Klobuk, Ljubuški

Klobuk is a village in the municipality of Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located about 12 km north-west of the town of Ljubuški along the regional road M-6 (Grude - Ljubuški - Čapljina - Metković) and some 5 km away from the border crossing with Croatia. It has got its name from the Klobuk hill, that's central to the place, whose specific shape resembles a type of hat. (Klobuk eng. hat)

Klobuk

Klobuk

Клобук
Village
Klobuk
Location of Klobuk within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 43.2786°N 17.4458°E / 43.2786; 17.4458
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
CantonWest Herzegovina
MunicipalityLjubuški
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Klobuk has 12 hamlets - Kapel Mala, Pržine, Šiljevište, Borajna, Zastražnica, Poljane, Vlake, Čuljkova Njiva, Dabranja, Brdo, Osoje and Drače.

History

Klobuk was first mentioned in 1585 in an Ottoman list of villages.[1]

Population

Current estimated population (2019) is just beyond 1000, mainly gravitating towards Ljubuški, Grude and Vrgorac in the neighbouring Croatia.

Klobuk
Year of census 1971. 1981. 1991. 2013.
Croats 1,974 (99,59%) 1,721 (98,06%) 1,555 (98,48%) 1,223 (99,27%)
Others or unknown 3 (0,40%) 34 (1,92%) 24 (1,51%) 9 (0,73%)
Total 1,982 1,755 1,579 1,232

Notable people
  • Andrija Artuković, former Minister of Interior of the German-puppet Independent State of Croatia, convicted war criminal.
  • Milan Artuković, former Managing Director of Franck Ltd. (d.o.o.), Zagreb, Croatia.
  • Petar Barbarić (1874 - 1897), a charismatic Catholic priest who lived a life of heroic virtue, proclaimed venerable and expected to be beatified by the Pope Francis.
  • Nevenko Barbarić, former Mayor of Ljubuški and a representative of Diaspora in Croatian Parliament (Sabor).
  • Milijan Brkić, former Vice-President of Croatian Parliament (Sabor) and former Vice-Chair of HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union).
  • Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign & European Affairs of Croatia.
  • Jozo Dumandžić, former Mayor of Zagreb and member of the Government of the Independent State of Croatia
  • Dubravko Grgić, founder of Euroherc Osiguranje Plc. (d.d.) and Agram Plc. insurance companies, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia
  • Željko Musa, a handball player.
  • Ivan Musić (1848 - 1888), a Catholic priest, given the title Duke (Vojvoda) of Herzegovina by Prince Nikola of Montenegro for leading the uprising against the Ottomans in 1875 and 1878.
  • Leo Petrović, a Franciscan and a historian.
  • Hrvoje Pezić, an entrepreneur with investments in property development, insurance and hospitality (Zagreb City Hotels d.o.o. - Double Tree, Canopy and Garden Inn Hilton Hotels), Zagreb, Croatia.
  • Milenko and Ivan Rašić, "rags-to-richess" entrepreneurial brothers with a multi-million dollar business in poultry industry (Rasic Hnos. S.A), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Božo Skoko, a university professor and TV personality, Zagreb, Croatia.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2009-11-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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