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Gvozd

Gvozd (Croatia)

Gvozd is also a town in Montenegro.

Gvozd (Serbian: Вргинмост) is a town and a municipality in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia.

In 1079, 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 know as Vrginmost. The name was changed after the war.

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.

In the 2001 census there were 3,779 people in the municipality, 58% which are Serb and 40% which are Croats.

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 {{location map|Croatia|label=Gvozd|position=left|lat=45.35|long=15.88}}
 [[Image:Gvozd Municipality.PNG|thumb|Image of Gvozd municipality within Sisak-Moslavina County]]
+:''Gvozd is also a town in [[Montenegro]].''
-'''Gvozd''' is a town and a municipality in [[Sisak-Moslavina County]], [[Croatia]].
+'''Gvozd''' ([[Serbian language|Serbian]]: ''Вргинмост'') is a town and a municipality in [[Sisak-Moslavina County]], [[Croatia]].
 In [[1079]], the last native [[Croatia|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'').
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+== See also==
+* [[Serbs of Croatia]]
-:''Gvozd is also a town in [[Montenegro]].''
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v t e Subdivisions of Sisak-Moslavina County
Cities and towns	Glina Hrvatska Kostajnica Kutina Novska Petrinja Popovača Sisak (seat)	Coat of arms of Sisak-Moslavina County
Municipalities	Donji Kukuruzari Dvor Gvozd Hrvatska Dubica Jasenovac Lekenik Lipovljani Majur Martinska Ves Sunja Topusko Velika Ludina	Coat of arms of Sisak-Moslavina County