Grude is a town and municipality in western
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( or (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Latin: Bosna i Hercegovina; Serbian Cyrillic: Босна и Херцеговина) is a country in Southeast Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula...
, located in the region of
HerzegovinaHerzegovina is the southern region of Bosnia-Herzegovina, comprising 11,419 sq km or around 22% of the total area of the present-day country. In other sources it comprises 12,276 sq km, this constitutes 24% of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
.
Today Grude has cultural and economic renaissance. Last year was marked by recent war and the struggle for survival, in which the Grude figurirale as one of the main focus of "rebellion" against the aggression of the Yugoslav Army.
In Grude were founded Croatian Republic of Herceg-Bosna and the Croatian Defense Council (HVO).
Grude was the birthplace of
Andrijica ŠimićAndrijica Šimić was a hajduk from Herzegovina.Andrija Šimić was born in Grude, in a Croatian family of seven children: he had a brother and five sisters. At the age of only ten, he moved to Mostar to work for Ottoman aga Tikvina as a wage worker...
, the
hajdukHajduk is a term most commonly referring to outlaws, highwaymen or freedom fighters in the Balkans.Forms of the word in various languages include:...
and
Antun Branko ŠimićAntun Branko Šimić was a Herzegovinian Croat expressionist poet.-Life:He was born in Drinovci near Grude on November 18, 1898, in the family of Vida and Martin Šimić. He attended primary school in his native village, and then the first three forms of the Franciscan classical grammar school in...
, the
poetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
,
Milan BandićMilan Bandić is a Croatian politician, and a member and the Zagreb leader of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia . He is currently the mayor of Zagreb, serving his fourth term.He is favored in public for his achievements and the work he has done for Zagreb...
the politician, mayor capital of Croatia - Zagreb.
Geography
Grude is 49 kilometers from
MostarMostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the biggest and the most important city in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
,19 kilometers from
ImotskiImotski is a small town situated in the Dalmatian hinterland of Croatia. The town population is 4,347 whilst the total municipal population is 10,213 . The town is located close to the border with Bosnia-Herzegovina, by the town of Posušje. The nearest coastal town is Makarska.Imotski is known for...
, and 100 km from
SplitSplit is the largest Dalmatian city, the second-largest urban centre in Croatia, and the seat of Split-Dalmatia County...
.
Grude is rich of natural beauties as well- from the numerous caves and caverns characteristic of this stone, the karst landscape through - which is unusual this area - a number of sources and water resources (Lake Krenica, river Vrlika).
Pre-history and ancient times
Testimony about life in these regions are still present in prehistoric times. In place of Ravlić cave, which is located in
Drinovci- Demography :According to the previous censuses Dinovci had the following population:- Famous people :* Antun Branko Šimić * Stanislav Šimić * fra Radoslav Andrija Glavaš * fra Andrija Glavaš...
, were found traces of life dating from the later Neolithic period.The life in these regions has been flowing continuously - the peoples, cultures and civilizations have been changing.
In later, but historical times, this soil had very living presence of the Romans, whose commercial road, connecting the two great ancient trading center - Salon and Narona, was passing through the region. Recent archaeological excavations at the site in
GoricaGorica, meaning "small hill" in South Slavic languages, may refer to one of the following:-Settlements:* Gorica, Puconci, Prekmurje, Slovenia*Gorizia, Italy*Velika Gorica, Croatia*Mala Gorica, Croatia*Nova Gorica, Slovenia...
confirm that on this soil in ancient times there was a significant Roman settlement.
Middle Ages is a time of tombstones -
stećak and in municipality of Grude can be found practically everywhere - which proves that at that time was quite a big life. Undoubtedly it is a merit favorable geographical position of this region, as well as the relatively mild climate, together with rich natural resources. Rarely can see where this unusual combination of brutality and tameness of nature that we find in the region Imotski-bekijsko fields - arable land is relatively rich in water in contrast to the fierce and rocky, which is surrounded by.
Middle ages
End of the
Middle AgesThe Middle Ages of European history is a period of European history covering roughly a millennium in the 5th century through 16th centuries. More specific starting and ending points are sometimes adopted by scholars to suit their respective specializations or current focus...
was marked by the Ottoman expansion and conquest. Traces of long-term Turkish rule, are even today present in the speech of this region and some traditions that have remained until today.
Modern times
After the Turks, the
Austria-HungaryAustria–Hungary, also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the k.u.k. Monarchy, or Dual State, was a monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in Central Europe...
has arrived. This is a short transitional period in which were built numerous schools and infrastructure needed for the functioning of a modern European state, but this is this somehow persistently ignored in the overall modernization. The rural character of this area is kept practically up today.
Like most of the West
HerzegovinaHerzegovina is the southern region of Bosnia-Herzegovina, comprising 11,419 sq km or around 22% of the total area of the present-day country. In other sources it comprises 12,276 sq km, this constitutes 24% of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
cities, Grude was labeled as pro-Ustaše and pro-fascisct region.Therefore it has been demonized by the officials of SFRY. The investements were very poor in it. That caused huge poverty and lot of people emigrated to
ZagrebZagreb is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zagreb is the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental center of Croatia, and a global city. According to the city government, the population of Zagreb in 2008 was 804,200...
and
DalmatiaDalmatia , is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea and is situated in modern Croatia. It spreads between the island of Rab in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor, in Montenegro, in the southeast...
, as well as to
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as
gastarbeiterGastarbeiter is German for "guest worker" . It refers to migrant workers who had moved to Germany mainly in the 1960s and 70s, seeking work as part of a formal guest worker programme...
.Even today lot of people have close relatives settled elsewhere who come here one holidays.
1971
19.203 total
- Croats - 19.111 (99,52%)
- Serbs - 32 (0,16%)
- Muslims by nationality
Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims. They were one of the constitutive groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
- 4 (0.03%)
- Yugoslavs - 5 (0,02%)
- others - 55 (0,30%)
1991
In the 1991
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
, the municipality of Grude had a population of 15,976 residents, of which there were
- 15,939 Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 5 million Croats living in the southern Central Europe region, along the east bank of the Adriatic Sea and an estimated 9 million throughout the world...
(99.77%)
- 8 Serbs
Serbs are a South Slavic people living in the Central Europe and the Balkans , between the Balkan- and Carpathian mountains in the east and the Adriatic sea in the west. They are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia...
(0.05%)
- 4 Muslims by nationality
Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims. They were one of the constitutive groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
(0.03%)
- 4 Yugoslavs
Yugoslavs Yugoslavs Yugoslavs (Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Jugoslaveni/Jugosloveni/Jugoslovani,
[Latin script was used in Serbo-Croat, and Slovene languages. Identical spelling is used in the Serbian and Macedonian Cyrillic script (Serbian variant)...]
(0.03%)
- 21 others (0.13%).
The town of Grude had 3,528 residents: nearly 100% being
CroatsCroats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 5 million Croats living in the southern Central Europe region, along the east bank of the Adriatic Sea and an estimated 9 million throughout the world...
.
Sports
The town is home to the
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
club HNK Grude.
NK DrinovciNK Drinovci is a football club from Drinovci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Until 2003 the club was known as NK Boljava. They currently play in the Southern section of the Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina which is part of the third tier of the Bosnian football league system...
is also based nearby in the town of Drinovci (located in the same municipality). De Boules clubs Grude, Sv. Stipan, Sovići. Grude was host for De Boules World Cup 2007.
There is also a male basketball club HKK Grude as well as the female one ŽKK Grude.
Grude
Notable people
- Milan Bandić
Milan Bandić is a Croatian politician, and a member and the Zagreb leader of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia . He is currently the mayor of Zagreb, serving his fourth term.He is favored in public for his achievements and the work he has done for Zagreb...
- Mate Boban
Mate Boban was a Herzegovian Croat politician and leader of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Croats during the Bosnian-Herzegovinian War...
- Rafael Boban
Rafael Ranko Boban was a member of the Croatian World War II Ustaše regime, and the commander of the "Black Legion"/Crna Legija....
- Ljubo Jurčić
Ljubo Jurčić is a Croatian economist and former Croatian Minister of the Economy.Ljubo Jurčić is a Herzegovinian Croat born on March 20, 1954 in a village Ružići, near Grude, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was named after his uncle - Maksimilijan Ljubo Jurčić, a Franciscan friar who was...
- Andrijica Šimić
Andrijica Šimić was a hajduk from Herzegovina.Andrija Šimić was born in Grude, in a Croatian family of seven children: he had a brother and five sisters. At the age of only ten, he moved to Mostar to work for Ottoman aga Tikvina as a wage worker...
- Antun Branko Šimić
Antun Branko Šimić was a Herzegovinian Croat expressionist poet.-Life:He was born in Drinovci near Grude on November 18, 1898, in the family of Vida and Martin Šimić. He attended primary school in his native village, and then the first three forms of the Franciscan classical grammar school in...
- Blago Zadro
Blago Zadro was a commander of the northern part of Croatian defense forces in Vukovar during the Croatian War of Independence. He was killed in an attack by Serb forces in the town of Borovo Naselje.-Vukovar:...
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