Čerin is a village located in the

Herzegovina Herzegovina ( or ; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Hercegovina, separator=" / ", Херцеговина, ) is the southern and smaller of two main geographical Regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Bosnia (reg ...

region of

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. It is in the municipality of Čitluk in the

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of the

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History

Čerin was first time mentioned on the July 16th 1397. in the files of

Republic of Ragusa The Republic of Ragusa, or the Republic of Dubrovnik, was an maritime republics, aristocratic maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik (''Ragusa'' in Italian and Latin; ''Raguxa'' in Venetian) in South Dalmatia (today in southernmost ...

. The village has traditionally been the center of Upper Brotnjo (ex municipality). The village was home to the Church of St. Stephen, which was toppled by the

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in 1668 but now it is renewed. In 1938,

HKD Napredak HKD Napredak (, meaning "Croat Cultural Society 'Progress'") is a cultural society of Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina. History The "Croatian aid society for the needs of students in middle and higher schools from Bosnia and Herzegovina" () was f ...

opened a branch office in Čerin. Local elementary school was opened in 1905.

Demographics

In 1991, the village had a population of 266, composed of 265

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(99,6%) and 1 others (0,4%). In the 2013. census Čerin had a population of 296, Croats 293 and 3 unknown.

References

Populated places in Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina {{HerzegovinaNeretvaCanton-geo-stub