Cazin (Serbian Cyrillic: Цазин) is a city located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Bosanska Krajina region, near the border with Croatia. As of 2013, it has a population of 66,149 inhabitants. The municipality is often also called Cazinska Krajina. The town of Cazin is located on the main road which connects Bihać and Velika Kladuša.
Cazin
Цазин | |
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| Grad Cazin Град Цазин City of Cazin | |
 City center square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Cazin within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
  Cazin  Cazin | |
| Coordinates: 44°58′N 15°56′E / 44.967°N 15.933°E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton |  Una-Sana |
| Geographical region | Bosanska Krajina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nermin Ogrešević (NES) |
| Area | |
| • City | 356 km2 (137 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2013[1]) | |
| • City | 66,149 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,863 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +387 37 |
| Website | www |
History
editCazin has several historic places, some dating back to the 14th century. The Ostrožac Castle and Radetina Tower are located in Cazin. During the Middle Ages, the city served as the seat of the Roman Catholic bishop of Knin.[2]
The Cazin uprising of 1950, an armed anti-communist rebellion of peasants, occurred in Cazin and neighboring Velika Kladuša and Slunj, which were all part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the time.[3] The peasants revolted against the forced collectivization and collective farms by the Yugoslav government on the farmers of its country.
Following a drought in 1949, the peasants of Yugoslavia were unable to meet unrealistic quotas set by their government and were punished. The revolt that followed the drought resulted in the killings and persecution of those who organized the uprising, but also many innocent civilians.[4][5] It was the only peasant rebellion in the history of Europe that occurred during the Cold War.[6]
Settlements
editAside from the urban area of Cazin, the city administrative area comprises the following settlements:
- Bajrići
- Brezova Kosa
- Bukovica
- Crnaja
- Čajići
- Čizmići
- Ćehići
- Ćoralići
- Donja Barska
- Donja Koprivna
- Donja Lučka
- Glogovac
- Gornja Barska
- Gornja Koprivna
- Gornja Lučka
- Gradina
- Hadžin Potok
- Kapići
- Kličići
- Kovačevići
- Krakača
- Krivaja
- Liđani
- Liskovac
- Ljubijankići
- Majetići
- Miostrah
- Mujakići
- Mutnik
- Osredak
- Ostrožac
- Ostrožac na Uni
- Pećigrad
- Pivnice
- Pjanići
- Podgredina
- Polje
- Ponjevići
- Prošići
- Rošići
- Rujnica
- Skokovi
- Stijena
- Šturlić
- Šturlićka Platnica
- Toromani
- Tržac
- Tržačka Platnica
- Tržačka Raštela
- Urga
- Vilenjača
- Vrelo
- Zmajevac
Demographics
editAccording to the 2013 census, the municipality of Cazin has a population of 66,149 inhabitants. The town of Cazin has a population of 13,863.
Ethnic groups
editThe ethnic composition of the municipality:
| Ethnic group | Population 1971 |
Population 1981 |
Population 1991[7] |
Population 2013[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosniaks | 43,880 | 55,401 | 61,693 | 63,463 |
| Croats | 175 | 122 | 139 | 320 |
| Serbs | 1,196 | 826 | 778 | 29 |
| Yugoslavs | 51 | 529 | 430 | - |
| Others/Unspecified | 166 | 232 | 369 | 2,337 |
| Total | 45,468 | 57,110 | 63,409 | 66,149 |
Twin towns – sister cities
editCazin is twinned with:
Develi, Turkey[9]
Gallery
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Cazin Srbljani (railway station)
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Cazin fortress
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Cazin fortress
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Preliminarni Rezultati Popisa stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Bosni i Hercegovini 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
- ^ HAMDIJA KREŠEVLJAKOVIĆ, 1953, STARI BOSANSKI GRADOVI (VIEUX BOURGS BOSNIAQUES) https://www.fmks.gov.ba/download/zzs/1953/1-1953.pdf #page=32
- ^ "CAZINSKA BUNA 1950: Danas se navršavaju 62 godine od ustanka u Krajini". Cazin. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Klanjana kolektivna dženaza žrtvama Cazinske bune iz 1950. godine". Haber. 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Vera Kržišnik Bukić i Cazinska buna". Radio Sarajevo. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ Mueller, Andrew (2010). Rock and Hard Places: Travels to Backstages, Frontlines and Assorted Sideshows. ISBN 9781593763794. Retrieved 11 February 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bosnian Congres - census 1991 - North of Bosnia". Hdmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "POPIS STANOVNIŠTVA, DOMAĆINSTAVA I STANOVA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI, 2013. REZULTATI POPISA" (PDF). popis2013.ba (in Serbian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Kardeş Belediyeler". develi.bel.tr (in Turkish). Develi. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Gradsko vijeće Cazin: Donesena odluka o bratimljenju Cazina sa turskom općinom Kahramanmaraš". rtvcazin.ba (in Bosnian). Radio-televizija Cazin. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2020-12-28.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- BK Krajina Archived 2021-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Cazin
- Municipality of Cazin official website