Ravno ( sr-cyrl, Равно) is a village and municipality located in
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (;) ) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The canton mainly comprises the Neretva river valley area and parts of Herzegovina west of Mostar, its administrativ ...
of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, an entity of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. Ravno was a separate municipality until 1963, when it became a part of the
Trebinje municipality. In 1994, the border changed and Ravno became a separate municipality again. This time however, part of the frontier lands of Trebinje municipality were added as part of Ravno. When Ravno inherited part of the former Trebinje municipality it had an area of . These added borderlands went under the title Travunian Marches (Trebinjska Krajina) and were mostly inhabited by Serbs. The settlement of
Ivanica has an unobstructed view of the
Adriatic Sea
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.
Demographics
Population
Ethnic composition
Settlements
Baljivac,
Belenići,
Bobovišta,
Cicrina,
Čavaš,
Čopice,
Čvaljina,
Dvrsnica,
Glavska,
Golubinac,
Gorogaše,
Grebci,
Ivanica,
Kalađurđevići,
Kijev Do,
Kutina,
Nenovići,
Nevada
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,
Orahov Do,
Podosoje,
Požarno,
Prosjek,
Ravno,
Rupni Do,
Slavogostići,
Slivnica Bobani,
Slivnica Površ,
Sparožići,
Šćenica Bobani,
Trebimlja,
Trnčina,
Uskoplje,
Velja Međa,
Vlaka,
Vukovići,
Začula,
Zagradinje,
Zaplanik and
Zavala, and parts of settlements: Baonine, Orašje Popovo and Rapti Bobani.
Ravno during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ravno was first attacked in early October 1991 by
JNA forces, which levelled the village on the way to
attack Dubrovnik in the
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence) and (rarely) "War in Krajina" ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Рат у Крајини, Rat u Krajini) are used. was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croats, Croat forces loyal to the Governmen ...
, 24 people from the village were killed during the attack.
Ravno again suffered heavy damage during the
War in Bosnia and Herzegovina, when the majority of villages were destroyed. The area around Ravno was used as a corridor from where Dubrovnik county in Croatia was continuously attacked.
Notable people
*
Dominik Andrijašević (fl. 1596–1637), Ragusan Franciscan bishop
*
Nikola Bošković (1642–1721), Ragusan trader and father of
Roger Joseph Boscovich
References
External links
* http://www.rb-donjahercegovina.ba
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Municipalities of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Villages in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Popovo Polje