West Herzegovina Canton

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The West Herzegovina Canton (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Lang-sr-Cyrl-Latn) is a federated state and one of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The West Herzegovina Canton is in the Herzegovina region in the southwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its seat of government is in Široki Brijeg, while other municipalities within the Canton are Grude, Ljubuški and Posušje. It has 94,898 inhabitants, of whom more than 98% are ethnic Croats. Economically, it is the most developed part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= {{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= Template:Ambox }} }} The majority of the present-day West Herzegovina Canton was part of Zachlumia, the medieval South Slavic principality. In the 15th century, it became part of the Duchy of Saint Sava under Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, who proclaimed himself the herzog (duke), thereby giving the region its name - Herzegovina. The Ottomans conquered Herzegovina in 1483 when the territory of the West Herzegovina Canton became part of the Sanjak of Herzegovina. In 1833 the Sanjak of Herzegovina became more autonomous under Ali-paša Rizvanbegović, who became pasha of the Herzegovina Eyalet, however, after his death, Herzegovina once again became a sanjak. In 1878 the whole territory was occupied and later in 1908 annexed by the Austria-Hungary, who held it until 1918. During that time, the territory of the West Herzegovina Canton was part of the District of Mostar in the Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ruins of an ancient fort dating back to the Roman Period, in Humac

After the collapse of Austria-Hungary and after the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the territory of the West Herzegovina Canton remained part of the District of Mostar. However, with the creation of banovinas in 1929, the territory became part of the Littoral Banovina, and in 1939 it was incorporated in the Banovina of Croatia, where it de iure remained until 1943.

During World War II, the territory of the West Herzegovina Canton became part of the Independent State of Croatia, a Nazi-affiliated puppet state created in April 1941. Administratively, it was part of the County of Hum, having Mostar as its capital. The puppet state collapsed in May 1945.

The Yugoslav Partisans formed the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (later renamed to Socialist Republic), as a federal unit of Yugoslavia,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> of which the territory of the West Herzegovina Canton became part as well. However, in the process of the collapse of the communist regime, ethnic Croats formed the Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia, which encompassed all Croat-majority municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including those of the West Herzegovina Canton.

During the Bosnian War, the Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia was later proclaimed a republic in 1993. The following year, in 1994, it became part of the Croat-Bosniak Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which led to the formation of ten cantons in June 1996, including the West Herzegovina Canton.

Geography

West Herzegovina Canton is located in the Herzegovina region of southwest Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has the Čvrsnica mountain and Canton 10 to the north, Croatia to the west and south, and the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton to the east. The area of the canton is Template:Cvt.<ref name=Infos>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The canton has three rivers: Lištica, Trebižat and Ričina, and the Blidinje Lake. Its highest peak is the Pločno on the Čvrsnica mountain, with a height of 2,228 metres.<ref name=Infos/>

Kravica waterfalls

The canton is a very mountainous area especially in Posušje (where it also becomes mountainous) and the northern parts of Široki Brijeg. The region is interlaced with karst fields with which the mountains of western and northern Herzegovina descend to the sea. Dugo polje (1150–1250 m) is the first step, followed by Rakitno polje (870–910 m), Posuško polje (580–610 m), Bekijsko polje (260–300 m), Mostarsko Blato (220 m) and Ljubuško polje (80–100 m) with which the descent ends. The rivers Lištica and Tihaljina flow through western Herzegovina, Ričina sometimes flows through the Posusje field and Ugrovača through the Kočerin field. The territory as a whole belongs to the Neretva basin or the Adriatic Sea. The highest mountains are Čvrsnica (municipality of Posušje), Čabulja (municipality of Široki Brijeg), Štitar (municipality of Posušje), Zavelim (municipality of Posušje), Kušanovac (municipality of Posušje) and (municipality of Široki Brijeg) and Radovanj ( Municipality of Posušje).

Climate

In all towns in the canton of western Herzegovina, the sub-Mediterranean climate type prevails, except in Ljubuški, where the Mediterranean climate predominates. There is also a significant difference between the sub-Mediterranean climate in Posušje and the sub-Mediterranean climate in Široki Brijeg and Grude. In Posušje, mountain and Mediterranean influences collide, so the sub-Mediterranean climate in Posušje is harsher and closer to the temperate mountain climate prevailing in the area of Tribistovo, Radovnje, etc. Summers in western Herzegovina are hot and temperatures exceed 35 degrees. In winter, snow is also not impossible in Ljubuški, but it is more frequent and common in the northernmost towns, especially in Posušje, where it sometimes falls profusely and remains for a long time.

Politics and government

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Government seat in Široki Brijeg

Legislative branch

The Assembly of the West Herzegovina Canton (Template:Langx) is the legislature of the West Herzegovina Canton, serving as the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the West Herzegovina Canton. It has 23 representatives elected directly at the Bosnian general election. The representatives have a four-year term. The Assembly enacts the local Constitution, laws and other regulations and elects the Government.

The current composition of the Assembly of the West Herzegovina Canton is:

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Government

The Government of the West Herzegovina Canton (Template:Langx) is led by the Prime Minister who has one deputy and it consists of seven ministries. The ministries have different seats, with each municipality having two ministries, while the capital Široki Brijeg serves as the seat of the Prime Minister.

Position Portfolio Seat Officeholder Party
Prime Minister Široki Brijeg Predrag Čović width=5px style="background-color:Template:Party color"| HDZ BiH
Deputy Prime Minister Finance Ljubuški Blagica Leko width=5px style="background-color:Template:Party color"| HDZ BiH
Deputy Prime Minister Economy Posušje Zvonimir Širić width=5px style="background-color:Template:Party color"| HDZ BiH
Minister Internal Affairs Ljubuški Mladen Bebek width=5px style="background-color:Template:Party color"| HDZ BiH
Minister Judiciary and Administration Široki Brijeg Vjekoslav Lasić width=5px style="background-color:Template:Party color"| HDZ BiH
Minister Urban Development, Construction and Environment Posušje Mate Lončar width=5px style="background-color:Template:Party color"| HDZ BiH
Minister Education, Science, Culture and Sports Široki Brijeg Daniela Perić width=5px style="background-color:Template:Party color"| HDZ BiH
Minister Healthcare, Labour and Social Welfare Grude Tomislav Pejić width=5px style="background-color:Template:Party color"| HDZ BiH
Minister Veterans Grude Mladen Begić width=5px style="background-color:Template:Party color"| HDZ BiH

Flag and coat of arms

Flag and emblem of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia used as flag in Canton 10 and West Herzegovina Canton

The coat of arms is a variant of the historical Croatian coat of arms. The flag is a horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue, with the coat of arms in the middle.<ref name="zakon"/> These symbols were also used by Canton 10 and the former Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.

The cantonal constitution originally regulated the flag and coat of arms. However, by a decision of the Constitutional Court, the constitutional provisions on cantonal symbols were marked as unconstitutional in 1998.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Acting on the court's decision, the Cantonal Assembly removed the disputed provisions in 2000 and adopted a new law on the flag and coat of arms in 2003 that restored the same symbols.<ref name="zakon">Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:CitationTemplate:Self-published source</ref>

Economy

According to the data of the Federal Institute for Development Programming, the West Herzegovina Canton had the nominal GDP of 487.211 million BAM, the seventh largest in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, before the Canton 10, the Bosnian Podrinje Canton Goražde and the Posavina Canton. It generated 2.90% of the total GDP of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The West Herzegovina Canton has fifth largest GDP per capita, amounting to 5,973 BAM, while the average in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is 7,188 BAM.Template:Sfn

The Mepas Mall in Široki Brijeg

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Infrastructure

The West Herzegovina Canton has a central location in Herzegovina, and as such has favorable traffic characteristics. The future route of the motorway of the E73 corridor, where there is also a connection with the A1 motorway from Dubrovnik to Zagreb, which means the entire West Herzegovina Canton in encircled by two EU corridors, the E73 and the E65. The crossroad of these corridors is in the hinterland of Ploče port, making the Canton of West Herzegovina the "portal of the South East Europe".Template:Sfn

Demographics

According to the latest census data, the vast majority of the local population is made up of Croats. The most dominant religion in the canton is Christianity, with Catholicism being the most numerous denomination. The most significant non-Christian minority are Muslims with 1.8% of the total population. Most of them were in Ljubuški.

Roman Catholic church of St. Elijah in Tihaljina, Grude

2013 Census

Municipality Nationality Total
Croats % Others %
Ljubuški 27,327 96.96 1,268 3.04 28,184
Široki Brijeg 28,814 99.60 115 0.40 28,929
Posušje 20,424 99.74 19 0.26 20,477
Grude 17,206 99.41 24 0.59 17,308
Canton 93,725 98.76 1,137 1.24 94,898

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Official holidays

Croatian Cultural and Artistic Society "Brda"

According to local laws, the official holidays (non-working days) in the canton are:

See also

References

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