Vir is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of Posušje in

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 ...

, 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 ...

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 ...

. Until 1945, it was part of the Kotar of Tomislavgrad.

History

It has a rich history, starting from the time of the younger (Neolithic) Stone Age and from its older means the existing remains of man in the Žukoška cave in the neighbouring village of Zagorje, from Roman times to the present day. Illyrian mounds, remains of Roman fortifications, Roman money, stećak tombstones, etc. were found in the area of Vir. In the whole of Herzegovina, Vir was the last to fall under Turkish rule until 1513. During World War I and II, many people from Vir died, and many took part in the last Homeland War.

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