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Ljubuški

Ljubuški is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the West Herzegovina Canton, a unit of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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.

    History

    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.

    Yugoslav Wars

    During the Bosnian War, Ljubuški served as the headquarters of the Croatian Defence Forces.

    Kravica waterfalls

    Although small town, Ljubuški is famous tourist place because of its beautiful waterfalls Kravica.

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