Religion in Livno

Inspired by Hugh's comments about delving deep into the history of the cities and since Parker and I were assigned to explore historical landmarks in Livno this week, I have been doing some sleuthing. It is pretty difficult to find any information on things to see in Livno (it is small, only 10,000 people). Coming from the background that I do, one of the first things that comes to mind when thinking about deep history is religion.

I am intrigued by the religious history of Livno. A long long time ago, Livno was first populated in 2000 B.C. by an Ilyrian tribe. Their religion consisted of worshiping a variety of gods and was highly patriarchal and superstitious. It was actually forbidden to look at the stars (My worst nightmare!!).  
<sup>When the Romans invaded, everyone in Livno adopted their religious beliefs and then likewise in the 7th century when the Slavs invaded, they began to adopt Christianity. When Livno became a part of the Ottoman Empire in the 14th century, the country moved towards Islam. Pictured below is an iconic mosque built during the middle ages:

 

After that, Livno was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and then became communist (no religion). And now that communism has been disbanded there is freedom of religion. It's amazing the mix of religions over the years! And there are probably a lot more that I have no been able to dig up. 

Being the Catholic that I am, I also scoped out Catholic churches in Livno and found one that was built about a hundred years ago:




I foresee exploring gravestones and visiting churches as two historical activities during out time in Livno. We're really looking forward to coming up with some unique activities to introduce everyone to Livno's history!</sup>

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livno