Čerin | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Coordinates: | 43.2°N 59°W |
Pushpin Map: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Entity |
Subdivision Name1: | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
Subdivision Name2: | Herzegovina-Neretva |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Čitluk |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 1.80 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | 296 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Area Code: | +387 36 |
Čerin is a village located in the Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is in the municipality of Čitluk in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Čerin was first time mentioned on the July 16th 1397. in the files of Republic of Ragusa. The village has traditionally been the center of Upper Brotnjo (ex municipality). The village was home to the Church of St. Stephen, which was toppled by the Ottoman Empire in 1668 but now it is renewed. In 1938, HKD Napredak opened a branch office in Čerin. Local elementary school was opened in 1905.
In 1991, the village had a population of 266, composed of 265 Croats (99,6%) and 1 others (0,4%). In the 2013. census Čerin had a population of 296, Croats 293 and 3 unknown.[1]