Čerin is a village located in the Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is in the municipality of Čitluk in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Čerin
Village
Čerin
Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°42′E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Herzegovina-Neretva
Municipality	Čitluk
Area
• Total	0.69 sq mi (1.80 km2)
Population  (2013)
• Total	296
• Density	430/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+387 36

History

Čerin was first time mentioned on the July 16th 1397. in the files of Republic of Ragusa. The village has traditionally been the center of Upper Brotnjo (ex municipality). The village was home to the Church of St. Stephen, which was toppled by the Ottoman Empire in 1668 but now it is renewed. In 1938, HKD Napredak opened a branch office in Čerin. Local elementary school was opened in 1905.

Demographics

In 1991, the village had a population of 266, composed of 265 Croats (99,6%) and 1 others (0,4%). In the 2013. census Čerin had a population of 296, Croats 293 and 3 unknown.[1]

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