Ljubuški (Cyrillic: Љубушки) is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the West Herzegovina Canton, a unit of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Kravica cascades lie within the municipality, near the settlement of Studenci.
Ljubuški Љубушки | |
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| Grad Ljubuški Град Љубушки City of Ljubuški | |
 .jpg)      Ljubuški | |
 Flag .jpg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ljubuški within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
  Ljubuški Location of Ljubuški within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Geographical region | Herzegovina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vedran Markotić (HDZ BiH) |
| Area | |
| • City | 292.7 km2 (113.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • City | 28,184 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,023 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Post code | 88320 |
| Area code | +387 039 |
| Website | www |
History
The town was first mentioned in 1444.
Yugoslav Wars
During the Bosnian War, Ljubuški served as the headquarters of the Croatian Defence Forces.[citation needed]
Settlements
Demographics
Population
| Population of settlements – Ljubuški municipality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 28,269 | 27,603 | 28,340 | 28,184 | |
| 1 | Cerno | 403 | 355 | ||
| 2 | Crveni Grm | 1,081 | 885 | ||
| 3 | Grab | 1,344 | 1,155 | ||
| 4 | Grabovnik | 396 | 423 | ||
| 5 | Grljevići | 475 | 315 | ||
| 6 | Hardomilje | 730 | 889 | ||
| 7 | Hrašljani | 481 | 798 | ||
| 8 | Humac | 1,572 | 2,775 | ||
| 9 | Klobuk | 1,579 | 1,232 | ||
| 10 | Lipno | 536 | 223 | ||
| 11 | Lisice | 567 | 652 | ||
| 12 | Ljubuški | 2,804 | 3,700 | 4,198 | 4,023 |
| 13 | Miletina | 427 | 376 | ||
| 14 | Mostarska Vrata | 381 | 491 | ||
| 15 | Orahovlje | 207 | 216 | ||
| 16 | Otok | 549 | 590 | ||
| 17 | Pregrađe | 641 | 861 | ||
| 18 | Proboj | 769 | 701 | ||
| 19 | Prolog | 726 | 667 | ||
| 20 | Radišići | 2,502 | 2,363 | ||
| 21 | Šipovača | 623 | 643 | ||
| 22 | Stubica | 299 | 305 | ||
| 23 | Studenci | 1,190 | 1,143 | ||
| 24 | Teskera | 285 | 396 | ||
| 25 | Vašarovići | 970 | 801 | ||
| 26 | Veljaci | 1,218 | 1,249 | ||
| 27 | Vitina | 2,154 | 1,951 | ||
| 28 | Vojnići | 644 | 576 | ||
| 29 | Zvirići | 275 | 272 | ||
Ethnic composition
| Ethnic composition – Ljubuški town | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||||
| Total | 4,023 (100,0%) | 4,198 (100,0%) | 3,700 (100,0%) | 2,804 (100,0%) | |||||
| Croats | 3,352 (83,32%) | 2,658 (63,32%) | 2,164 (58,48%) | 1,328 (47,36%) | |||||
| Bosniaks | 581 (14,44%) | 1,174 (27,97%) | 1,037 (28,02%) | 1,308 (46,64%) | |||||
| Unaffiliated | 30 (0,746%) | ||||||||
| Albanians | 23 (0,572%) | ||||||||
| Serbs | 18 (0,447%) | 53 (1,263%) | 51 (1,370%) | 88 (3,130%) | |||||
| Others | 13 (0,323%) | 133 (3,168%) | 35 (0,940%) | 37 (1,310%) | |||||
| Unknown | 6 (0,149%) | ||||||||
| Yugoslavs | 180 (4,288%) | 413 (11,16%) | 43 (1,530%) | ||||||
| Ethnic composition – Ljubuški municipality | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 28,184 (100,0%) | 28,340 (100,0%) | 27,603 (100,0%) | 28,269 (100,0%) | |||
| Croats | 27,271 (96,76%) | 26,127 (92,19%) | 25,334 (91,78%) | 26,198 (92,67%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 717 (2,543%) | 1,592 (5,618%) | 1,498 (5,427%) | 1,812 (6,410%) | |||
| Unaffiliated | 51 (0,181%) | ||||||
| Serbs | 41 (0,145%) | 65 (0,229%) | 83 (0,301%) | 118 (0,417%) | |||
| Unknown | 36 (0,128%) | ||||||
| Others | 35 (0,124%) | 329 (1,161%) | 173 (0,627%) | 92 (0,325%) | |||
| Albanians | 30 (0,106%) | ||||||
| Montenegrins | 2 (0,007%) | ||||||
| Slovenes | 1 (0,004%) | ||||||
| Yugoslavs | 227 (0,801%) | 515 (1,866%) | 49 (0,173%) | ||||
Sports
The city is home to Bosnia and Herzegovina's most successful handball club, HRK Izviđač, with eight Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship titles won, two football clubs, NK Sloga Ljubuški and NK Ljubuški, and HKK Ljubuški basketball club.
References
External links
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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