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Medjugorje [note 1] (Serbo-Croatian: Međugorje, pronounced [mêdʑuɡoːrje] ⓘ) is a village in the municipality of Čitluk in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
East of Dubrovnik the road passes by Dubrovnik Airport and reaches the border with Montenegro at the Karasovići border crossing. [1] The D8 is the longest state road in Croatia at 643.1 km (399.6 mi). Following the rerouting over the Pelješac bridge, the length extended by 4.5 km (2.8 mi).
The names Dubrovnik and Ragusa co-existed for several centuries.Ragusa, recorded in various forms since at least the 10th century (in Latin, Dalmatian, Italian; in Venetian: Raguxa), remained the official name of the Republic of Ragusa until 1808, and of the city within the Kingdom of Dalmatia until 1918, while Dubrovnik, first recorded in the late 12th century, was in widespread use by the ...
Franjo Tuđman Bridge, at the western approach to Dubrovnik and next to the Port of Gruž A view of the bridge from the bridge deck View of the bridge from the sea level of the bay The Franjo Tuđman Bridge ( Croatian : Most dr. Franja Tuđmana ) is a cable-stayed bridge carrying the D8 state road at the western approach to Dubrovnik , Croatia ...
The Pelješac Bridge (Croatian: Pelješki most, pronounced [pěʎeʃkiː môːst]) is a cable-stayed bridge in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia.The bridge provides a fixed link from the southeastern Croatian semi-exclave to the rest of the country while bypassing Bosnia and Herzegovina's short coastal strip at Neum.
Our Lady of Medjugorje (Croatian: Međugorska Gospa), also called Queen of Peace (Croatian: Kraljica mira) and Mother of the Redeemer (Croatian: Majka Otkupitelja), is the title given to the visions of Mary, the mother of Jesus, said to have begun in 1981 to six Herzegovinian Croat children in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina (at the time in SFR Yugoslavia).
Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Ruđer Bošković Dubrovnik; IATA: DBV, ICAO: LDDU), also referred to as Čilipi Airport (Croatian pronunciation:), is the international airport of Dubrovnik, Croatia. The airport is located approximately 15.5 km [1] (9.5 mi) from Dubrovnik city center, near Čilipi.
On 24 June 1981, the alleged Marian apparitions occurred in Medjugorje.Vlašić entered into contact with the seers on 29 June 1981 and became their spiritual director. [12] [8] [13] Vlašić stayed in Čapljina until 17 August 1981, when he moved to Medjugorje without the bishop's approval [7] but with the approval of the Franciscan Province.