Neum

Neum (Неум, něum) is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the only town on the Bosnia and Herzegovina coastline, making it the country's only access to the Adriatic Sea. As of 2013, Neum municipality has a population of 4,653 inhabitants, while the town of Neum has a population of 3,013 inhabitants. Neum is the only town to be situated along the Bosnia and Herzegovina's around or coastline, making it the country's only access to the Adriatic Sea. Neum is from Dubrovnik ( from Dubrovnik Airport), from Mostar and Medjugorje and from Ploče and Metković, both of which have railway stations. The Bosnia and Herzegovina coastal strip of Neum cuts off the southernmost Croatian exclave from the rest of Croatia. This is a result of the Treaty of Karlowitz of 1699. Since 1991 and the breakup of Yugoslavia, the borders between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Neum region have been international borders. File:R0000460 Neum.jpg|Neum File:AdriaticWar.jpg|Promenade along Neum's shoreline File:Water polo court in Neum.jpg|Waterpolo court in Neum File:Neum02450.JPG|Zenička beach in Neum File:Neum-Bosnia.Herzegovina.jpg|Residential Neum File:Lighthouse in Neum.jpg|Neum Lighthouse The municipality includes the town of Neum (municipal seat) and several villages: Babin Do, Borut, Brestica, Broćanac, Brštanica, Cerovica, Cerovo, Crnoglav, Dobri Do, Dobrovo, Donji Drijen, Donji Zelenikovac, Dubravica, Duži, Glumina, Gornje Hrasno, Gradac, Hotanj Hutovski, Hutovo, Kiševo, Moševići, Prapratnica, Previš, Rabrani, Vinine and Žukovica. Neum has two border crossing checkpoints with Croatia on the European route E65 or Adriatic Highway which connects the two parts of Croatia's Dalmatian coast. Neum 1 is located to the northwest of the city, with the Klek border checkpoint on the Croatian side. Neum 2 is located to the southeast, with the Croatian border checkpoint at Zaton Doli.