Ljubuški

Ljubuški (Serbian 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. It's here that is located the Kravica cascades, near the settlement of Studenci.

Ljubuški Љубушки
City
Grad Ljubuški City of Ljubuški
Ljubuški
Flag 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
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	West Herzegovina
Government
• Mayor	Vedran Markotić (HDZ BiH)
Area
• City	292.7 km^2 (113.0 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• City	28,184
• Density	96/km^2 (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.ljubuski.ba

History

The town was first mentioned in 1444.

Yugoslav Wars

During the Bosnian War, Ljubuški served as the headquarters of the Croatian Defence Forces.

Settlements

• Bijača
• Cerno
• Crnopod
• Crveni Grm
• Dole
• Grab
• Grabovnik
• Gradska
• Greda
• Grljevići
• Hardomilje
• Hrašljani
• Humac
• Kašće
• Klobuk
• Lipno
• Lisice
• Ljubuški
• Miletina
• Mostarska Vrata
• Otok
• Orahovlje
• Pregrađe
• Prolog
• Proboj
• Radišići
• Stubica
• Studenci
• Teskera
• Šipovača
• Vašarovići
• Veljaci
• Vitina
• Vojnići
• Zvirići

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 the successful handball club HRK Izviđač, and two football clubs, NK Sloga Ljubuški and NK Ljubuški.

Notable people

• Mehmed-beg Kapetanović Ljubušak
• Mirko Alilović, handball player
• Andrija Artuković, Ustaše official
• Petar Barbarić, a venerable Catholic
• Tomislav Brkić, tennis player
• Gordan Bunoza, footballer
• Denis Buntić, handball player
• Nikola Katić, footballer
• Blaž Kraljević, commander of the Croatian Defence Forces (HOS)
• Izidor Papo, academic
• Božo Skoko, Croatian 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

References

External links

• Ljubuški official webpage
• www.ljubuski.info (in Croatian)
• www.ljubusaci.com (in Bosnian)
• www.ljubuski.com