Ljubuški

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Ljubuški is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the western part of Herzegovina.

The town was first time mentioned in 1444. The name Ljubuški originates from an ancient Slavic name Libusa who used to be the first wife of the then ruler of Herzegovina Herzeg Stjepan.

Population/Demographics

1971

28.269 total
* Croats - 26.198 (92,67%)
* Muslims - 1.812 (6,40%)
* Serbs - 118 (0,41%)
* Yugoslavs - 49 (0,17%)
* others - 92 (0,35%)

1991

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Ljubuški had a population of 28,340, of which 26,127 were Croats (92.1%), 1,592 Bosniaks (5.6%), 227 Yugoslavs (0.8%), 65 Serbs (0.2%), and 329 others (1.1%). The town of Ljubuški had 7,407 residents: 75% Croats, 20% Bosniaks, 3% Yugoslavs, 1% Serbs and 1% others.

ports

The town is home to the successful handball club HRK Izviđač and the football club HNK Ljubuški.

Famous people

*fra Lovro Šitović - writer
*Mehmed-beg Kapetanović Ljubušak - politician and poet
*don Ivan Musić - leader of the Herzegovinian rebellion (1875-1878)
*Petar Barbarić - Servant of God and candidate for Saint
*Peter Tomich - World War II hero, awarded with the Medal of Honor
*Andrija Artuković - minister of NDH
*Vjekoslav Vrančić - minister of NDH and writer
*Zvonimir Remeta - writer
*Izidor Papo - academic
*Maks Luburić - Ustasa officer and commander of the Jasenovac concentration camp
*Lucijan Kordić - poet
*Veselko Koroman - writer
*Blaž Kraljević - commander of the HOS BiH
*Krunoslav Jurčić - fottball player and coach

External links

* [http://www.ljubuski.ba/ Ljubuški official web page]
* [http://www.ljubuski.info/ www.ljubuski.info] hr icon
* [http://www.ljubusaci.com/ www.ljubusaci.com] bs icon
* [http://www.ljubuski.com/ www.ljubuski.com]