Čitluk (, ) is a town and municipality in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The area has the largest vineyards in the country, consisting mainly of Blatina, Žilavka, and Vranac grapes.About - Hercegovina vino
Overview The municipality includes the village of Međugorje where Marian apparitions have been reported. Other nearby places are Služanj, Potpolje, Čerin, and Hamzići.
Settlements
Demographics
1971 15,359 total Croats - 15,055 (98.02%) Bosniaks - 183 (1.19%) Serbs - 64 (0.41%) Others - 57 (0.38%)
1991 In 1991, the municipality had a population of 14,709, of which there were 14,544 Croats (98.9%) 110 Bosniaks (0.8%) 19 Serbs (0.1%) 17 Yugoslavs (0.1%) 19 others (0.1%)
2013 Census Municipality Nationality Total Bosniaks % Croats % Serbs % Čitluk 29 0.15 17,900 98.67 18 0.09 18,140
Sports
The town is home to the football club NK Brotnjo, and the basketball club HKK Brotnjo.
Notable people Ivan Dodig, tennis player Marin Čilić, tennis player Zoran Planinić, basketball player Mate Bulić, singer Ivica Zubac, basketball player Fra Didak Buntić, Catholic priest
Twin towns – sister cities
Čitluk is twinned with: Fossò, Italy Križevci, Croatia Poggio San Marcello, Italy
References
External links
Municipality of Čitluk-official website