Kozarac
- For the settlement in Croatian Baranja, see: Kozarac, Čeminac
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![]() Location of Prijedor within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Region | Bosanska Krajina |
Municipality | Prijedor |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Kozarac (pronounced [kɔ̂zarats]) is a city in north-western Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the Prijedor Municipality near the city of Prijedor. It is located 45 km west of Banja Luka. Kozarac is also famous because of the Kozara National Park.
Kozarac has two public swimming pools, 14 mosques, two churchеs and a shopping mall. Every summer in Kozarac, famous musicians from across the whole of former Yugoslavia perform in the village.
History
During the time of Yugoslavia, Kozarac had 8,028 citizens;[1] 1,233 of these people (mostly Bosniak and Croat) were killed during the war.
44°58′N 16°50′E / 44.967°N 16.833°E
Notable people
- Duško Tadić, war criminal
- Eldin Jakupović, footballer
- Nedžad Mulabegović, athlete
- Vehid Gunić, journalist
- Fikret Hodžić, professional body builder
- Sakib Mahmuljin, war-time general
References in popular culture
In the BBC drama series New Tricks episode 84 "Things Can Only Get Better", Hana Keranović, a suspect in the case, comes from Kozarac.[2]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ New Tricks, Things Can Only Get Better: Episode Script.
External links
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- Official Kozarac Community Council Website (Bosnian)
- Official web site of Kozarac (Bosnian)