First Mention

Čapljina is first mentioned under its name in 1475 in Turkish documents as Merza Čapljina, deserted, and the second mention dates from 1632, when Čapljina as a village belonged to the Mostar kadiluk. Between 1782 and 1880, it belonged to Počitelj, and together with it to Stolac. After the construction of the railway in 1885, it economically rose. Its first urban plan was received in 1962. Its oldest part, Gradina, is still from the Turkish period and has an oriental as well as a Herzegovinian touch. The Austro-Hungarian period left its mark in the form of solid buildings with ornaments on the facade that today represent architectural value that should be protected.