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Čitluk, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Town and municipality in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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The area has the largest vineyards in the country, consisting mainly of Blatina, Žilavka, and Vranac grapes.[2]
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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.
Settlements
Demographics
1971
15,359 total
1991
In 1991, the municipality had a population of 14,709, of which there were
The town of Čitluk had 4,317 residents with almost 99% of the population declaring themselves as ethnic Croats.
2013 Census
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
Fossò, Italy
Križevci, Croatia
References
External links
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