Posušje is a town in Bosnia and Herzegovina which is located in the West Herzegovina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity. The last census conducted (1991) placed the population at 16,659, with nearly 100% being Croats. Bosnia and Herzegovina (officially Bosna i Hercegovina, shortened to BiH, also in English variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ... 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...

History

There has been settlement in the area since pre-Croatian times when the Illyrians inhabited the region. The Croats arrived to the region in the eight century. This article is about an ancient civilization in southeastern Europe; see also Illyria (software), Illyria (character in the TV series Angel). ...

Historical records first mention Posušje in 1378 when it was still part of the Croatian Kingdom. Soon after it became a part of the Bosnian kingdom. The Ottoman invasion of Bosnia began in 1463, and by 1493 Posušje fell under Turkish rule. In 1878, Ottoman rule ended with the Congress of Berlin establishing Austro-Hungarian rule in the region. After World War I Posušje was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia where it was in Primorje banate. In 1939 the banates were merged and the Croatian banate was formed. From 1941 to 1945 the town was part of the Independent State of Croatia. Events March - John Wyclif tried to gain public favour by laying his theses before parliament, and then made them public in a tract. ... The official entering of Croatia into personal union with Hungary, becoming part of the Kingdom of Hungary, had several important consequences. ... Events January 5 - Poet Francois Villon is banned from Paris Births January 17 - Friedrich III, Saxon elector (d. ... Events January 4 - Christopher Columbus leaves the New World, ending his first journey. ... Events January - April January – Cleopatras Needle arrives in London January 9 - Humbert I becomes King of Italy January 23 – Disraeli orders British fleet to Dardanelles January 28 - The Yale News becomes the first daily, college newspaper in the United States. ... Prompted in 1878 by Otto von Bismarck to revise the Treaty of San Stefano, the Congress of Berlin proposed and ratified the Treaty of Berlin. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Independent State of Croatia (Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH) was a Nazi/Fascist puppet state in World War II. It was set up in April 1941 on parts of the territory of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia after its occupation. ...

With the end of World War II, Posušje was once again in the union of Yugoslavia as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1992 the republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina gained independence, but was the scene of intense ethnic conflict until 1995. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Miscellaneous

The town was known for its folklore festival Zvuci s Kamena which began in 1975. The festival has not been held since the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s, but there are plans to once again stage it annually starting in 2005 or 2006. 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Posušje is home to the football club NK Posušje. The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... NK Posušje is a football club based out of Posušje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

External Links

• Poskok Online (http://www.poskok.info)(Croatian)

• Posušje Website (http://www.posusje.net/) (Croatian)