Klobuk, Ljubuški


Klobuk is a village in the municipality of Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located about 12 km north-west of the town of Ljubuški along the regional road M-6 and some 5 km away from the border crossing with Croatia. It has got its name from the Klobuk hill, that's central to the place, whose specific shape resembles a type of hat.
Klobuk has 12 hamlets - Kapel Mala, Pržine, Šiljevište, Borajna, Zastražnica, Poljane, Vlake, Čuljkova Njiva, Dabranja, Brdo, Osoje and Drače.

History

Klobuk was first mentioned in 1585 in an Ottoman list of villages.

Population

Current estimated population is just beyond 1000, mainly gravitating towards Ljubuški, Grude and Vrgorac in the neighbouring Croatia.

Notable people


  • Petar Barbarić, a charismatic Catholic priest who lived a life of heroic virtue, proclaimed venerable and expected to be beatified by the Pope Francis.