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Čitluk, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°42′E / 43.2°N 17.7°E / 43.2; 17.7
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Čitluk
Читлук
Town and municipality
Flag of Čitluk
Flag
Coat of arms of Čitluk
Coat of arms
Čitluk is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Čitluk
Čitluk
Location of Čitluk
Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°42′E / 43.200°N 17.700°E / 43.200; 17.700
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
CantonHerzegovina-Neretva Canton
Government
 • Municipal mayorMarin Radišić (HDZ BiH)
Area
 • Total
181 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total
18,552
 • Density1,025/km2 (2,650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+387 36
Websitehttp://www.citluk.ba

Čitluk (Cyrillic: Читлук, listenⓘ) is a town and municipality in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Overview

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


Population/Demographics

1971

15,359 total

1991

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

Municipality Nationality
Total
Bosniaks
%
Croats
%
Serbs
%
Čitluk
29
0.15
17,900
98.67
18
0.09
18,140

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NK Brotnjo - Hajduk Split, 2013.

Sports

The town is home to the football club NK Brotnjo, and the basketball club HKK Brotnjo.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Čitluk is twinned with:[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Link text, additional text.
  2. ^ "Veleposlanik Republike Italije posjetio Općinu Čitluk". brotnjo.info (in Bosnian). Brotnjo.info. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  3. ^ "Svetom misom proslavljen blagdan sv. Marka Križevčanina". krizevci.hr (in Croatian). Križevci. 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
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