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Neum
[[Image:|100px|Coat of arms]] Municipality coat of arms
Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina
General Information
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Land area
Population (1991 census)	4,268
Population density
Coordinates	42°55′N, 17°37′E
Area code	+387 36
Mayor	Đure Obradović (HDZ)
Website	http://www.neum.ba

Neum is the only seaside town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Around it there is about 21 km of coastline which is the only access of this country to the Adriatic Sea. It is located in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity.

Contents 1 Features 2 Climate 3 Geography 4 Demographics 5 History 6 See also 7 External links

Neum has steep hills, sandy beaches and several large tourist hotels. Prices tend to be lower here than in neighboring Croatia, making it popular with shoppers. Tourism, and the commerce it brings, is the leading contributor to the economy of the area. Border formalities with Croatia are relaxed at peak times.

Neum has around 5000 beds for tourists, 1810 in hotels with the remaining capacity in motels, villas and in private accommodation. Tourism in Neum is active only in the coastal region. The inland area behind Neum has a rich archaeological history and untouched wilderness and is starting to develop agricultural tourism.

The city hosts a yearly music festival called Etnofest Neum.

Neum has long, warm summers and short, mild winters. It ranks among the coastal towns with the most sunny days per year.

The average sea temperature ranges from 13 degrees Celsius in January to 32 degrees Celsius in July and August. Popular activities include swimming and sun bathing, walks along the beach, boating and various water-sports.

Neum is 60 km from Dubrovnik (80 km from the Dubrovnik airport), 70 km from Mostar and Međugorje and 30 km from Ploče and Metković, both of which have railway stations.

The Neum region cuts Croatia into two non-contiguous parts. This is a result of the Treaty of Karlowitz of 1699. In this treaty the Republic of Dubrovnik gave the Neum region to the Ottoman Empire to ensure that it would not border on the encroaching Venetian Republic.

The fact that the border into Bosnia and Herzegovina must be crossed to reach the southernmost region of Croatia has caused the Croatian Government to plan a bridge from Klek to Pelješac to circumvent the area. Since this could potentially violate Bosnia Herzegovina rights under the International Law of the Sea, these plans have been put on hold until a mutually satisfactory solution can be reached.

In 1991, the municipality of Neum had 4,268 people:

• 3738 Croats (87.6%)
• 209 Serbs (4.9%)
• 196 Bosniaks (4.7%)
• 92 Yugoslavs (2.1%)
• 33 others (Mixed) (0.7%).

The town of Neum itself had 1,993 residents:

• 94% Croats
• 2% Bosniaks
• 3% Serbs
• 1% others (Mixed).

The Dubrovnik Republic gave the region of Neum to the Turks in the war between the Holy League and the Ottoman Empire. It gave the Turkish army access to the sea, but just as important to Dubrovnik it gave them a protection from the Venetian territories.

The Dubrovnik Republic relinquished the region of Klek - Neum to the Turks in the war between the Holy League and the Ottoman Empire (second half of the 17th c.) as an exit to the sea and a protection corridor between the territories held by Dubrovnik and the Venetian territories (in Dalmatia). For the last time the Turks used the bay for military purposes while withdrawing after the entering of Austria into Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878.

The town was host to a conference entitled the Constitutional-law position of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in late October 2005.

• Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Official website of Neum (In Croatian and English)
• Bosnian cities - Neum
• Neum City info

Municipalities of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Čapljina | Čitluk | Jablanica | Konjic | Mostar | Neum | Prozor-Rama | Ravno | Stolac

Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Coordinates: 42°55′N, 17°37′E