Bijakovići
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Bijakovići (Cyrillic: Бијаковићи) is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
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Bijakovići
Бијаковићи | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 43°11′N 17°42′E | |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Canton | Herzegovina-Neretva |
Municipality | Čitluk |
Area | |
• Total | 2.90 sq mi (7.52 km2) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 1,438 |
• Density | 500/sq mi (190/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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The village is within the area served by the Franciscans friars of Medjugorje. In 1981, Mount Podbrdo in Bijakovići was the site of the alleged first Marian apparitions of the entity whom seers referred to as Gospa.[2]
The Croatian-Canadian businessman and arms smuggler Anton Kikaš was born in Bijakovići.[3]