Čitluk,_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina

Čitluk, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

Čitluk, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

Town and municipality in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

"Čitluk" redirects here. For other uses, see Čitluk (disambiguation).

Čitluk (Serbian 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.

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The area boasts the largest vineyards in the country, consisting mainly of Blatina, Žilavka, and Vranac grapes.[2]

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

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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:[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  2. [2]
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  3. [3]
    "Veleposlanik Republike Italije posjetio Općinu Čitluk". brotnjo.info (in Bosnian). Brotnjo.info. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  4. [4]
    "Svetom misom proslavljen blagdan sv. Marka Križevčanina". krizevci.hr (in Croatian). Križevci. 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
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