Gvozd
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.
Population/Demographics
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.
See also
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