Posušje

Infobox Settlement
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Posušje is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the West Herzegovina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity.

Population/Demographics

1971

16.882 total
* Croats - 16.778 (99,38%)

1991

The last census conducted 1991 placed the population of the Posušje municipality at 26,659 residents, of which 99.47% were Croats. The town itself had 3,827 residents with 99.89% being Croats.

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.

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 Littoral Banovina (province). In 1939, the banovinas were merged and the Banovina of Croatia was formed. From 1941 to 1945 the town was part of the Independent State of Croatia.

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. During last years of Bosnian conflict, in Posušje was Main staff of Bosnian Croat army, HVO.

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.

Posušje is home to the football club NK Posušje.

External links

* [http://www.posusje.net/ Posušje website] Language icon|hr|Croatian
* [http://www.poskok.info/ Poskok online] Language icon|hr|Croatian
* [http://www.poskoci.com/ Poskoci online] Language icon|hr|Croatian