Citluk
Encyclopedia
Čitluk is a town
and municipality
located in Herzegovina
, in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina
. It is a municipality of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
The municipality includes the village of Međugorje where Marian apparitions have been reported.
Other nearby towns are Služanj
, Potpolje, Blatnica, Čerin, Hamzići and 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
).
The town of Čitluk had 4,317 residents: with 99% of those being Croats
.
• Biletići
• Blatnica
• Blizanci
• Čalići
• Čerin
• Čitluk
• Dobro Selo
• Dragičina
• Gradnići
• Hamzići
• Krehin Gradac
• Krućevići
• Mali Ograđenik
• Međugorje
• Paoča
• Potpolje
• Služanj
• Tepčići
• Veliki Ograđenik i Vionica
.
club NK Brotnjo
, and the basketball
club HKK Brotnjo.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in Herzegovina
Herzegovina
Herzegovina is the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. While there is no official border distinguishing it from the Bosnian region, it is generally accepted that the borders of the region are Croatia to the west, Montenegro to the south, the canton boundaries of the Herzegovina-Neretva...
, in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 a municipality of 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:...
in 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...
.
The municipality includes the village of Međugorje where Marian apparitions have been reported.
Other nearby towns are Služanj
Služanj
Služanj is a town and municipality located in Herzegovina, in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a municipality of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
, Potpolje, Blatnica, Čerin, Hamzići and 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
Blatina
Blatina is red wine grape variety primarily grown in the Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has a functional female flower , and for that reason it is always cultivated in plantations with other varieties such as Alicante bouschet , Merlot, and Trnjak, which at the same time pollinate...
).
1971
15.359 total- CroatsCroatsCroats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
- 15.055 (98,02%) - BosniaksBosniaksThe 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...
- 183 (1,19%) - SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
- 64 (0,41%) - others - 57 (0,38%)
1991
In 1991, the municipality had a population of 14,709, of which there were- 14,544 CroatsCroatsCroats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
(98.9%) - 110 BosniaksBosniaksThe 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...
(0.8%) - 19 SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
(0.1%) - 17 YugoslavsYugoslavsYugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
(0.1%) * 19 others (0.1%).
The town of Čitluk had 4,317 residents: with 99% of those being Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
.
Settlements
• BijakovićiBijakovići
Bijakovići is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Biletići
Biletići
Biletići is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Blatnica
Blatnica (Čitluk)
Blatnica is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Blizanci
Blizanci (Čitluk)
Blizanci is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Čalići
Čalići
Čalići is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Čerin
Cerin
Čerin is a town located in the Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is in the municipality of Čitluk in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Čitluk
Čitluk (Čitluk)
Čitluk is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
• Dobro Selo
Dobro Selo (Čitluk)
Dobro Selo is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Dragičina
Dragičina (Čitluk)
Dragičina is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Gradnići
Gradnići
Gradnići is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Hamzići
Hamzići (Čitluk)
Hamzići is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Krehin Gradac
Krehin Gradac
Krehin Gradac is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Krućevići
Krućevići
Krućevići is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Mali Ograđenik
Mali Ograđenik
Mali Ograđenik is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Međugorje
• Paoča
Paoča
Paoča is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Potpolje
Potpolje
Potpolje is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Služanj
Služanj
Služanj is a town and municipality located in Herzegovina, in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a municipality of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
• Tepčići
Tepčići
Tepčići is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
• Veliki Ograđenik i Vionica
Veliki Ograđenik i Vionica
Veliki Ograđenik i Vionica is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...
.
Sports
The town is home to the footballFootball (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club NK Brotnjo
NK Brotnjo
NK Brotnjo is a football club was founded in 1955 and based out of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club is in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. NK Brotnjo plays out of Bare Stadium which has a capacity of 8,000....
, and the basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club HKK Brotnjo.
Notable people
- Marin ČilićMarin CilicMarin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
, tennis player - Zoran PlaninićZoran PlaninicZoran Planinić is a Croatian professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Euroleague club BC Khimki...
, basketball player - Mate BulićMate BulicMate Bulić is a Bosnian Croat pop/folk singer.Many of his songs are influenced by the region of Herzegovina. Bulić finished his schooling in Čitluk and at Mostar, where he graduated in electrical engineering...
, singer
Twin cities
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ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... - KriževciKriževciKriževci is a town in central Croatia with a total population of 21,155 and with 11,219 in the city itself , the oldest town in its county, the Koprivnica-Križevci county.-History:...
CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , 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 ...