Ljubuški
| Ljubuški Љубушки | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Town and municipality | |||
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 Location of Ljubuški in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
  Ljubuški Location of Ljubuški in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| Coordinates: 43°11′53″N 17°32′48″E / 43.19806°N 17.54667°ECoordinates: 43°11′53″N 17°32′48″E / 43.19806°N 17.54667°E | |||
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Canton | West Herzegovina | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Nevenko Barbarić (HDZ BiH) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 292.7 km2 (113.0 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 292.7 km2 (113.0 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 29,521 | ||
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Post code | 88320 | ||
| Area code | +387 039 | ||
| Website |
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Ljubuški is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the West Herzegovina Canton, a unit of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History
The town was first mentioned in 1444. The name Ljubuški originates from an ancient Slavic name, Libusa, after the first wife of the then ruler of Herzegovina Herzeg Stjepan.
Yugoslav Wars
During the Bosnian War, Ljubuški served as the headquarters of the Croatian Defence Forces.
Demographics
1971
28.269 total
1991
In the 1991 census, the municipality of Ljubuški had a population of 28,340, of which
- 26,127 were Croats (92.1%),
- 1,592 Bosniaks (5.6%),
- 227 Yugoslavs (0.8%),
- 65 Serbs (0.2%),
- 329 others (1.1%).
The town of Ljubuški had 7,407 residents:
- 75% Croats,
- 20% Bosniaks,
- 3% Yugoslavs,
- 1% Serbs
- 1% others.
2013 Census
| Municipality | Nationality | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bosniaks |
% |
Croats |
% |
Serbs |
% | ||
| Ljubuški | 689 | 2.44 | 27327 | 96.95 | 23 | 0.08 | 28,184 |
Sports
The town is home to the successful handball club HRK Izviđač, and two football clubs, NK Sloga Ljubuški and NK Bigeste Ljubuški.
Notable people
- Mirko Alilović, handball player
- Petar Barbarić
- Damir Boras, Zagreb University Rector, his father Mile Boras is from Vitina (Ljubuški)
- Tomislav Brkić, tennis player
- Gordan Bunoza, footballer
- Denis Buntić, handball player
- Blaž Kraljević, commander of the Croatian Defence Forces (HOS)
- Izidor Papo, academic
- Peter Tomich, World War II hero, awarded with the Medal of Honor for heroics at Pearl Harbor
- Vjekoslav Vrančić, minister of NDH and writer
- Andrija Artuković, Croatian lawyer, politician and senior member of the Croatian nationalist and fascist Ustaše organisation
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ljubuški. |
- Ljubuški official webpage
- www.ljubuski.info (in Croatian)
- www.ljubusaci.com (in Bosnian)
- www.ljubuski.com
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