Opuzen
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 Croatia
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 Dubrovnik-Neretva
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| Residents : | 3,254 (2011) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+385) 020 | ||
| Postal code : | 20 355 | ||
| License plate : | YOU | ||
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| Community type : | city | ||
| Mayor : | Ivo Mihaljević ( HDZ ) | ||
| Postal address : | Trg kralja Tomislava 1 20 355 Opuzen |
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 Opuzen and banks of the Neretva |
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Opuzen [ ˈɔpuzɛn ] ( Italian Forte Opus ) is a small town in Croatia . The place on the left bank of the Neretva , 12 km upstream from its confluence with the Adriatic Sea , belongs to the Dalmatian County of Dubrovnik-Neretva . Opuzen has 3,254 inhabitants (2011 census).
In the Middle Ages the place was called Posrednica . In the 14th century it was a market town and part of the Dubrovnik Republic . The first fortress was built at the end of the 15th century ; the Venetians built Fort Opus on the same site , which is the name of the town today.
After the Second World War, a monumental monument was erected in the place depicting the resistance fighter Stjepan Filipović just before his execution. The monument was destroyed after the fall of Yugoslavia.
Personalities
- Stjepan Filipović (1916–1942), Yugoslav communist and resistance fighter
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ Relja Dusek: Monuments: Croatia's 'Unwanted Heritage' Balkan Transitional Justice , April 3, 2017.
