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Metković — City — 
Metković within Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Metković within Dubrovnik-Neretva County
MetkovićCoordinates: 43°03′N 17°39′E / 43.05°N 17.65°E County Dubrovnik-Neretva county Government - Mayor Stipe Gabrić - Jambo Population (2011)[1] - City 16,929 - Urban 15,056 Time zone Central European Time (UTC+1) 
Passport stamp from Metković's crossing into Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Metković is a city in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the river Neretva and on the border with Herzegovina.
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Demographics
The total population of the city (municipality) is 16,929 inhabitants (2011), in the following settlements:[1]
- Dubravica, population 85
- Glušci, population 81
- Metković, population 15,056
- Prud, population 502
- Vid, population 797
In the census of 2001, the absolute majority of its citizens (96.42%) were Croats.
History
The city was first mentioned in a 1422 court document as a small farming town. It remained this way until the nineteenth century. During this period the city found renewed investment from the country's Austrian rulers. With the arrival of the area's first post office and school, as well as the increase of trade with the Ottoman Empire, the city began to flourish. In 1875 Emperor Francis Joseph I visited the city.
Metković is located near the ancient Roman settlement of Narona (today Vid). Narona was established as a Roman trading post, after Rome's successful war [2] (Illyrian Wars) with the neighboring Illyrian tribe Daors (ruins of their main city are located near Stolac), and successfully grew until the 3rd century AD. After that it went on a steady decline especially after a large 4th century AD earthquake. Upon the arrival of Slavonic tribes in the mid 6th century AD, the city of Narona was abandoned with most parts being covered under slit that was carried by the river Neretva. Only minor excavations were done, most of them being concentrated on location of Vid.
One of the city's landmarks is its Church of St. Elijah, the city's patron saint.[3]
Education
Metković has the following education facilities:
- Primary schools:
- Stjepan Radić Primary school (Croatian Osnovna škola Stjepan Radić)[4]
- Don Mihovil Pavlinović Primary school (Croatian Osnovna škola don Mihovil Pavlinović)[5]
For tertiary education students need to move to another city, the most common destinations are: Dubrovnik (business, management, accounting, music), Split (sciences, management, accounting), Zagreb (music, arts, sciences, applied sciences, engineering, architecture, education, humanities, management, accounting, business), Zadar (humanities, education, early childhood education) and Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Notable people
- Andrija Anković, (1937 - 1980.) football (soccer) player, gold olympic medallist 1960
- prof. Vidoslav Bagur, establisher of the Association for Culture and Arts (KUD) Metković
- mons. Marin Barišić, Archbishop of Split and Makarska diocese
- Branka Bebić - Krstulović, miss Croatia and miss Europe 1994
- Luka Bebić, President of Croatian Parliament and former Minister of defence
- Ana Bebić, singer and participant in Operacija trijumf
- dr. Mladen Bušić, director of Holy Ghost Hospital (Sveti duh) in Zagreb
- Patrik Ćavar, handball player, gold olympic medallist 1996
- Davor Dominiković, handball player, gold olympic medallist 2004
- p. Ante Gabrić, (1915–1988) missionary in India and close co-worker of Mother Teresa
- dr. Nikica Gabrić, doctor
- Tereza Gabrić, singer [8]
- Slavko Goluža, handball player and coach, double gold olympic medallist 1996 and 2004
- Miljenko Grgić alias Mike Grgich, world famous winemaker in California, USA
- Vladimir Jelčić, handball player and coach, gold olympic medallist 1996
- Dragan Jerković, handball player
- Ivan Jurić, historiographer and educator
- Nikša Kaleb, handball player, gold olympic medallist 2004
- Ivo Knezović, architect and set designer
- Jozo Maca, Local Artist
- Damir Magaš, scientist, geographer, first rector of the University of Zadar
- Tomislav Martić, actor
- Ante Martinac, (1944–2006) director of Croatian First Football League
- Radovan Marušić, writer, set and costume designer
- Darko Matičević, singer
- Damir Mejovšek, (1933–2006) actor
- Lajla Mišur - Volarević, painter [9]
- Dragana Nuić - Vučković, academic painter [10]
- Ivica Obrvan, handball player and coach
- Ante Pavlović, General Secretary of Football Association of Yugoslavia and Croatian Football Federation, manager of NK Dinamo Zagreb
- Stanislav Prusac, software manager of Polar Software
- Ivan Slamnig, (1930–2001) poet
- Darijo Srna, football (soccer) player
- dr. Nela Sršen, honorary Croatian consul in Italy
- Igor Štimac, football (soccer) player and coach, president of the Union of professional clubs in Croatian First Football League
- Martin Tomić, film editor, film editing teacher at Academy of Dramatic Arts iz Zagreb
- Hrvoje Vejić, football player for Hajduk Split
- mons. Martin Vidović, Archbishop of Nin and Apostolic Nuncio in Belarus
- Dunja Vučičević - Ljubičić, academic painter[11]
- Stojan Vučičević, (1941–1989) poet
- Nikola Vučković, academic sculptor[12]
- Matija (Francika) Vuica, singer and fashion designer
- Vera Zima, actor
See also
References
- ^ a b "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011, First Results by Settlements" (in Croatian and English) (HTML). Statistical Reports (Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics) (1441). June 2011. ISSN 1332-0297. http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/census2011/htm/E11_Zup37_2640.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ^ Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992, ISBN 0-631-19807-5
- ^ http://www.metkovic.hr/svilija/
- ^ http://www.ossradica-metkovic.hr/
- ^ http://skole.htnet.hr/os-metkovic-002/skola/
- ^ http://ssmetkovic.hr/
- ^ http://gimnazija-metkovic.hr/
- ^ http://www.metkovic.hr/kultura/tereza/index.htm
- ^ http://www.metkovic.hr/kultura/lajla/index.htm
- ^ http://www.metkovic.hr/kultura/dragana/index.htm
- ^ http://www.metkovic.hr/kultura/dunja/
- ^ http://www.metkovic.hr/kultura/vuckovic/index.htm
External links
- Official website (Croatian)
Subdivisions of Dubrovnik-Neretva County Cities and towns 
Municipalities Categories:- Cities and towns in Croatia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina–Croatia border crossings
- Metković
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