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10

2010

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Ban Josip Jelačić Square
Infrastructure

Ban Josip Jelačić Square

Ban Josip Jelačić Square today is the central city space that also has an important traffic role, as it is precisely at this location that the connection between railway and bus transport occurs.

00

2000

1 story

Josip Šutalo
Famous Čapljina people 28.02.2000.

Josip Šutalo

Josip Šutalo (born February 28, 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender for the Dutch club AFC Ajax.

90

1990

4 stories

Gelenderi
History

Gelenderi

“Gelenderi” is the name for an old metal structure - a railing (handrails) that was located in front of the church of St. Francis of Assisi.

80

1980

5 stories

HOK "Čapljina"
Sport

HOK "Čapljina"

The beginnings of organized volleyball date back to 1984 when the Volleyball Club Borac was founded, competing in the Republic League of BiH.

Nikica Jelavić
Famous Čapljina people

Nikica Jelavić

Nikica Jelavić (Čapljina, August 27, 1985) is a Croatian football coach and retired footballer.

70

1970

6 stories

Desilo
Natural Heritage

Desilo

In the village of Bajovci, there is a lake-like arm of Hutovo Blato called Desilo with the same name spring, known in recent history as an archaeological site.

Old Bridge
Infrastructure

Old Bridge

It is a construction memory of the narrow-gauge railway, which was partially destroyed during the Homeland War and repaired, and today it connects.

60

1960

6 stories

HRK "Čapljina"
Sport

HRK "Čapljina"

The first beginnings of handball in the area of the municipality of Čapljina date back to 1958 when the Sports Society Poljodjelac was founded.

Bus Station
Infrastructure

Bus Station

The bus station in Čapljina may today seem like an ordinary stop through which people just pass, but its story is actually part of the broader picture of the city's development.

50

1950

6 stories

Barracks Božan Šimović
Infrastructure

Barracks Božan Šimović

Barracks Božan Šimović is located in Grabovine where generations of young recruits have been educated, starting from its construction in 1952 until today.

40

1940

1 story

30

1930

4 stories

School Sisters of St. Francis
Culture

School Sisters of St. Francis

In Čapljina in 1936, Father Fra Andrija Jelčić came as the parish priest, the builder of the Čapljina church and Franciscan residence. Father Andrija, as a man of God, knew well wh...

20

1920

3 stories

King Tomislav Square
History

King Tomislav Square

The monumental monument by sculptor Petar Barišić in the central King Tomislav Square in front of the municipal building commemorates a thousand years since the coronation of the first Croatian king Tomislav.

10

1910

3 stories

00

1900

7 stories

Mogorjelo
History 01.01.1889.

Mogorjelo

One of the most beautiful buildings of late antique architecture in the area of Herzegovina.

Počitelj
Culture 01.01.1444.

Počitelj

The town of Duke Stjepan is one of the most beautiful cultural-historical units in Herzegovina, dating back to the 14th century.

Marko Vego
Famous Čapljina people

Marko Vego

Marko Vego was a Bosnian-Herzegovinian and Yugoslav archaeologist, epigrapher, and historian.