Livno ( sr-cyrl, Ливно, ) is a city and the administrative center of
Canton 10
Canton 10 ( hr, Hercegbosanska županija; bs, Kanton 10; sr-cyrl, Кантон 10) or Herzeg-Bosnian canton is the largest of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by area and eighth by population. It mainly covers an are ...
of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists ...
, an entity of
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 H ...
. It is situated on the river
Bistrica in the southeastern edge of the
Livno Field
Livanjsko polje (), located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is the largest ''polje'' ( karstic field) in the world. A typical example of karst polje encircled by tall peaks and mountain ranges, the field is characterized by many unique natural phenome ...
at the foot of Kruzi plateau which are located beneath the
Cincar
Cincar ( sr-cyrl, Цинцар) is a mountain in the Dinaric Alps of western Bosnia and Herzegovina, located at
between Livno, Kupres and Glamoč
Glamoč ( sr-cyrl, Гламоч) is a town and municipality located in Canton 10 of the Federati ...
mountain and rocky hill Crvenice. Livno is the centre of the Canton 10 which mainly covers an area of the historical and geographical region of
Tropolje
Tropolje was a historical Croatian duchy, which was located on the borderland of Croatia, Bosnia and Zachlumia. Its exact borders are disputed among historians.
History
Vjekoslav Klaić thought that Tropolje encompassed the Cetinsko Polje, ...
.
As of 2013, it has a population of 37,487 inhabitants.
The town, with its historic ruins and old town from the 9th century, was first mentioned in 892, developing at the crossroads between the
Adriatic coast and inland, i.e., regions of
Bosnia,
Dalmatia
Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...
,
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 geogra ...
, and
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.
History
The plains of Livno have been populated since approximately 2000 BC. In the late
Bronze Age
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, the Neolithic population was replaced by more Indo-European tribes known as the
Illyrians
The Illyrians ( grc, Ἰλλυριοί, ''Illyrioi''; la, Illyrii) were a group of Indo-European languages, Indo-European-speaking peoples who inhabited the western Balkan Peninsula in ancient times. They constituted one of the three main Paleo ...
. The region was inhabited by Illyrian tribe of
Dalmatae
The Delmatae, alternatively Dalmatæ, during the Roman period, were a group of Illyrian tribes in Dalmatia, contemporary southern Croatia and western Bosnia and Herzegovina. The region of Dalmatia takes its name from the tribe.
The Delmatae ap ...
which capital was
Delminium
Delminium was an Illyrian city and the capital of the Dalmatia which was located somewhere near today's Tomislavgrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina, under which name it also was the seat of a Latin bishopric (also known as ''Delminium'').
Name
The to ...
in today's Tomislavgrad. They left remains that testify about their presence in this area. The most important of them are the ''gradine'', remains of Illyrian settlements which were distributed along the
Livno Field
Livanjsko polje (), located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is the largest ''polje'' ( karstic field) in the world. A typical example of karst polje encircled by tall peaks and mountain ranges, the field is characterized by many unique natural phenome ...
. The three most important are ''Velika gradina'', ''Mala gradina'' and ''Kasalov gradac''.
After the Roman conquest of the area, it was part of the province of
Dalmatia
Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...
. During the twenties of the first century AD, Roman government built a road connecting
Salona
Salona ( grc, Σάλωνα) was an ancient city and the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia. Salona is located in the modern town of Solin, next to Split, in Croatia.
Salona was founded in the 3rd century BC and was mostly destroyed in ...
, a city on the coast with
Servitium
Serbinum, also known as Servitium or Servicium, was an ancient Roman Empire, Roman city in the province of Pannonia. It was situated in the location of present-day Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gradiška in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina.
S ...
, a city at the
peripanonic lowlands. Its route passed through the Livno Field where two road stations have been established. The station of Pelva was located at the area of village
Lištani
Lištani is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often know ...
and in the area of Livno station Bariduo was based.
Livno celebrates its founding date as 28 September 892 AD, being mentioned in a document from
Duke Mutimir which was released at that time. It was the centre of Hlebiana (ή Χλεβίανα)
župa
A župa (or zhupa, županija) is a historical type of administrative division in Southeast Europe and Central Europe, that originated in medieval South Slavic culture, commonly translated as "parish", later synonymous "kotar", commonly transl ...
nija (province) of the
Kingdom of Croatia Kingdom of Croatia may refer to:
* Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102), an independent medieval kingdom
* Croatia in personal union with Hungary (1102–1526), a kingdom in personal union with the Kingdom of Hungary
* Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg) (152 ...
, as mentioned in the tenth century work
De Administrando Imperio (chapter 30). From 1199
Emeric
Emerich, Emeric, Emerick and Emerik are given names and surnames. They may refer to:
Given name Pre-modern era
* Saint Emeric of Hungary (c. 1007–1031), son of King Stephen I of Hungary
* Emeric, King of Hungary (1174–1204)
* Emeric Kökénye ...
until 1326
Mladen II Šubić of Bribir
Mladen II Šubić of Bribir ( hr, Mladen II Šubić Bribirski, hu, bribiri Subics Mladen; c.1270 – c.1341), a Croatian leader and member of the Šubić noble family, was a Ban of Croatia and Lord of all of Bosnia. After succeeding his fath ...
, who was a resident of Livno, it was part of the
Chelmensis territory. From 1326 until 1463 Livno was part of the
Bosnian Kingdom
The Kingdom of Bosnia ( sh, Kraljevina Bosna / Краљевина Босна), or Bosnian Kingdom (''Bosansko kraljevstvo'' / Босанско краљевство), was a medieval kingdom that lasted for nearly a century, from 1377 to 1463, and ...
. One of the noble families of the Bosnian Kingdom bought Livno,
Duvno
Tomislavgrad (), also known by its former name Duvno (), is a town and municipality located in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It mainly covers an area of the historical and geographic ...
, and
Kupres
Kupres ( sr-cyrl, Купрес) is a town and municipality located in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 5,057 inhabitants, while the town of Kupres ha ...
(12th to 13th century) then called "Tropolje," (Three Fields).
The beginning of 15th century saw the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
advance, invade, and occupy Bosnia for the next 400 years. Mosque complex in the picture (left) the ''Hajji Ahmed the Ducat Minter's Mosque'' (more commonly known as the ''Glavica'' ("Head") ''Mosque'', called after the knap above town on which it is erected) Constructed upon design by
Mimar Sinan
Mimar Sinan ( ota, معمار سينان, translit=Mi'mâr Sinân, , ) ( 1488–1490 – 17 July 1588) also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, ("Sinan Agha (title), Agha the Grand Architect" or "Grand Sinan") was the chief Ottoman Empir ...
in 1574. (some date to 1587), it is situated on a hill overlooking the old town of Livno, the river
Bistrica and the spring Duman in the upper section of the old town of Livno. The mosque complex consists of a compact main building of the mosque under a dome and uncharacteristically short minaret, with a clock tower which was erected around 1659, and is still in use today. Within the perimeter is an almost 500-year-old necropolis with characteristic early Bosnian Muslim tombstones and later ones.
In 1878, Livno was
occupied
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by Austro-Hungarian forces. Soldiers from Dalmatia and an infantry division from Osijek fiercely fought against 3,000 Ottoman and Muslim militias around Livno, finally capturing the town on September 27. The
Congress of Berlin
The Congress of Berlin (13 June – 13 July 1878) was a diplomatic conference to reorganise the states in the Balkan Peninsula after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, which had been won by Russia against the Ottoman Empire. Represented at th ...
approved of
Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina fell under Austro-Hungarian rule in 1878, when the Congress of Berlin approved the occupation of the Bosnia Vilayet, which officially remained part of the Ottoman Empire. Three decades later, in 1908, Austria-Hungary pr ...
that year.
From 1918 it was part of the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Kingdom commonly refers to:
* A monarchy ruled by a king or queen
* Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy
Kingdom may also refer to:
Arts and media Television
* ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...
. In 1929 the kingdom was renamed the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 unt ...
and divided into nine
banates (''banovine''). Livno was divided into the
Littoral Banovina
The Littoral Banovina or Littoral Banate ( hr, Primorska banovina; sr, Приморска бановина, italics=no / ''Primorska banovina''), was a province ( banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1939. This province consis ...
, with its centre in the city of
Split
Split(s) or The Split may refer to:
Places
* Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia
* Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay
* Split Island, Falkland Islands
* Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua
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. This division brought Livno politically closer to Croatia. In 1939, the banates were further redrawn so that there was a Croatian banate (''
Banovina Hrvatska'') of which Livno was also part.
From 1941–45, Livno was part of the Axis
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia ( sh, Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH; german: Unabhängiger Staat Kroatien; it, Stato indipendente di Croazia) was a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. It was established in p ...
, and was labeled as a pro-Ustaše region. The territory that partisans liberated and managed to keep under their control from November 1942 to January 1943 (dubbed the ''
Republic of Bihać'') included all of rural
Western Herzegovina west of Neretva and Široki Brijeg, including Livno. Livno and its area, under partisan control from August to October 1942, was very important for partisan resistance, as key
Croatian Peasant Party
The Croatian Peasant Party ( hr, Hrvatska seljačka stranka, HSS) is an agrarian political party in Croatia founded on 22 December 1904 by Antun and Stjepan Radić as Croatian Peoples' Peasant Party (HPSS). The Brothers Radić believed that t ...
members from Livno Florijan Sučić and Ivan Pelivan joined the partisans resistance and mobilized many other Croats.
Croatian writer
Ivan Goran Kovačić joined the
Partisans in Croata, writing his epic poem
"Jama" ("The Pit") during his time with the resistance. He finished it in Livno. When Croatian Ustaše forces drove the partisans out of Livno in October 1942.
After the end of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, Livno was a part of
Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...
in
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
. After its collapse in 1991 and during the Bosnian War, it was under control of
Croat Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.
The
Washington Agreement
The Washington Agreement ( Croatian: ''washingtonski sporazum'' and Bosnian: ''vašingtonski sporazum'') was a ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, signed in Washington ...
saw to the end of Herzeg-Bosnia, and Livno became a part of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists ...
.
Location
Livno is 96 km
from
Split
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Places
* Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia
* Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay
* Split Island, Falkland Islands
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, 127 km
[ from ]Mostar
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, image_skyline = Mostar (collage image).jpg
, image_caption = From top, left to right: A panoramic view of the heritage town site and the Neretva river from Lučki Bridge, Koski Mehmed Pasha ...
, 167 km[ from ]Banja Luka
Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...
and 212 km [ from ]Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
and 487 km from old capital Belgrade
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.
Settlements
• Bila
• Bilo Polje
Bilo Polje is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 82, all Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a ...
• Bogdaše
• Bojmunte
• Čaić
• Čaprazlije
• Čelebić
Čelebić is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often ...
• Čuklić
• Ćosanlije
• Dobro
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The Dobro was originally ...
• Donji Rujani
Donji Rujani is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often ...
• Drinova Međa
• Držanlije
• Golinjevo
• Gornji Rujani
• Grborezi
Grborezi is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often kno ...
• Grgurići
Grgurići is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often kn ...
• Gubin
• Komorani
Komorani is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often kno ...
• Kovačić
• Lipa
• Lištani
Lištani is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often know ...
• Livno
• Lopatice
Lopatice is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 283, all Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a ...
• Lopatinac
• Lusnić
Lusnić is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often kno ...
• Ljubunčić
• Mali Guber
Mali Guber is a village in the Municipalities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population w ...
• Mali Kablići
• Miši
Miši is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known ...
• Odžak
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• Orguz
Orguz is a village in the Municipalities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 69 ...
• Podgradina
• Podgreda
• Podhum
• Potkraj
• Potočani
• Potok
• Priluka
Priluka is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often know ...
• Prisap
Prisap is a village in the Municipalities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 3 ...
• Prolog
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• Provo
• Radanovci
• Rapovine
• Sajković
• Smričani
Smričani is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often kno ...
• Srđevići
• Strupnić
• Suhača
• Tribić
Tribić is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 244, all Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a S ...
• Veliki Guber
• Veliki Kablići
• Vidoši
• Vrbica
• Vržerala
Vržerala is a village in the city of Livno in Canton 10, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often kn ...
• Zabrišće
• Zagoričani
• Zastinje
• Žabljak
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Žabljak is the seat of Žabljak Municipality (2011 population: 3,569). The town is in the centre of the Durmitor mountain ...
• Žirović
Demographics
Population
Ethnic composition
Geography
The territory of the municipality is . Livno is both the cultural and industrial center of the canton. It is the biggest city in the canton and situated 730 meters above sea level. The Bistrica river flows through the city and is itself is long, which means that it is a very small river. Livno is also situated in the Livanjsko field
Livanjsko polje (), located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is the largest ''polje'' (karstic field) in the world. A typical example of karst polje encircled by tall peaks and mountain ranges, the field is characterized by many unique natural phenome ...
which is the largest field in the entire country. The field is situated between the mountains Dinara
Dinara is a long mountain range in the Dinaric Alps, located on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. It has four major mountains or peaks, from north-west to south-east:
* Ilica or Ujilica (1654 m)
* Sinjal or Dinara (1831 m), ...
and Kamešnica in the south, Tušnica in the east, Cincar
Cincar ( sr-cyrl, Цинцар) is a mountain in the Dinaric Alps of western Bosnia and Herzegovina, located at
between Livno, Kupres and Glamoč
Glamoč ( sr-cyrl, Гламоч) is a town and municipality located in Canton 10 of the Federati ...
in the north and Šator in the west. Livanjsko field
Livanjsko polje (), located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is the largest ''polje'' (karstic field) in the world. A typical example of karst polje encircled by tall peaks and mountain ranges, the field is characterized by many unique natural phenome ...
is , making it almost half of the Livno municipality.
Climate
Livno has a stable continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. It is situated between mountains like Cincar and Kamesnica which make the climate more continental than the climate in Mostar
, settlement_type = City
, image_skyline = Mostar (collage image).jpg
, image_caption = From top, left to right: A panoramic view of the heritage town site and the Neretva river from Lučki Bridge, Koski Mehmed Pasha ...
and Čapljina
Čapljina ( sr-cyrl, Чапљина, ) is a city located in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on the border with Croatia a mere from the Adriatic Sea.
The ...
for example. The winters in that part of the country are not as cold as in Livno. Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification
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subtype for this climate is " Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate
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).Climate Summary for Livno
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Governance
The main local government of the municipality is Municipal Council of Livno. Council has 31 members elected for a four-year term by proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
. Livno has its municipal mayor
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who is the highest-ranking officer in the municipal government.
Structure of the Council
Sport
Livno is home to many sport clubs, the most famous of which are Troglav 1918 football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club, and MNK Seljak futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...
club. Basketball
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is represented by KK Livno and ŽKK Livno
Ženski košarkaški klub Livno commonly abbreviated as ŽKK Livno or simply Livno is a women's basketball club from Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History
The club was founded in 1984 as ŽKK Troglav.
Honours Domestic
National competitions – ...
.
Transport
M16 road, passing through Kupres
Kupres ( sr-cyrl, Купрес) is a town and municipality located in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 5,057 inhabitants, while the town of Kupres ha ...
and Šujica, connects Livno with Croatia
, image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg
, image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg
, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
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and Central Bosnia
Central Bosnia (, ) is a central subregion of Bosnia, which consists of a core mountainous area with several basins, valleys and mountains. It is bordered by Bosnian Krajina to the northwest, Tropolje ( Livno area) to the west, Herzegovina to t ...
. M6.1 starts at Bosansko Grahovo
Bosansko Grahovo ( sr-cyr, Босанско Грахово) is a town and municipality located in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in western Bosnia and Herzegovina along ...
, runs through Livno connecting it with Tomislavgrad, Herzegovina and Mostar
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. Going northwards M15 connects Livno with Glamoč and northern Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Notable people
* Zlatko Dalić
Zlatko Dalić (; born 26 October 1966) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He is the manager of the Croatia national team since 2017 and led them to a runners-up finish at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and third place at the ...
, former football player, coach, Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team ( hr, Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) represents Croatia in international football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a ...
coach
* Gabrijel Jurkić
Gabrijel Jurkić (24 March 1886 – 25 February 1974) was a Bosnian Croat artist.Lončarević, Vladimir. 2016. ''Gabrijel Jukić - slikar Božje ljubavi''. Glas koncila (print edition). 2016-03/04. Nr. 14 (2016.), p. 21
He was born in Livno, ...
(1886–1974), painter
* Filip Mihaljević, shot put and discus thrower
* Mate Rimac
Mate Rimac (; born 12 February 1988) is a Croatian innovator, entrepreneur, and founder of the Croatian electric sports car company Rimac Automobili and Greyp Bikes, a high-tech eBike and eBike technology company.
During his high-school years ...
, entrepreneur, CEO of Rimac Automobili
Rimac Automobili (, \'Ri-mats\) is a Croatian car manufacturer headquartered in Sveta Nedelja, Croatia, that develops and produces electric sports cars, drivetrains and battery systems. The company was founded in 2009 by Mate Rimac. Rimac Auto ...
* Mladen II Šubić of Bribir
Mladen II Šubić of Bribir ( hr, Mladen II Šubić Bribirski, hu, bribiri Subics Mladen; c.1270 – c.1341), a Croatian leader and member of the Šubić noble family, was a Ban of Croatia and Lord of all of Bosnia. After succeeding his fath ...
(c. 1270–c. 1341), Croatian leader and member of the Šubić family
The Šubić family was one of the Twelve noble tribes of Croatia and a great noble house which constituted Croatian statehood in the Middle Ages. They held the county of Bribir (''Varvaria'') in inland Dalmatia. From them branched prominent Zrin ...
* Almir Velagić
Almir Velagić (born 22 August 1981) is a Bosnian German weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.
Velagić became a German citizen in 2000. He competed for Germany in weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting compe ...
, weightlifter, 2008 and 2012
File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
Summer Olympics competitor, multiple European championships medalist (for Germany)
References
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External links
Municipality of Livno website
Livno Online
Aero Club of Livno
Osmrtnic Livno
Tourism Association of Bosnia-Herzegovina site about Livno
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Populated places in Livno