Prozor-Rama ( sr-cyrl, Прозор-Рама) is a municipality located in
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (;) ) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The canton mainly comprises the Neretva river valley area and parts of Herzegovina west of Mostar, its administrativ ...
of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: ''Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / ''Федерација Босне и Херцеговине'') is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities composing Bo ...
, an entity of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. Its seat is
Prozor. Also,
Ramsko lake is located in the municipality.
History
In the Middle Ages, the
King of Hungary
The King of Hungary () was the Monarchy, ruling head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 (or 1001) to 1918. The style of title "Apostolic King of Hungary" (''Magyarország apostoli királya'') was endorsed by Pope Clement XIII in 1758 ...
held the title of
King of Rama
King of Rama () was a title used by the monarchs of Hungary to provide a legal basis for their pretence of supremacy over Bosnia. The title refers to the river Rama, a small tributary of the Neretva. A state called Rama never existed; the title ...
named after this region.
When the German and Italian
Zones of Influence were revised on 24 June 1942, Prozor fell in , administered civilly by Croatia and militarily by Croatia and Germany.
File:Durch Bosnien und die Herzegovina kreuz und quer; Wanderungen (1897) (14758823696).jpg, Seferov-Han in the Rama valley, 1897
File:Stamp_Austria_Bosnien-33.jpg, Rama valley on 1906 Austro-Hungarian stamp
File:Operation Alfa 1942.jpg, Italians and Chetniks in Prozor in 1943 ("Operation Alfa")
File:Ustaške vođe u rejonu Prozora 1943.jpg, Ustasha in Prozor, 1943
File:Partizani u Prozoru.jpg, Partisans in Prozor, winter of 1942–1943
Demographics
North Herzegovina
According to the 2013 census, the population of the municipality was 14,280 and of the seat Prozor 3,367.
2013
14,280 total
*10,702
Croats
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(74.94%)
*3,525
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...
(24.69%)
*3
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...
(0.02%)
*50 others (0.35%)
Settlements
Towns and settlements in the municipality are
Blace,
Borovnica,
Dobroša Donja Vast,
Donji Krančići,
Donji Višnjani,
Družinovići,
Duge,
Gmići,
Gorica,
Gornji Krančići,
Gornji Višnjani,
Gračac
Gračac (; ) is a municipality in the southern part of Lika, Croatia. The municipality is administratively part of Zadar County.
Gračac is located south of Udbina, northeast of Obrovac, northwest of Knin and southeast of Gospić.
Climate
Since ...
,
Gračanica,
Grevići,
Heljdovi,
Here,
Hudutsko,
Ivanci,
Jaklići,
Klek,
Kovačevo Polje,
Kozo,
Kućani,
Kute,
Lapsunj,
Lizoperci,
Ljubunci,
Lug,
Maglice,
Meopotočje,
Mluša,
Ometala,
Orašac,
Pajići,
Parcani,
Paroš,
Ploča,
Podbor,
Proslap,
Prozor,
Ravnica,
Ripci,
Rumboci,
Šćipe,
Šćit,
Šerovina,
Skrobućani,
Šlimac,
Tošćanica,
Trišćani,
Ustirama,
Uzdol,
Varvara and
Zahum.
Sports
The area is home to the
football club
In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as ...
HNK Rama, and
basketball club HKK Rama.
Notable people
*
Diva Grabovčeva
*
Marko Bošnjak
References
Bibliography
*
External links
*
Official website of municipality Prozor - RamaRamski Vjesnik - local news portalrama-prozor.infoprozor-x.com
Populated places in Prozor-Rama
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