Metković (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈmêtkoʋit͜ɕ]) is a town in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the river Neretva and on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Metković
Town
Grad Metković Town of Metković
Metković Old Town
Coat of arms
Metković Location of Metković in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°03′N 17°39′E
Country	Croatia
County	Dubrovnik–Neretva
Government
• Mayor	Dalibor Milan (HDZ)
• City Council	17 members • Most (9) • HSS (5) • HDZ (3)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Town	16,788
• Urban	15,329
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Demographics

The total population of the city municipality is 16,788 inhabitants (2011 census), in the following settlements:[1]

• Dubravica, population 90
• Glušci, population 76
• Metković, population 15,329
• Prud, population 497
• Vid, population 796

In the census of 2011, 96.8% of the population self-identified as Croats.[2]

History

The city was first mentioned in a 1422 court document as a small farming town. It remained this way until the nineteenth century. During this period the city found renewed investment from the country's Austrian rulers. With the arrival of the area's first post office and school, as well as the increase of trade with the Ottoman Empire, the city began to flourish. It was ruled by Ottoman Empire as part of Sanjak of Herzegovina between 1494 and 1685, then by Republic of Venice till 1797 and finally by French Empire before the Austrian Habsburgs took over. In 1875 and 1910 Emperor Francis Joseph I visited the city.

Metković is located near the ancient Roman settlement of Narona (today Vid). Narona was established as a Roman trading post, after Rome's successful war[3] (Illyrian Wars) with the neighboring Illyrian tribe Daors (ruins of their main city are located near Stolac), and successfully grew until the 3rd century AD. After that it went on a steady decline especially after a large 4th-century AD earthquake. Upon the arrival of Slavonic tribes in the mid-6th century AD, the city of Narona was abandoned with most parts being covered under silt that was carried by the river Neretva. Only minor excavations were done, most of them being concentrated on the location of Vid. One of the city's landmarks is its Church of St. Elijah, the city's patron saint.[4]

Education

Metković has the following education facilities:

• Primary schools:
  • Stjepan Radić Primary school (Croatian language medium school)[5]
  • Don Mihovil Pavlinović Primary school (Croatian language medium school)[6]
• Secondary schools:
  • Metković High School[7]
  • Metković Gymnasium (classical high school)[8]

For tertiary education students need to move to another city, the most common destinations are: Dubrovnik (business, management, accounting, music), Split (sciences, management, accounting), Zagreb (music, arts, sciences, applied sciences, engineering, architecture, education, humanities, management, accounting, business), Zadar (humanities, education, early childhood education) and Mostar.

Notable people

Clergy Marin Barišić, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska Josip Marija Carević (1883–1945), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dubrovnik Music Milana Vlaović, writer and music producer Literature, theater, art Obrad Gluščević (1913–1980), film director Ivan Slamnig (1930–2001), poet Vera Zima, actress Sport Andrija Anković (1937–1980), football (soccer) player, gold olympic medallist 1960 Željko Babić, handball player, Croatian national team player and head-coach, bronze olympic medallist 2012 as assistant coach. Ivica Barbarić, football (soccer) player, Yugoslavia national team member at the 1988 Summer Olympics Patrik Ćavar, Croatian national team player in handball, gold olympic medallist 1996 Ivan Čupić, Croatian national team player in handball, bronze olympic medallist 2012 Davor Dominiković, Croatian national team player in handball, gold olympic medallist 2004 Slavko Goluža, handball coach, Croatian national team player and head-coach, double gold olympic medallist 1996 and 2004 as player, and bronze olympic medallist 2012 as head coach. Sergej Jakirović, Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team player Vladimir Jelčić, Croatian national team player in handball, gold olympic medallist 1996, handball coach Nikša Kaleb, Croatian national team player in handball, gold olympic medallist 2004 Juraj Nikolac, chess grandmaster Frane Nonković, Yugoslavia men's national water polo team player, silver olympic medallist 1964 Ivica Obrvan, Croatian national team player in handball, handball coach and head coach Ante Pavlović, general secretary of the Croatian Football Federation and Football Association of Yugoslavia, GNK Dinamo Zagreb director Bruno Sorić, rower, bronze olympic medallist 1924 Darijo Srna, Croatia national football team player and captain Igor Štimac, Croatia national football team player and head coach, president of the Union of professional clubs in Croatian First Football League Mate Trojanović, rower, gold olympic medallist 1952 Other Branka Bebić Krstulović, Miss Croatia 1994 Luka Bebić, President of Croatian Parliament and former Minister of Defence Ana Bebić, opera singer; participant in Operacija trijumf Miljenko Grgić (aka Mike Grgich), California vintner Damir Magaš, first rector of the University of Zadar Stanko Marević, National Heroes of Yugoslavia in the Second World War Mate Obradović, Minister of Defence Chief inspector Božo Petrov, Croatian psychiatrist and politician; Deputy Prime Minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Tihomir Orešković, former mayor of Metković Krešo Rakić, National Heroes of Yugoslavia in the Second World War Ante Šprlje, former Minister of Justice Nikica Gabrić, ophtamologist, politician and freemasonry leader See also Dalmatia References "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Metković". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Dubrovnik-Neretva". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Wilkes, J.J. The Illyrians, 1992; ISBN 0-631-19807-5 "Metković". Metkovic.hr. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2015. "OS Stjepana Radića". Ossradica-metkovic.hr. Retrieved 29 November 2015. Archived 20 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine "Srednja škola Metković – Naslovnica". Ssmetkovic.hr. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2015. Archived 12 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Metković. Official website (in Croatian) Metkovic NEWs

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