Čapljina/Чапљина (pronounced "chaplina") has around 6,100 inhabitants, 82% of whom are Bosnian-Croats and 12% Bosnians. It is the capital of the municipality of Čapljina (pop. 27,000), in the Herzegovina-Neretva canton. The town lies 9 km northeast of the border post of Gabela Polje (Croatia), 25 km southwest of Stolac and 34 km southwest of Mostar(via Buna and Počitelj).Čapljina is the last Bosnian town crossed by the Neretva River, less than 30 km from the Adriatic as the crow flies. Čapljina is all about birds. The name means "heron". When it was founded in the5th century, the Romans named it Ardea ("heron" in Latin) because the name evoked that of the Illyrian tribe of Ardiaeans who populated the region. The Slavs then simply translated the term into Čapljina. But herons can also be found just outside the city, at Hutovo Blato, the country's largest bird reserve. As well as its name, Čapljina, which marks the gateway to Dalmatia, has inherited two ancient fortified border posts, including the remarkable site of Mogorjelo. During the 20th century, this proximity to Croatia led to waves of violence against the Bosnian-Serb inhabitants (around 4,000 dead in 1941), then against the Bosnians, who were interned en masse in concentration camps in 1992.

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