- Ravno
Ravno is a town and the seat of its municipality in
Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is located in theHerzegovina-Neretva Canton of theFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity. Ravno was municipality until 1963, when it became a part of theTrebinje municipality. After the war, Ravno became a municipality again.Demographics
In 1991 were 198 inhabitants in the town itself, including:
*173 (87.37%)
Croats
*16 (8.08%)Serbs
*1 (0.50%)Muslims by nationality
*5 (2.52%)Yugoslavs
*3 (1.51%) others and unknownMunicipality, 1991.
total: 1,771
*917 (51.77%)
Serbs
*800 (45.17%)Croats
*21 (1.18%)Muslims by nationality
*20 (1.12%)Yugoslavs
*13 (0.76%) others and unknownToday, majority of the population are Croats. Serbs left to Trebinje. Only small number of Serbs are back in their homes.
When political boundaries were created for the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , Ravno inherited part of the formerTrebinje municipality and has today 447km².ettlements
Baljivac, Belenići, Bobovišta, Cicrina, Čavaš, Čopice, Čvaljina, Dvrsnica, Glavska, Golubinac, Gorogaše, Grebci, Ivanica, Kalađurđevići, Kijev Do, Kutina, Nenovići, Nevada,
Orahov Do , Podosoje, 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 Yugoslav Wars
Ravno was first attacked by
JNA forces in early October 1991 and levelled the village on the way to attack Dubrovnik in theWar in Croatia .Ravno again suffered heavy damage during the
War in Bosnia and Herzegovina , when the majority of villages were destroyed.External links
* http://www.rb-donjahercegovina.ba
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5hkzuqQvyE hr icon YouTube video on Ravno in the war]
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