Čapljina
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| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| subdivisons | 27 Mjesni Zajednica | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipality president | Stjepan Šutalo | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 256 km² (98.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1991) | |||
| - Total | 37,584 | ||
| - Density | 139/km² (360/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Area code(s) | +387 036 | ||
| Website: Official Web Site | |||
Čapljina is a town and municipality of the same name in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity. Čapljina is located on the border with Croatia a mere 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Adriatic Sea.
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[edit] Demographics
[edit] 1971
23.459 total
- Croats - 12.603 (53,72)
- Muslims - 6.781 (28,90)
- Serbs - 3.672 (15,65)
- Yugoslavs - 193 (0,82)
- Others - 210 (0,91)
[edit] 1991
[edit] municipality of Čapljina
total: 27,882
- Croats - 14,969 (53.68%)
- Muslims by nationality - 7,672 (27.51%)
- Serbs - 3,753 (13.46%)
- Yugoslavs - 1,047 (3.75%)
- others and unknown - 441 (1.58%)
[edit] Town of Čapljina (itself)
ukupno: 17,461
- Croats - 3,067 (41.10%)
- Muslims by nationality - 12,191 (29.36%)
- Serbs - 1,267 (16.98%)
- Yugoslavs - 707 (9.47%)
- others and unknown - 229 (3.06%)
[edit] Current
The Bosniak and Serb populations were expelled during the war in the early 1990s and today the majority of the population are Croats. No reliable estimates on the population exist since a census has not been conducted since 1991. Croats are the majority.
[edit] References
- Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
[edit] About Čapljina
The river Neretva flows through the municipality and flows into the Adriatic just over the border. The town's landmark is a statue of King Tomislav. The Church of Saint Francis Assisi is also a prominent facet of the town. The municipal coat of arms contains the Croatian chequy, the nearby Roman villa Mogorjelo, and Saint Francis Assisi.
The municipality has a rich archaeological history and untouched wilderness and is starting to develop agricultural tourism. It is also home to Hutovo Blato Park, which contains one of the most diverse bird populations in all Europe. The Croatian town of Metković is located just over the border and there are significant commercial and other links between the two towns new Čapljina International Speedway.
[edit] History
Not much is known about this city but it was founded by Romans in the 5 BC where it got its name from. The name is the same as it was 2000 years ago.
In WWII Ustashe committed atrocities in Čapljina and nearby villages[citation needed], as mentioned in the Croatian nationalist song Jasenovac i Gradiska stara. Among these was the Prebilovci massacre, in which as many as 4000 people including 600 from Prebilovci may have been killed.
Since World War II it has been an important road and rail transportation link, connecting the rest of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the port of Ploče in Croatia. During the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina the city was taken over by the Croatian Defence Council who expelled the non Croat population and set up concentration camps for Bosniaks in Gabela.[1]
During the Summer of 2007 wildfires caused extensive damage throughout the rural part of the municipality.
[edit] Famous People
- actor Zdenko Jelčić
- actor Branimir Vidić -Flika
- basketball player Mario Primorac
- basketball player Veljko Mršić
- basketball trainer Jasmin Repeša
- football trainer Mirsad Fazlagić
- actor Dejan Aćimović
- basketball player Ibrahim "Ibrica" Bećirović
[edit] Culture
In the Capljina area, there are lots of Croatian cultural associations such as the following:
- HKUD Čapljina (Čapljina)
- HKUD Sv.Ante (Dretelj)
- HKUD Seljačka Sloga (Trebižat)
- HKUD " ZORA " Struge-Gorica
[edit] Sport
In Capljina, there are football, basketball, handball, volleyball and bocce sporting clubs.
Clubs:
- HNK Čapljina - football club (previously named Borac) - currently in the 2nd division of the BiH South League. Nicknamed the Patriots, Capljina has been home to such talented players such as Kana Colic, Zlatan Vego, Ilija Ivankovic,Dadi Mulalic, Zara Zurovac, Milivoje Drasko, Seno Elezovic, Velija Kudra and Mladen Bartolovic.
There home ground is at Bjelave which holds 5,000 people.
- GOSK Gabela - football club known as the Blue Lions from village of Gabela, currently in the First Division of the Bosnia-Hercegovina Football League.
- HKK Caplijna Lasta - basketball club currently in the Bosnia-Hercegovina D1 League
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