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Počitelj
Also known as Počitelj, Čapljina
Počitelj is a settlement and a historic village in the Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's part of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its walled nucleus is protected National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina and an open-air museum. The settlement is situated on the left bank of the river Neretva, on the main road Mostar-Metković.
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Place details
- Locality
- Počitelj
- Region
- Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine
- Country
- Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина
- Population
- 799
- Timezone
- Europe/Sarajevo
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Počitelj is a settlement and a historic village in the Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's part of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its walled nucleus is protected National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina and an open-air museum. The settlement is situated on the left bank of the river Neretva, on the main road Mostar-Metković.
==Geography== It is located in the township of Čapljina, in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The village is situated on the left bank of the river Neretva, on the main road Mostar-Metković, and it is about to the south of Mostar and about from the centre of Čapljina. The nucleus of the village is built in a natural karst amphitheater along the Neretva river during the Middle Ages.
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