Čitluk, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

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Čitluk Читлук
Town and municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Čitluk Location of Čitluk
Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°42′E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Government
• Municipality president	Marin Radišić (HDZ BiH)
Area
• Total	181 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	18,552
• Density	1,025/km2 (2,650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+387 36
Website	http://www.citluk.ba

Čitluk (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.

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
• Dragičina
• Gradnići
• Hamzići
• Krehin Gradac
• Krućevići
• Mali Ograđenik
• Međugorje
• Paoča
• Potpolje
• Služanj
• Tepčići
• Veliki Ograđenik
• Vionica

Population/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 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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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
• Julius Severus, Governor of Britannia, AD 131

International relations

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

Twin towns – Sister cities

Čitluk is twinned with:

• Poggio San Marcello, Italy
• Križevci, Croatia

External links

• Municipality of Čitluk-official website (in Croatian)