Čitluk, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

"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.

Čitluk Читлук
Town and municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Čitluk Location of Čitluk
Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°42′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

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

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

Demographics

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 almost 99% of the population declaring themselves as ethnic Croats.

2013 Census

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

NK Brotnjo - Hajduk Split, 2013.

Sports

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

Notable people

• 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

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

Čitluk is twinned with:^[3][4]

• Fossò, Italy
• Križevci, Croatia
• Poggio San Marcello, Italy

References

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

External links

• Municipality of Čitluk-official website (in Croatian)

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