Post by Jadranka on Mar 11, 2008 11:49:41 GMT -5
Not much is known about this city but it was founded by Romans in the 5 BC where it got its name from. The name is the same as it was 2000 years ago. From the 11th - 15th century it was part of Zahumlje, hence today being one of the 4 municipalities that make up the Dubrovacko Zahumlje; Ravno, Neum, Capljina, Stolac.
In WWII Ustashe committed atrocities in Èapljina and nearby villages, as mentioned in the Croatian nationalist song Jasenovac i Gradiska stara. Among these was the Prebilovci massacre, in which as many as 4000 people including 600 from Prebilovci may have been killed.
Since World War II it has been an important road and rail transportation link, connecting the rest of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the port of Ploèe in Croatia. During the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina the city was taken over by the Croatian Defence Council who expelled the non Croat population and set up concentration camps for Bosniaks in Gabela.
During the Summer of 2007 wildfires caused extensive damage throughout the rural part of the municipality.
In WWII Ustashe committed atrocities in Èapljina and nearby villages, as mentioned in the Croatian nationalist song Jasenovac i Gradiska stara. Among these was the Prebilovci massacre, in which as many as 4000 people including 600 from Prebilovci may have been killed.
Since World War II it has been an important road and rail transportation link, connecting the rest of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the port of Ploèe in Croatia. During the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina the city was taken over by the Croatian Defence Council who expelled the non Croat population and set up concentration camps for Bosniaks in Gabela.
During the Summer of 2007 wildfires caused extensive damage throughout the rural part of the municipality.