| Official Name: | Rodoč |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb |
| Pushpin Map: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Subdivision Type1: | Entity |
| Subdivision Name1: | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Herzegovina-Neretva |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Mostar |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.48 |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Total: | 3257 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code: | 88000 |
Rodoč is a populated settlement in the Mostar municipality, just south of the city of Mostar, making it a suburb. It is 5km (03miles) from Mostar, 139km (86miles) from Sarajevo, 139km (86miles) from Dubrovnik and 157km (98miles) from Split.
During the Bosnian War of the 1990s, Serb forces temporally occupied the southern parts of the city of Mostar, including Rodoč. They burned down about 80% of the houses. Many people were either killed or taken to camps, predominantly in Bileća or in Montenegro. For the tortures in the camps located in Montenegro couple of people were prosecuted as war criminals in Montenegro. After the liberation of the southern parts of the city and Rodoč, many people returned to their homes.
Between 1992 and 1994, the settlement was the site of the Heliodrom camp, which was operated by the Croatian Defence Council, the military arm of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, and used to detain Bosniak and Bosnian Serb civilians.[1] Seventy-seven detainees lost their lives at the camp over the course of its existence.[2]
According to the 2013 census, its population was 3,257.[3]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,898 | 89.0% | ||
| 252 | 7.7% | ||
| 35 | 1.1% | ||
| other/undeclared | 72 | 2.2% | |
| Total | 3,257 | 100% |
Local football club HNK Branitelj play their home games at the Stadion Sportskog Centra.
. Paul R. Bartrop. Bartrop. Paul R.. 2016. Bosnian Genocide: The Essential Reference Guide. Mandlbaum, Zoran. Bloomsbury. New York City. 978-1-44083-869-9. 141.