Ljubuški

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Ljubuški
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Municipality coat of arms

Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina

General Information

Entity

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Land area

289 km²

Population (1991 census)

28,340

Population density

Coordinates

43°12′N, 17°33′E

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) writer
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 - ) writer
Blaž Kraljević (17 June 1947 - 9 August 1992) commander of the HOS BiH
Petar Barbarić (1874 - 1897)

[edit] External links

(Bihari)Ljubuški official web page
Public Forum in Croatian

Municipalities of the West Herzegovina Canton
Grude \| Široki Brijeg \| Ljubuški \| Posušje

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