Služanj is a town and municipality located in Herzegovina

Herzegovina

Herzegovina is the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. While there is no official border distinguishing it from the Bosnian region, it is generally accepted that the borders of the region are Croatia to the west, Montenegro to the south, the canton boundaries of the Herzegovina-Neretva...

, in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

. It is a municipality of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton is one of the 10 cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The canton mainly comprises the Neretva river valley area and parts of Herzegovina west of Mostar, its administrative center.-Municipalities:...

 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two political entities that compose the sovereign country of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The two entities are delineated by the Inter-Entity Boundary Line...

. Its enumbered in Čitluk county.

The town is nearby the world famous Marian Shrine of Međugorje which is located just to the south of the town of Čitluk.

Settlement Parts

There are two parts of town:
- 1. Gornja Mala/Baščina - Bradvice, Dugandžići, Miličevići, Leske.
- 2. Donja Mala - Juke, Turudići, Bradvice, obitelj Antunović, Vučići

1991

In 1991, the municipality had a population of few thousands people, of which there were 544 Croats

Croats

Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

 (98.9%)and 17 Yugoslavs

Yugoslavs

Yugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...

 (1.1%).

Sports

This is birthtown of popular Croatian footballer Zvonimir Soldo, who works in Cologne in Germany.

External links

• Municipality of Služanj