Radišići ( sr, Радишићи) is a
village
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in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, in
Ljubuški
Ljubuški is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the West Herzegovina Canton, a unit of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Kravica cascades lie within the municipality, near the settlement of Studenci ...
municipality of
West Herzegovina Canton
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. According to 2013 census, it has 2,363 inhabitants, predominantly
Croats
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(99,45%).
The first mention of the
toponym
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Radišići dates back to 1585.
Radišići is among the biggest villages in Western Herzegowina, located between
Ljubuški
Ljubuški is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the West Herzegovina Canton, a unit of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Kravica cascades lie within the municipality, near the settlement of Studenci ...
and
Proboj, as a part of
Zabiokovlje
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It is sometimes referred to as Bijakovo, especially among inhabitants of the easter ...
. Village belongs to
Trebižat
Trebižat is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 1991 census, the village is located in the municipality of Čapljina
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drainage basin
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.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 2,363.
Literature
* Šarac, Petar, Šarac, Stanko: , Zagreb, 2011, .
References
Populated places in Ljubuški
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