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
Trebinje ( sr-Cyrl, Требиње, ) is a city and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the southernmost city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated on the banks of the Trebišnjica river in the region of East Her ...
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
Ivanica (Serbian Cyrillic: Иваница) is a small village in Bosnia and Herzegovina which is located just over the border from Gornji Brgat in Croatia. It has an unobstructed view of the Adriatic sea. Due to its close location to Dubrovnik ...
has an unobstructed view of the
Adriatic Sea
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Belenići
Belenići is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.In the 1991 census it had 12 inhabitants, all of them being Croats. Prior the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina it belonged to Trebinje municipality.
Demographics
According ...
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Bobovišta
Bobovišta ( sr-cyrl, Бобовишта) is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prior the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina it belonged to Trebinje
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Čavaš
Čavaš ( sr-cyrl, Чаваш) is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 8, all Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South ...
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Čopice
Čopice ( sr-cyrl, Чопице) is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 35, all Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, So ...
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Čvaljina
Čvaljina ( sr-cyrl, Чваљина) is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Dvrsnica
Dvrsnica ( sr-cyrl, Дврсница) is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 4, all Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, ...
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Glavska
Glavska ( sr-cyrl, Главска) is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Golubinac
Golubinac ( sr-cyrl, Голубинац) is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In the 1991 census it had 11 inhabitants, all of them being Croats. Prior the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina it belonged to Trebinje municip ...
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Gorogaše
Gorogaše ( sr-cyrl, Горогаше) is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 17, all Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slav ...
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Grebci
Grebci is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Ivanica
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Kalađurđevići
Kalađurđevići is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 21, all Croats
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Kijev Do
Kijev Do is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Kutina
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The settlement of Ku ...
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Nenovići
Nenovići is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 10, all Serbs
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Nevada
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Orahov Do
Orahov Do (Serbian Cyrillic: Орахов До) is a village in Ravno municipality Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formerly part of the Trebinje municipality, up until the Bosnian War. It is only a few kilometers away from the border with Croatia on ...
Prosjek
Prosjek is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Ravno
Ravno ( sr-cyrl, Равно) is a village and municipality located in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ravno was a separate municipality until 1963, when it became a part ...
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Rupni Do
Rupni Do is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 2, both Serbs
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Slivnica Površ
Slivnica Površ is a small village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 1991, it had a population of 21 people.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 2, both Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Ср ...
Šćenica Bobani
Šćenica Bobani is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Trebimlja
Trebinja, formerly Trebimlja, is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Začula
Začula ( sr-cyrl, Зачула) is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In the 1991 census it had 23 inhabitants, all of them being Serbs. Prior to the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina it belonged to the Trebinje municip ...
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Zagradinje
Zagradinje ( sr-cyrl, Заградиње) is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Zaplanik
Zaplanik is a village in the municipality of Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 3, all Serbs
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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
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, 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
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Dominik Andrijašević Dominik Andrijašević (, ; 1572–1639), was a Ragusan Franciscan friar who served as the Catholic Bishop of Skadar (Scutari) (1622–24) and later Mostar (1637).
Life
Born in 1572 in Orahov Do in Herzegovina, Andrijašević was a resident in R ...
(fl. 1596–1637), Ragusan Franciscan bishop
* Nikola Bošković (1642–1721), Ragusan trader and father of