of Saint Francis Assisi
Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St...
is also a prominent facet of the town. The municipal coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
contains the Croatian chequy
Coat of arms of Croatia
The coat of arms of Croatia consists of one main shield and five smaller shields which form a crown over the main shield. The main coat of arms is a checkerboard that consists of 13 red and 12 silver fields. It's commonly known as šahovnica or grb...
, the nearby tower in Pocitelj, and Saint Francis Assisi
Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St...
.
The municipality has a rich archaeological history and untouched wilderness
Wilderness
Wilderness or wildland is a natural environment on Earth that has not been significantly modified by human activity. It may also be defined as: "The most intact, undisturbed wild natural areas left on our planet—those last truly wild places that humans do not control and have not developed with...
and is starting to develop agricultural tourism. It is also home to Hutovo Blato Park, which contains one of the most diverse bird populations in all Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The Croatian town of Metković
Metkovic
Metković is a city in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the river Neretva and on the border with Herzegovina.-Demographics:...
is located just over the border and there are significant commercial and other links between the two towns new Čapljina International Speedway.
History
Not much is known about this city but it was founded by Romans in 5 BC. However, ancient Greek, and later Roman maps clearly show that the area was populated by several native Illyrian peoples, the most notable being the Ardiaei, whom the ancient Greeks had trading relations with, and ancient Romans invaded. The current name of the town Čapljina derives from the South SlavicSouth Slavic languages
The South Slavic languages comprise one of three branches of the Slavic languages. There are approximately 30 million speakers, mainly in the Balkans. These are separated geographically from speakers of the other two Slavic branches by a belt of German, Hungarian and Romanian speakers...
word čaplja, which means "heron
Heron
The herons are long-legged freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae. There are 64 recognised species in this family. Some are called "egrets" or "bitterns" instead of "heron"....
". Coincidentally enough, the name of the most prominent of Illyrian natives of this area, the Ardiaei, who later created one of the most powerful Illyrian kingdoms, may as well derive from ancient Roman (Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
) word " Ardea", which precisely means "heron".
In World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Ustaše
Ustaše
The Ustaša - Croatian Revolutionary Movement was a Croatian fascist anti-Yugoslav separatist movement. The ideology of the movement was a blend of fascism, Nazism, and Croatian nationalism. The Ustaše supported the creation of a Greater Croatia that would span to the River Drina and to the border...
committed some of the most heinous atrocities in Čapljina and nearby villages. The town and the atrocities were celebrated in songs such as "Jasenovac i Gradiška Stara
Jasenovac i Gradiška Stara
"Jasenovac i Gradiška Stara" is a Croatian song promoting the Ustaše. The lyrics celebrate the World War II crimes against the Serbs...
", where Capljina was especially highly praised for its role in the genocide against the Serbs. The Prebilovci massacre
Prebilovci massacre
The Prebilovci Massacre was one of many atrocities perpetrated by the Croatian Ustasha regime in the Independent State of Croatia during the World War II persecution of Serbs...
, in which around 4000 people were killed total, including 600 villagers from the Prebilovci
Prebilovci
Prebilovci , a village in Herzegovina, near the city of Čapljina . Prebilovci was first mentioned in the 15th century. The village has a population of roughly around 50 inhabitants....
thrown into a pit, is one of the most significant atrocities in this area. Out of about 1000 villagers from Prebilovci, less than 200 survived, 57 families were completely extinguished (including numerous children). After the war, the first conscript from Prebilovci that reached the army age was not until 1962 (Jovan Djurasovic).
Since World War II it has been an important road and rail transportation link, connecting the rest of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the port of Ploče
Port of Ploče
The Port of Ploče is a seaport in Ploče, Croatia, near the mouth of the Neretva river on the Adriatic Sea coast. It was formally opened in 1945 after a railway was built as a a supply route to connect the site with industrial facilities in the Sarajevo and Mostar areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina,...
in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. During the 1992–1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
the city was taken over by the Croatian Defence Council
Croatian Defence Council
The Croatian Defence Council was a military formation of the self-proclaimed Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian War.-History:...
who expelled the non-Croat population and set up concentration camps for Bosniaks
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
in the Gabela camp
Gabela camp
Gabela camp was a concentration camp run by the Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia and Croatian Defence Council in Gabela, the camp was located several kilometres south of Čapljina.-The camp:...
.
During the Summer of 2007 wildfires caused extensive damage throughout the rural part of the municipality.
Settlements
• BajovciBajovci
Bajovci is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 181* Croats - 176 * Muslims by nationality - 5 -References:...
• Bivolje Brdo
Bivolje Brdo
Bivolje Brdo is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition:total: 841* Bosnians - 562 * Croatians - 256 * "Yugoslavs" - 6...
• Crnići
Crnici (Capljina)
Crnići is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:* Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i...
• Čapljina
• Čeljevo
Celjevo
Čeljevo is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition:total: 1,058* Bosnians - 194 * Croatians - 827 * "Yugoslavs" - 8...
• Doljani
• Domanovići
Domanovici
Domanovići is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 1,270* Muslims by nationality - 727 * Croats - 326...
• Dračevo
• Dretelj
Dretelj
Dretelj is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 576* Croats - 508 * Muslims by nationality - 53 * "Yugoslavs" - 11...
• Dubravica
Dubravica (Capljina)
Dubravica is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 7* Muslims by nationality - 3 * Serbs - 3 * Croats - 1...
• Gabela
Gabela
Gabela is a town in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 kilometres south of Čapljina and 4 kilometers from Metković, in Croatia. It is situated in the navigable lower course of the Neretva, off the major road linking the coast with the mountainous hinterland...
• Gabela Polje
Gabela Polje
Gabela Polje is a small village in the Čapljina municipality of Herzegovina, part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is in turn part of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Gnjilišta
Gnjilišta
Gnjilišta is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 345* Croats - 338 * Muslims by nationality - 1...
• Gorica
Gorica (Capljina)
Gorica is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 456* Croats - 380 * Muslims by nationality - 65 * "Yugoslavs" - 4...
• Grabovina
Grabovina
Grabovina is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 947* Croats - 817 * Serbs - 57 * Muslims by nationality - 29...
• Hotanj
Hotanj
Hotanj is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 275* Bosnians - 93 * Croatians - 178 * "Yugoslavs" - 4...
• Jasenica
Jasenica (Capljina)
Jasenica is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 165* Muslims by nationality - 157 * Croats - 1...
• Klepci
Klepci
Klepci is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 417* Serbs - 383 * Croats - 14 * "Yugoslavs" - 13...
• Lokve
Lokve (Capljina)
Lokve is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 587* Muslims - 395 * Orthodox - 192...
• Opličići
Oplicici
Opličići is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 1,386* Muslims by nationality - 916 * Serbs - 358 * Croats - 108...
• Počitelj
Počitelj
Počitelj may refer to:*Počitelj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a village near Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina*Počitelj, Croatia, a hamlet near Gospić, Croatia...
• Prćavci
Prcavci
Prćavci is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:* Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i...
• Prebilovci
Prebilovci
Prebilovci , a village in Herzegovina, near the city of Čapljina . Prebilovci was first mentioned in the 15th century. The village has a population of roughly around 50 inhabitants....
• Sjekose
Sjekose
Sjekose is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 169* Croats - 146 * Serbs - 12 * Muslims by nationality - 10...
• Stanojevići
Stanojevici
Stanojevići is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 194* Muslims by nationality - 163 * Croats - 31 -References:...
• Struge
Struge
Struge is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 437* Croats - 284 * Muslims by nationality - 130 * "Yugoslavs" - 16...
• Svitava
Svitava (Capljina)
Svitava is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 319* Croats - 317 * others and unknown - 2 -References:...
• Ševaš Njive
Ševaš Njive
Ševaš Njive is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 262* Muslims by nationality - 191 * Croats - 69...
• Šurmanci
Šurmanci
Šurmanci is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 403* Croats - 354 * Muslims by nationality - 47 * "Yugoslavs" - 2...
• Tasovčići
Tasovcici
Tasovčići is a town in the municipality of Čapljina, in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
• Trebižat
Trebižat
Trebižat is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 1,399* Croats - 1,371 * "Yugoslavs" - 11 * Bosniaks - 9...
• Višići
Višici
Višići is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition:total: 1,773* Bosnians - 528 * Serbians - 23 * Croatians - 1,207...
• Zvirovići
Zvirovici
Zvirovići is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 440* Croats - 431 * Serbs - 2 * others and unknown - 7...
Demographics
| Population of Čapljina municipality | |||||||
| style="background: bgcolor="#F5DEB3" > year of census | style="background: bgcolor="#C2B280" > 1991. | style="background: bgcolor="#C2B280" > 1981. | style="background: bgcolor="#C2B280" > 1971. |- |
style="background: bgcolor="#4169E1" > Croatians | 14,969 (53,68%) | 13,931 (53,51%) | 12,603 (53,72%) |
| style="background: bgcolor="#228B22" > Bosniaks Bosniaks The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia... |
7,672 (27,51%) | 6,830 (26,23%) | 6,781 (28,90%) | ||||
| style="background: bgcolor="#FF0000" > Serbians Serbians Serbians may refer to people who are identified with the country of Serbia, or people of the Serb ethnic group.However it could also be used as the translation of Serbian word "Србијанци" , especially when distinction is made between the two... |
3,753 (13,46%) | 3,467 (13,31%) | 3,672 (15,65%) | ||||
| style="background: bgcolor="#C71585" > Yugoslavs Yugoslavs Yugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora... |
1,047 (3,75%) | 1,566 (6,01%) | 193 (0,82%) | ||||
| style="background: bgcolor="#CC7722" >others and unknown | 441 (1,58%) | 238 (0,91%) | 210 (0,89%) | ||||
| style="background: bgcolor="#F5DEB3" >total | 27,882 | 26,032 | 23,459 | ||||
Ethnic structure by settlements
Absolute ethnic majorutyRelative ethnic majority
| Ethnic structure of population of Čapljina municipality, by settlements, 1991. census | |||||||||||||
| style="background: bgcolor="#F5DEB3" > settlement | style="background: bgcolor="#FFFF00" > total | style="background: bgcolor="#4169E1" > Croatians | style="background: bgcolor="#228B22" > Bosnians Bosnians Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and... |
style="background: bgcolor="#FF0000" > Serbians Serbians Serbians may refer to people who are identified with the country of Serbia, or people of the Serb ethnic group.However it could also be used as the translation of Serbian word "Србијанци" , especially when distinction is made between the two... |
style="background: bgcolor="#C71585" > Yugoslavs Yugoslavs Yugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora... |
style="background: bgcolor="#CC7722" > others |- |
Bajovci | 181 | 176 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bivolje Brdo | 841 | 256 | 562 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |||||||
| Crnići | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Čapljina | 7,461 | 3,067 | 2,191 | 1,267 | 707 | 229 | |||||||
| Čeljevo | 1,058 | 827 | 194 | 1 | 8 | 28 | |||||||
| Doljani | 365 | 357 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| Domanovići | 1,270 | 326 | 727 | 186 | 21 | 10 | |||||||
| Dračevo | 630 | 582 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| Dretelj | 576 | 508 | 53 | 3 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
| Dubravica | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Gabela | 2,440 | 2,046 | 32 | 324 | 24 | 14 | |||||||
| Gnjilišta | 345 | 338 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Gorica | 456 | 380 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| Grabovina | 947 | 817 | 29 | 57 | 29 | 15 | |||||||
| Hotanj | 275 | 178 | 93 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Jasenica | 165 | 1 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| Klepci | 417 | 14 | 0 | 383 | 13 | 7 | |||||||
| Lokve | 587 | 0 | 395 | 192 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Opličići | 1,386 | 108 | 916 | 357 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| Počitelj | 905 | 172 | 660 | 20 | 36 | 17 | |||||||
| Prćavci | 260 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Prebilovci | 174 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Sjekose | 169 | 146 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Stanojevići | 194 | 31 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Struge | 437 | 284 | 130 | 2 | 16 | 5 | |||||||
| Svitava | 319 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Ševaš Njive | 262 | 69 | 191 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Šurmanci | 403 | 354 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Tasovčići | 1,675 | 294 | 511 | 698 | 138 | 34 | |||||||
| Trebižat | 1,399 | 1,371 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |||||||
| Višići | 1,788 | 1,207 | 528 | 23 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| Zvirovići | 440 | 431 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| total | 27,882 | 14,969 | 7,672 | 3,753 | 1,047 | 441 | |||||||
Current
The Bosniak populations were expelled during the war in the early 1990s and today the majority of the population are Croats. No reliable estimates on the population exist since a census has not been conducted since 1991.Culture
In the Capljina area, there are lots of Croatian cultural associations such as the following:- HKUD Čapljina (Čapljina)
- HKUD Sv.Ante (DreteljDreteljDretelj is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 576* Croats - 508 * Muslims by nationality - 53 * "Yugoslavs" - 11...
) - HKUD Seljačka Sloga (TrebižatTrebižatTrebižat is a village in Herzegovina, in Čapljina municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Ethnic composition, 1991 census:total: 1,399* Croats - 1,371 * "Yugoslavs" - 11 * Bosniaks - 9...
) - HKUD " ZORA " Struge-Gorica
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- actor Dejan AćimovićDejan AcimovicDejan Aćimović is an actor and director in Croatia. He was born in Čapljina, Yugoslavia, now Bosnia and Herzegovina. As an actor, his work included principal and supporting roles in numerous films, both within and outside Croatia...
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- HNK ČapljinaHNK CapljinaHNK Čapljina is a football club from Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina club is currently playing in the Prva Liga Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine...
- football club (previously named Borac) - currently in the 2nd division of the BiH South League. Nicknamed the Patriots, Capljina has been home to such talented players such as Kana Colic, Zlatan Vego, Ilija Ivankovic,Dadi Mulalic, Zara Zurovac, Milivoje Drasko, Seno Elezovic, Velija Kudra and Mladen Bartolovic.
Their home ground is at Bjelave which holds 5,000 people.
- GOŠK GabelaGOŠK GabelaGOŠK Gabela is a football team based in Gabela, Čapljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Their home ground is Podavala in Gabela which holds about 3,000 people.Their supporters are known as the Blue Lions .-First team squad:...
- football club known as the Blue Lions from village of Gabela, currently in the First Division of the Bosnia-Hercegovina Football League. - HKK Čapljina Lasta - basketball club currently in the Bosnia-Hercegovina D1 League