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Čapljina is a town and the seat of its municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity. Categories: Bosnia and Herzegovina geography stubs ... Federation of BiH shaded red Official languages Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Capital Sarajevo Area  - Total  - % water 26,110 km² n/a Population  - Total (2002)  - Density 2,318,972 88/km² Ethnic groups (2002) Bosniaks: 72,9% Croats: 21,8% Serbs: 4,4% and others: 1,0% President Niko Lozančić Anthem none...


In 1991 there were 27,854 inhabitants of the Čapljina municipality: 15007 Croats, 7717 Muslims, 3770 Serbs, 1018 Yugoslavs, and 342 others. The town of Čapljina had 7,510 residents: 41.2% Croats, 29.5% Bosniaks, 17.1% Serbs, 9.25% Yugoslavs and 0.8% others. Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a south Slavic people mostly living in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (where theyre one of the constitutive nations). ... Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to describe people who spoke Serbo-Croatian language and professed Islam that werent identified as one of the other nations. ... Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Yugoslavs were a relatively short-lived nationality that was created at the time of Yugoslavia. ...


The town's landmark is a statue of King Tomislav. The Church of Saint Francis Assisi is also a prominent facet of the town. The municipal coat of arms contains the Croatian chequy, the nearby Roman villa Mogorjelo, and Saint Francis Assisi. Tomislav was the first king of Croatia. ... Saint Francis of Assisi (born in Assisi, Italy, 1181; died there on October 4, 1226) founded the Franciscan Order or Friars Minor. He is the patron saint of animals, merchants and the environment. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... The Croatian coat of arms consists of one main coat of arms and five smaller ones that crown the main one. ... Roman or Romans has several meanings, primarily related to the Roman citizens, but also applicable to typography, math, and a commune. ...


The municipality has a rich archaeological history and untouched wilderness and is starting to develop agricultural tourism. It is also home to Hutovo Blato Park, which contains one of the most diverse bird populations in all Europe. Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Wilderness is land that has not been significantly modified by direct or indirect human activity. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...


External links

  • Official website of Čapljina (http://www.capljina.ba/) (Croatian)


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Capljina (233 words)
Much of Capljina Municipality, including Gabela was seized by HVO Catholic militias and, by 1993, "Ethnically Cleansed" of non-Catholics.
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A confirmation for the candidates of Capljina was held in June of last year.
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