Posušje

Posušje
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Basic data

State :

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Entity :

Federation of BiH

Canton :

West Herzegovina

Coordinates :

43 ° 28 ' N , 17 ° 20' E Coordinates: 43 ° 28 '20 " N , 17 ° 19' 36" E

Height :

644 m. i. J.

Area :

461 km²

Residents :

20,698 (2013)

Population density :

45 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

+387 (0) 39

Postal code :

88240

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Mayor :

Branko Bago ( HDZ BiH )

Postal address :

fra Grge Martića bb
88240 Posušje

Website :

www.opcina-posusje.ba

Others

Patron saint :

The Immaculate Conception of Mary

City Festival :

August 15th ( Assumption of Mary )

Listen to Posušje ^?^/ⁱ is a large municipality ( Općina ) in Bosnia and Herzegovina with around 20,700 inhabitants. The predominantly Croatian community is located in western Herzegovina and belongs to the canton of West Herzegovina of the Federation . The main town of the municipality is the city of Posušje with around 5,500 inhabitants (as of 2003).

The name Posušje means “area that is poor in water”.

geography

More than two thirds of the total area of the Općina are mountainous, partly karstified and partly heavily forested terrain with heights of over 2200 m. The main settlement area is in the Posuško Polje valley, which runs through the municipality in the southern part from west to east. The Općina has a total area of approx. 460 km². The city is 600 m above sea level. The municipality is located at altitudes between 350 m and 2298 m, with the flatter section extending to the Croatian border. In the north of the municipality is the Blidinje Jezero Nature Park , in the center of which is the lake of the same name.

Neighboring communities

Posušje borders in the northwest on the municipality of Tomislavgrad , in the north on Jablanica , in the east on Široki Brijeg , in the south on Grude and in the west on Imotski ( Croatia ).

Geographical location

The city is at an altitude of 675 meters. The southern part of Posušje is about 25 km as the crow flies from the Adriatic Sea . The eastern part (mountain Čvrsnica , 2,228 m) is about 10 km from the Neretva river . Sarajevo is located around 90 km northeast of Posušje.

population

The population composition of the 1991 census was as follows:

Croatians: 16,963 (99%)
Yugoslavs: 26 (0.15%)
Serbs: 9 (0.05%)
Bosniaks: 6 (0.04%)
Others: 130 (0.76%)
Total: 17,134

Local parishes and village communities

history

Paleolithic and the Neolithic

The history of the town of Posušje goes back to the early Stone Age; ceramics from this period were found in Vukove njive, Iličinova lazina, Prataruše and Žukovička pećina. Finds in Nečajno and Trostruka gradina between Posušje and Grude testify to the Copper Age (2400–1800. BC). Numerous testimonies from the Illyrian and Roman times have been found in the villages of Općina .

The Romans

An important Roman road ran from Narona (Vid bei Metković) to Delminium (Duvanjsko polje) via Vinjani, Vir and Zavelim . Vinjani was a very important transportation hub. The second known road was through Gradac-Tribistovo-Poklečani-Petrovići. Gradac was the main settlement in the area. Two Roman fortifications and a basilica from late antiquity dating from the 4th century AD were found in Gradac. In the vicinity of Čitluk near Dočići is the Villa Rustica, near Orlov kuk there was another Roman fortification. There were also Roman fortifications in Plišivici near Vinjani and in Vir near Gradina. Drahma Dyrahija coins from Roman times have been found in Vir . Two Roman fortifications have been discovered in Tribistovo, Sutina and Rakitno. There was also a basilica in Petrovićima. Coins of Constantine I and Valens were found in Zagorje .

Slavic settlement

In the 7th century, the settlement of the Roman provinces began Dalmatia and Pannonia by the Slavs .

In the 8th century Posušje, like all of Herzegovina, was part of the Croatian Kingdom . Many Old Catholic graves around the early Christian basilica in Gradac date from this time.

The city is first mentioned in 1378.

Ottoman rule

In 1493 the Ottomans conquered Posušje, in 1513 Vir was the last place in Herzegovina to fall into Ottoman hands, whose rule lasted until 1878. Between 1878 and 1918 the city was under the control of the Habsburg monarchy .

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (first Yugoslavia, 1918–1941)

From 1918 Posušje belonged to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, whose name was changed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929 .

Second World War

From 1941 to 1944 Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina were part of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) up to the Drina . In 1943, Italian troops bombed partisan positions in Gradac Posuški . On November 18, 1944, communist partisans captured Posušje.

SFRY (second Yugoslavia, 1945–1991)

From 1945 to 1992 Posušje belonged to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). Within the confederation of states, the city belonged to the socialist republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

War 1992 to 1995

After Bosnia and Herzegovina left the state association of Yugoslavia and the resulting Bosnian War , Posušje belonged to the sphere of influence of the Croatian Defense Council . Posušje has been part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina since the Dayton Peace Treaty in 1995 .

Timetable

1378 first mention of Posušje in a document. It describes the assembly ( sabor ) that Margareta, widow of Ivan Nelipić, called. He was the owner of Posušje.
In 1403 Posušje is mentioned in a trade document between Bosnia and the Republic of Ragusa (Dubrovnik)
1408 The Bosnian king Ostoja names Posušje as a parish ( Župom ). He donated the city to the Radivojević family.
1493 Posušje is conquered by the Turks.
After the city was conquered by the Turks, all the churches in Posušje were systematically destroyed (Gradac, Rastovača, Ričina).
1820 The Jukić family donated land within the city to the Franciscans .
In 1832 Posušje was in a revolt under the leadership of the captain of Ljubuški .
1844 arrival of the Franciscans
1872 Construction of the church in Posušje began.
1875 uprising in Herzegovina. Posušje pastor Filip Čutura organized the uprising in the Bekija. (Herzegovina uprising 1875–1878)
In 1878 the rule of the Turks ends and the Habsburg monarchy takes over.

religion

The parishes were destroyed in the wars of the 17th century. When relative peace reigned in the 18th century, the Franciscans gathered the remaining believers and formed parishes. Posušje parish was established in 1823. There are seven Roman Catholic parishes in Općina Posušje. The parishes belong to the Mostar-Duvno diocese .

politics

HDZ - Hrvatska demokratska zajednica (Croatian Democratic Community)
HSP - Koalicija HSP-Đapić-Dr.Jurišić , UHSP , Nezavisni pravaši
HDU - Hrvatska Demokratska Unija
HKDU - Hrvatska Kršćansko Demokratska Unija

Economy and Infrastructure

Overall, the economic situation is better than in large parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is mainly due to the lack of destruction during the Bosnian War and the proximity to the Croatian border, which leads to brisk border trade. Despite everything, unemployment is high and the infrastructure is in poor condition.

traffic

The town of Posušje is located on the M15 main road from Bugojno via Kupres to Mostar . The national road 6-1 from Bugojno to Split also runs through Posušje.

Sports

Soccer

The most important football club is NK Posušje, founded in 1950 . The club's stadium can accommodate up to 10,000 visitors.

basketball

HKK Posušje

Personalities

Grgo Martić (1822–1905), writer
Darko Ćurdo (1944–2003), actor and graphic artist
Ljubomir Ćesić (* 1958), Croatian retired general and politician
Iva Landeka (* 1989), Croatian soccer player

Web links

Commons : Posušje - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the municipality (Croatian)
Infopage (Croatian)
Portal poskok.info

Individual evidence

↑ župa - english translation in german - langenscheidt dictionary croatian-german. Retrieved August 16, 2017 .

[1] župa - english translation in german - langenscheidt dictionary croatian-german. Retrieved August 16, 2017 .