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Ljubinje
Ljubinje ( sr-cyrl, Љубиње) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in south-eastern part of Herzegovina region. As of 2013, the town has a population of 2,744 inhabitants, while the municipality has 3,511 inhabitants. History Ancient history In antiquity, a road ran from Narona (near Metković) to Epidaurum (Cavtat) via Pardua, in present-day village Gradac near Ljubinje. The remains of a Roman settlement have been identified near Ljubinje. No systematic expert investigations have been conducted in the area (as of 1973). Middle Ages In the early medieval period the area of present-day Ljubinje municipality belonged to the large ''župa'' (county) of Popovo, constituting the northernmost part of Popovo county, bordering with the counties of Dubrave and Dabar. Politically, the area belonged to Zahumlje ("Hum"), ruled between the 12th and early 14th century with minor interruptions by the Nemanjić dynasty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gradac (Ljubinje)
Gradac ( sr-cyrl, Градац) is a village in the municipality of Ljubinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ....Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991. The archaeological site of Pardua is located in the village. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gradac Populated places in Ljubinje Villages in Republika Srpska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popovo (župa)
In the Middle Ages, most of the territory of the Popovo field by the Trebišnjica was part of the ''župa'' of Popovo (), and was part of the Zachlumia, Hum province and form at least 1322 Banate of Bosnia and later Bosnian Kingdom. It encompassed most of the tribal territories of Vlasi Bobani, Vlasi Žurovci, Vlasi Hrabreni and Vlasi Burmazi. On the north it encompassed parts of the Ljubinje area, where it bordered župas Dabar (župa), Dabar, Ljubinje, Ljubomir and Dubrava (župa), Dubrava. On the south it bordered with Bosansko Primorje (župa), Bosansko Primorje county, and Trebinje area with Trebinje (župa), eponymous župa to the east, and Zažabalje (župa), Zažabalje to the west. The Bosansko Primorje county was later acquired by the Republic of Ragusa from Bosnian monarch, namely kings Tvrtko II and Ostoja of Bosnia, Ostoja, through sequence of purchase arrangements and contracts. In the area of the Popovo župa, the most notable nobility were the Nikolić noble family, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herzegovina
Herzegovina ( or ; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Hercegovina, separator=" / ", Херцеговина, ) is the southern and smaller of two main geographical region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Bosnia. It has never had strictly defined geographical or cultural-historical borders, nor has it ever been defined as an administrative whole in the geopolitical and economic subdivision of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia, the larger of the two regions, lies to the north of Herzegovina; the Croatian region of Dalmatia lies to the southwest; the Montenegrin region of Old Herzegovina lies to the southeast. The land area of Herzegovina is around , or around 23–24% of the country. The largest city is Mostar, in the center of the region. Other large settlements include Trebinje, Široki Brijeg, Ljubuški, Čapljina, Konjic and Posušje. Etymology The name (or ''Herzegovina'' in English) stems from German (the German term for a duke; sh, vojvoda), and means a land ruled and/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dabar (župa)
Dabar ( sr-cyr, Дабар) was a ''župa'' (county) part of the medieval principality of Zahumlje (later "Hum"). It was first mentioned in the 10th century, in the '' De Administrando Imperio'', as one of five inhabited cities of Zahumlje. It was called ''Dobriskik''. Dabar was situated around the Dabar field (''Dabarsko polje''), and bordered Dubrava to the west, Nevesinje to the north, Fatnica to the east and Popovo to the south-west. The word ''dabar'' means "beaver", thus, the etymology has been connected to beavers. There was another region with the same name in the Lim river valley that had been a part of the Serbian kingdom until 1373 when Bosnian Ban Tvrtko I Stephen Tvrtko I ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Stjepan/Stefan Tvrtko, Стјепан/Стефан Твртко; 1338 – 10 March 1391) was the first king of Bosnia. A member of the House of Kotromanić, he succeeded his uncle Stephen II ... adjoined it to his realm. References Sources * * * * Medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
