Ljubuški is a city and municipality in

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 located in the

West Herzegovina Canton The West Herzegovina Canton ( hr, Županija Zapadnohercegovačka, bs, Zapadnohercegovački kanton) is one of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The West Herzegovina Canton is in the Herzegovina region in the southwest of B ...

, a unit 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 ...

. The

Kravica Kravica ( sr-cyr, Кравица) is a village located in the municipality of Bratunac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, it has a population of 567 inhabitants. During the 1992–95 Bosnian War, the village was badly d ...

cascades lie within the municipality, near the settlement of Studenci.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1444.

Yugoslav Wars

During the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

, Ljubuški served as the headquarters of the

Croatian Defence Forces The Croatian Defence Forces ( hr, Hrvatske obrambene snage or HOS) were the paramilitary arm of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) from 1991 to 1992, during the first stages of the Yugoslav wars. During the Croatian War of Independence, the HOS ...

Settlements

Demographics

Population

Ethnic composition

Sports

The city is home to Bosnia and Herzegovina's most successful

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

club,

HRK Izviđač HRK may refer to: * HRK (gene), a human gene * Croatian kuna, the former currency of Croatia, replaced by euro in 2023 * German Rectors' Conference (German: ') * Haruku language, spoken in Indonesia * Heidelberger RK, a German rowing club * Heinz Ru ...

, with eight Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship titles won, two

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 ...

clubs, NK Sloga Ljubuški and

NK Ljubuški NK Ljubuški is a football club from Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The team plays in the third tier Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, Druga liga Fe ...

, and HKK Ljubuški

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

club.

Notable people

* Mehmed-beg Kapetanović Ljubušak, Bosniak writer and official *

Mirko Alilović Mirko Alilović (born 15 September 1985) is a Croatian handball goalkeeper for SC Pick Szeged. He won the silver medals both, on the World Championship (2009) and the European Championship (2008, 2010), and a bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ...

, handball player *

Andrija Artuković Andrija Artuković (19 November 1899 – 16 January 1988) was a Croatian lawyer, politician, and senior member of the ultranationalist and fascist Ustasha movement, who served as the Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Justice in ...

Ustaše The Ustaše (), also known by anglicised versions Ustasha or Ustashe, was a Croats, Croatian Fascism, fascist and ultranationalism, ultranationalist organization active, as one organization, between 1929 and 1945, formally known as the Ustaš ...

official * Petar Barbarić, a

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Catholic *

Tomislav Brkić Tomislav Brkić (; born 9 March 1990) is a Bosnian professional tennis player. He has won one ATP doubles title with Serbian partner Nikola Ćaćić. Brkić achieved a career-high in doubles of World No. 37 on 23 May 2022. He is currently the cap ...

, tennis player * Gordan Bunoza, footballer *

Denis Buntić Denis Buntić (born 13 November 1982) is a retired Croatian handball player. He is a retired player of the Croatian national team. Buntić was born in Ljubuški, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia. He won the silver medal at the 2005 Wo ...

, handball player * Nikola Katić, footballer *

Blaž Kraljević Blaž Nikola Kraljević (19 September 1947 – 9 August 1992) was a Bosnian Croat paramilitary leader who commanded the Croatian Defence Forces (HOS) during the Bosnian War. An immigrant to Australia, Kraljević joined the Croatian Revolutionary ...

, commander of the

(HOS) *

Izidor Papo Izidor Papo (31 December 1913 – 14 October 1996) was a surgeon, general, military medical chief and academician. Papo was a Sephardi Jew born in Ljubuški, Austria-Hungary (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina). He finished high school in ...

, academic * Božo Skoko, Croatian academic *

Peter Tomich Petar Herceg-Tonić (later anglicized as Peter Tomich; June 3, 1893 – December 7, 1941) was a United States Navy sailor of Herzegovinian Croat descent who received the United States military's highest award, the Medal of Honor, for his act ...

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 ...

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, awarded with the

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...

for heroics at Pearl Harbor *

Vjekoslav Vrančić Vjekoslav Vrančić (25 March 1904 – 25 September 1990) was a high-ranked Croatian Ustaše official who held different positions in the Independent State of Croatia during World War II in Yugoslavia. After the proclamation, he served as the Un ...

, minister of NDH and writer

References

External links

Ljubuški official webpage

www.ljubuski.info

www.ljubusaci.com

www.ljubuski.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ljubuski Populated places in Ljubuški