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Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Country
  
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Area code(s)
  
+387 36

Area
  
181 km²

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Sunday 10:38 AM

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Weather
  
19°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 36% Humidity

Čitluk Latin: Aequum 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.

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Map of %C4%8Citluk, 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).

1971

15,359 total

  • Croats - 15,055 (98.02%)
  • Bosniaks - 183 (1.19%)
  • Serbs - 64 (0.41%)
  • others - 57 (0.38%)
  • 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.

    Settlements

    • Bijakovići • Biletići • Blatnica • Blizanci • Čalići • Čerin • Čitluk • Dobro Selo • Dragičina • Gradnići • Hamzići • Krehin Gradac • Krućevići • Mali Ograđenik • Međugorje • Paoča • Potpolje • Služanj • Tromeđa City • Tepčići • Veliki Ograđenik i Vionica.

    Sports

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

    Notable people

  • Marin Čilić, tennis player
  • Zoran Planinić, basketball player
  • Mate Bulić, singer
  • Ivica Zubac, basketball player
  • Twin cities

  • Poggio San Marcello Italy
  • Križevci Croatia
  • References

    Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina Wikipedia