Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina
# Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Čitluk (Serbian Cyrillic: Читлук, listen (help·info)) is a town and municipality in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The area boasts the largest vineyards in the country, consisting mainly of Blatina, Žilavka, and Vranac grapes.

## Overview

The municipality includes the village of Međugorje where Marian apparitions have been reported.

Other nearby places are Služanj, Potpolje, Blatnica, Čerin, Hamzići and Gornji Veliki Ograđenik. The rich soil in this area is used for growing wine-producing grapes. Many varieties grown in Brotnjo are popular throughout the world (e.g., Blatina).

## Settlements

* Bijakovići
* Biletići
* Blatnica
* Blizanci
* Čalići
* Čerin
* Čitluk
* Dobro Selo
* Dragićina
* Gradnići
* Hamzići
* Krehin Gradac
* Krućevići
* Mali Ograđenik
* Međugorje
* Paoča
* Potpolje
* Služanj
* Tepčići
* Veliki Ograđenik
* Vionica

## Population/Demographics

### 1971

15,359 total

* Croats - 15,055 (98.02%)
* Bosniaks - 183 (1.19%)
* Serbs - 64 (0.41%)
* others - 57 (0.38%)

### 1991

In 1991, the municipality had a population of 14,709, of which there were

* 14,544 Croats (98.9%)
* 110 Bosniaks (0.8%)
* 19 Serbs (0.1%)
* 17 Yugoslavs (0.1%) * 19 others (0.1%)

The town of Čitluk had 4,317 residents: with 99% of those being Croats.

### 2013 Census

| Municipality | Nationality | Nationality | Nationality | Nationality | Nationality | Nationality | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Municipality | Bosniaks | % | Croats | % | Serbs | % | Total |
| Čitluk | 29 | 0.15 | 17,900 | 98.67 | 18 | 0.09 | 18,140 |

## Sports

The town is home to the football club NK Brotnjo, and the basketball club HKK Brotnjo.

## Notable people

* Marin Čilić, tennis player
* Zoran Planinić, basketball player
* Mate Bulić, singer
* Ivica Zubac, basketball player
* fra Didak Buntić, Catholic priest

## Twin towns – sister cities

Čitluk is twinned with:

* Fossò, Italy
* Križevci, Croatia
* Poggio San Marcello, Italy
