Klobuk, Ljubuški
| Klobuk Klobuk | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton | West Herzegovina |
| Municipality | Ljubuški |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Klobuk is a village in the municipality of Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located about 12 km from the town of Ljubuški on the regional road M-6 (Grude - Ljubuški - Čapljina - Metković) and some 5 km away from the border crossing with Croatia. It has got its name from the Klobuk hill, that's central to the place, whose specific shape resembles a type of hat. (Klobuk eng. hat)
Klobuk has 12 hamlets - Kapel Mala, Pržine, Šiljevište, Borajna, Zastražnica, Poljane, Vlake, Čuljkova Njiva, Dabranja, Brdo, Osoje and Drače.
History
Klobuk was first mentioned in 1585 in an Ottoman list of villages.[1]
Population
| Klobuk | ||||||
| Year of census | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | |||
| Croats | 1.555 (98,48%) | 1.721 (98,06%) | 1.974 (99,59%) | |||
| Muslims | 0 | 0 | 1 (0,05%) | |||
| Serbs | 0 | 2 (0,11%) | 2 (0,10%) | |||
| Yugoslavs | 0 | 17 (0,96%) | 0 | |||
| others and unknown | 24 (1,51%) | 15 (0,85%) | 5 (0,25%) | |||
| totally | 1.579 | 1.755 | 1.982 | |||
Notable people
- Ivan Musić (1848 - 1888), a Catholic priest, later given the title Duke (Vojvoda) of Herzegovina by Prince Nikola of Montenegro for leading the uprisal against the Ottomans in 1875 and 1878.
- Petar Barbarić (1874 - 1897), a charismatic Catholic priest who lived a life of heroic virtue, proclaimed venerable and expected to be beatified by the Pope Francis.
- Zvonimir Remeta (1909 - 1964), an author and writer.
- Zlatka Erika Artuković, a poet and journalist.
- Milan Artuković, former Managing Director of Franck plc. (d.o.o.), Zagreb, Croatia.
- Nevenko Barbarić, Mayor of Ljubuski.
- Dubravko Grgić, founder of Agram and Euroherz insurance companies, Bosnia&Herzegovina, Croatia.
- Milijan Brkić, a Vice-President of Croatian Parliament (Sabor) and Vice-Chair of HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union).
- Marija Pejčinović Burić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign & European Affairs of Croatia.
- Božo Skoko, a university professor and TV personality, Zagreb, Croatia.
- Lukas Čuljak, a footballer. VfB Stuttgart, Bundesliga. HNK Cibalia, Croatia. Brechin and Aberdeen, Scottish League One.
- Antoni Jurčić "Cronite", Germany based rapper and hip-hop singer.
References
- Knjiga: "Nacionalni sastav stanovništva - Rezultati za Republiku po opštinama i naseljenim mjestima 1991.", statistički bilten br. 234, Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku Republike Bosne i Hercegovine, Sarajevo.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002409/http://www.fzs.ba/Podaci/nacion%20po%20mjesnim.pdf
- Wikipedia
- https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rqjLgtYDKQ0C&dq=%22Ivan+Music%22+against+Turks&source=gbs_navlinks_s
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