Ivanica (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Иваница) is a small village in

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which is located just over the border from

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in Croatia. It has an unobstructed view of the Adriatic sea. Due to its close location to Dubrovnik Ivanica gravitates to Dubrovnik and many of its inhabitants work or live in Dubrovnik. Recently, the settlement has been experiencing rapid development and expansion due to construction of many new apartment projects.

Geography

The village of Ivanica is located on a hill near Dubrovnik overlooking the Adriatic sea. It is located in the region of Herzegovina, 8 km north-east from Dubrovnik and 20 km south-west from Trebinje. It is a part of Ravno municipality which is located in the

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History

Before the

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(1992–1995) Ivanica was a part of Trebinje municipality, after the war the municipality was split and Ivanica became a part of the Ravno municipality. The village was damaged during the

but later reconstructed in the 2000s.

Demographics

Population

Ethnic composition

References

{{Ravno municipality Populated places in Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina Populated places in Bosnia and Herzegovina Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina