Ljubuški
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Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
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General Information | |||
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Land area | 289 km² | ||
Population (1991 census) | 27,182 | ||
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Area code | +387 39 | ||
Mayor | Nevenko Barbarić (HDZ) | ||
Website | http://www.ljubuski.ba |
Ljubuški is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the western part of Herzegovina.
In the 1991 census, the municipality of Ljubuški had a population of 27,182, of which 25,180 were Croats (92.6%), 1,569 Bosniaks (5.9%), 222 Yugoslavs (0.8%), 64 Serbs (0.2%), and 147 others (0.5%). The town of Ljubuški had 7,407 residents: 75% Croats, 20% Bosniaks, 3% Yugoslavs, 1% Serbs and 1% others.
The town was first time mentioned in 1444. The name Ljubuški originates from an ancient Slavic name Libusa who used to be the first wife of the then ruler of Herzegovina Herzeg Stjepan.
The town is home to the successful handball club HRK Izviđač and the football club HNK Ljubuški.
[edit] Famous people
- fra Lovro Šitović (1682 - February 28, 1729)
- Mehmed-beg Kapetanović Ljubušak (1839 - 1902) poet and politician
- don Ivan Musić (December 24, 1848 - 1888) leader of the Herzegovinian rebellion (1875-1878)
- Peter Tomich (June 3, 1893 – December 7, 1941) hero of World War II
- Andrija Artuković (29 November 1899 - 16 January 1988) politician
- Zvonimir Remeta (December 12, 1909 - 1964)
- Maks Luburić (3 March 1914 - 20 April 1969) commander of the Jasenovac concentration camp
- Lucijan Kordić (June 9, 1914 - June 16, 1993) poet
- Veselko Koroman (April 7, 1934 - )
- Blaž Kraljević (17 June 1947 - 9 August 1992) commander of the HOS BiH
- Petar Barbarić (1874 - 1897)
[edit] External links
- Template:Bh iconLjubuški official web page
- Public Forum in Croatian
Municipalities of the West Herzegovina Canton |
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Grude | Široki Brijeg | Ljubuški | Posušje |