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Grude
ŠŃŃŠ“Šµ | |
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Town and municipality | |
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Coordinates: 43Ā°22ā²21ā³N 17Ā°24ā²51ā³E / 43.37250Ā°N 17.41417Ā°E / 43.37250; 17.41417 | |
Country | ![]() |
Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Canton | West Herzegovina |
Geographical region | Herzegovina |
Government | |
ā¢ Municipal mayor | Ljubo Grizelj (HDZ BiH) |
Area | |
ā¢ Total | 220.8 km (85.3 sq mi) |
ā¢ Land | 220.8 km (85.3 sq mi) |
ā¢ Water | 0 km (0 sq mi) |
Population | |
ā¢ Total | 17,865 |
ā¢ Density | 81/km (210/sq mi) |
Demonym | GruÄani |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
ā¢ Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Post code | 88340 |
Area code | +387 (0)39 |
Patron saint | Saint Kate |
Website | www |
Grude (Cyrillic: ŠŃŃŠ“Šµ, pronunciation) is a town and a municipality located in West Herzegovina Canton of theāāFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Geographyā»
Grude is located 49 kilometers from Mostar, 19 kilometers from Imotski, and 100 km from Split.
Historyā»
Pre-history and ancient timesā»
Testimony about life in these regions are still present in prehistoric times. In place of RavliÄ cave, which is located in Drinovci, were found traces of life dating from the later Neolithic period. The life in these regions has been flowing continuously - the peoples, cultures and civilizations have been changing. In later, but historical times, this soil had very living presence of the Romans, whose commercial road, connecting the two great ancient trading center - Salona and Narona, was passing through the "region." Recent archaeological excavations at the site in Gorica confirm that on this soil in ancient times there was a significant Roman settlement. Middle Ages is a time of tombstones - steÄak and in municipality of Grude can be found practically everywhere - which proves that at that time was quite a big life. Undoubtedly it is a merit favorable geographical position of this region, as well as the relatively mild climate, together with rich natural resources. Rarely can see where this unusual combination of brutality and tameness of nature that we find in the region of Imotski-Bekija fields - arable land is relatively rich in water in contrast to the fierce and rocky, which is surrounded by.
Middle agesā»
The end of the Middle Ages was marked by the Ottoman expansion and conquest.
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Modern timesā»
After the Turks, Austria-Hungary arrived. This is a short transitional period in which were built numerous schools and infrastructure needed for the functioning of a modern European state. But this is somehow persistently ignored in the overall modernization. Like most of the West Herzegovina cities, Grude was labeled as pro-UstaŔe region. Therefore, it has been demonized by the officials of SFRY. The investments were very poor in it. That caused huge poverty and lot of people emigrated to Zagreb and Dalmatia, as well as to Germany as gastarbeiter. Today the municipality is among the most developed in Bosnia-Herzegovina, with numerous medium and small business corporations, Violeta paper factory being the biggest brand. Croatian Republic of Herceg-Bosna and the Croatian Defense Council (HVO) were founded in Grude. The Main HQ of the HVO was located in Grude.
Settlementsā»
Demographicsā»
1971ā»
19,203 total
- Croats - 19,111 (99.52%)
- Serbs - 32 (0.16%)
- Muslims - 4 (0.03%)
- Yugoslavs - 5 (0.02%)
- others - 55 (0.30%)
1991ā»
In the 1991 census, the municipality of Grude had a population of 16,358 residents:
- 16,210 Croats (99.09%)
- 9 Serbs (0.05%)
- 4 Muslims (0.02%)
- 5 Yugoslavs (0.03%)
- 130 others (0.79%)
The town of Grude had 3,528 residents; almost all of whom were ethnic Croats.
2013ā»
In the 2013 census, the municipality of Grude had a population of 17,308 residents:
- 17,263 Croats (99.74%)
- 9 Serbs (0.05%)
- 2 Bosniaks (0.01%)
- 34 others (0.2%)
Economyā»
During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Grude was one of the bastions of the "rebellion" against the aggression of the Yugoslav Army. The late 1990s and early 2000s were marked by recent war and the struggle for survival, whereas today Grude is experiencing cultural and economic renaissance.
Traffic and road connectionsā»
Grude is placed on the crossroads of two big roads: Slavonski Brod-PloÄe and Mostar-Split. Through Grude goes master road M-6 Grude - LjubuÅ”ki - Äapljina - MetkoviÄ, and master road M-17.5 PosuÅ”je - Grude - Privalj - Å iroki Brijeg - Mostar. Besides that there are also 2 regional roads:
Sportsā»
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The town is home to the football club HNK Grude, basketball club HKK Grude, and the female handball club HŽRK Grude. NK Drinovci is based in Drinovci (located in the same municipality). De Boules clubs Grude and Sv. Stipan based in SoviÄi.
International relationsā»
Twin towns ā Sister citiesā»
Grude is twinned with:
Notable peopleā»
- Milan BandiÄ, former mayor of Zagreb
- Mate Boban, first president of Herzeg-Bosnia
- Rafael Boban, military commander of UstaŔe Militia and Croatian Armed Forces during World War II
- Ljubo JurÄiÄ, former Croatian Minister of Economy
- Goran MariÄ, former Croatian Minister of State Property
- Mirko MariÄ, Croatian footballer
- Mile PeŔorda, Croatian writer
- Andrijica Å imiÄ, Herzegovinian hajduk
- Antun Branko Å imiÄ, Croatian poet
- Blago Zadro, a commander of the northern part of Croatian forces in Vukovar during the Croatian War of Independence
Communicationsā»
Radio Grude broadcasts from the town.
Referencesā»
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External linksā»
Grude travel guide from Wikivoyage