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.
Čitluk
Читлук | |
|---|---|
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 |
| 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 |
The area boasts the largest vineyards in the country, consisting mainly of Blatina, Žilavka, and Vranac grapes.[2]
Overview
editThe 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
editDemographics
edit1971
edit15,359 total
1991
editIn 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 almost 99% of the population declaring themselves as ethnic Croats.
2013 Census
edit| Municipality | Nationality | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosniaks | % | Croats | % | Serbs | % | ||
| Čitluk | 29 | 0.15 | 17,900 | 98.67 | 18 | 0.09 | 18,140 |
Sports
editThe town is home to the football club NK Brotnjo, and the basketball club HKK Brotnjo.
Notable people
edit- 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
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Fossò, Italy
Križevci, Croatia- Poggio San Marcello, Italy
References
edit- ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ About - Hercegovina vino
- ^ "Veleposlanik Republike Italije posjetio Općinu Čitluk". brotnjo.info (in Bosnian). Brotnjo.info. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ "Svetom misom proslavljen blagdan sv. Marka Križevčanina". krizevci.hr (in Croatian). Križevci. 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
External links
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- Municipality of Čitluk-official website (in Croatian)