Klobuk, Ljubuški Explained

Klobuk
Native Name:Croatian: Klobuk
Other Name:Serbian: Клобук
Settlement Type:Village
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: West Herzegovina
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3: Ljubuški
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:24.84
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:1232
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:43.2786°N 17.4458°W

Klobuk is a village in the municipality of Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on the western outskirts of the municipality. It partially lays alongside a section of the regional road M-6 (Grude - Ljubuški - Čapljina - Metković), with road connections to the famous Marian pilgrimage in Medjugorje and the nearest border crossing with Croatia that's some 5 km away.

Klobuk has got its name from the Klobuk hill (468m), that's central to the place, whose specific shape resembles a type of hat. (Klobuk eng. hat)

Klobuk consists of 12 hamlets that are quite scattered around - Kapel Mala, Pržine, Šiljevište, Borajna, Zastražnica, Poljane, Vlake, Čuljkova Njiva, Dabranja, Brdo, Osoje and Drače.

Klobuk, namely its hamlet Šiljevište, has become increasingly popular amongst Catholic pilgrims who flock here to visit the birth place of a God's Servant, the Venerable Petar Barbaric, to worship him and pray for his intercession at this sanctuary that consists of Petar's refurbished old house where he grew up, and a recently blessed chapel serving as a place for gathering and worship.

History

Klobuk was first mentioned in 1585 in an Ottoman list of villages.[1]

Population

According to the 2013 Census, the total population of Klobuk was 1.232, gravitating mostly towards Ljubuški and nearby municipalities, including Vrgorac in neighbouring Croatia.

Klobuk
Year of census1971.1981.1991. 2013. -Croats1,974 (99,59%)1,721 (98,06%)1,555 (98,48%)1,223 (99,27%)
Others or unknown3 (0,40%)34 (1,92%)24 (1,51%)9 (0,73%)
Total1,9821,7551,5791,232

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Povijest Klobuka . 2009-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090827010048/http://klobuk.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=30 . 2009-08-27 . dead .