Gvozd
| Gvozd | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Gvozd Municipality Općina Gvozd |
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 Gvozd
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| Coordinates: 45°19′N 15°55′E / 45.317°N 15.917°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Sisak-Moslavina |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 3,779 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal codes | |
| Area code(s) | 044 |
Gvozd (formerly Vrginmost) is a town and a municipality in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia. It is part of Kordun.
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[edit] Languages and names
On the territory of Gvozd municipality, along with Croatian which is officiall in the whole country, as a second official language has been introduced Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet[1].
[edit] History
In 1097, the last native Croatian King Petar Svačić was killed in Gvozd during the Battle of Gvozd Mountain, leading to the mountain being called Petrova Gora (Petar's Mountain).
Gvozd was also known as Vrginmost until 1996.[2]
During the Croatian War of Independence, Gvozd, along with other towns, was a part of the unrecognized breakaway Republic of Serbian Krajina. It was retaken by the Croatian army during Operation Storm.
[edit] Population/Demographics
The municipality had big population changes in various censuses, possibly because of war and because of frequent border changes of municipalities in Croatia.
- In the 1961 census there were 11,972 people in the municipality, 11584 being Serbs and 340 being Croats.[citation needed]
- In the 1971 census there were 21536 people in the municipality, 16337 being Serbs and 4866 being Croats.[citation needed]
- In the 1981 census there were 18841 people in the municipality, 13450 being Serbs and 4130 being Croats.[citation needed]
- In the 1991 census there were 16,599 people in the municipality, 11.729 (70,66%) being Serbs and 4.043 (24,35%) being Croats.[citation needed]
- In the 2001 census there were 3,779 people in the municipality, 58% which are Serb and 40% which are Croats.[3] 3,575 declared their mother tongue as Croatian, 155 as Serbian, and 49 as other languages.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notable natives and residents
[edit] References
- ^ Izvješće o provođenju ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utošku sredstava osiguranih u državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2008. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina, Zagreb, 2009.
- ^ 'Croatian mayor sees U.S. holiday first-hand Visitor from war-torn nation enjoys feast and festivities' Daily Herald, 29 November 2002
- ^ Population by Nationality, By City/Municipality, 2001 Census
- ^ Population by Mother Tongue, By City/Municipality, 2001 Census
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Coordinates: 45°21′N 15°53′E / 45.35°N 15.883°E
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