Cazin

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Cazin
Цазин
Town and municipality
Grad Cazin
Град Цазин
City of Cazin
City center square
City center square
Flag of Cazin
Flag		 Coat of arms of Cazin
Coat of arms
Location of Cazin within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of Cazin within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton  Una-Sana
Geographical region Bosanska Krajina
Government
 • Mayor Nermin Ogrešević (NES)
Area
 • Town and municipality 356 km2 (137 sq mi)
Population (Census 2013[1])
 • Town and municipality 66,149
 • Density 190/km2 (480/sq mi)
 • Urban 13,863
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +387 37
Website www.opcinacazin.ba

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.

History

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Cazin has several historic places, some dating back to the 14th century. Ostrožac castle and Radetina Tower are located in Cazin. Cazin was the city of Knin Bishop.[2]

From 1929 to 1941, Cazin was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.[citation needed]

The Cazin uprising of 1950, an armed anti-state rebellion of peasants, occurred in Cazin and neighboring Velika Kladuša and Slunj, which were all part of Communist 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 Cold War Europe.[6]

Settlements

Aside from the urban area of Cazin, the city administrative area comprises the following settlements:

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Demographics

According 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

The 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

Religion

The main religious group in Cazin is Islam followed by Catholic and then Orthodox.

Sports

Local football club Krajina has spent two seasons at the top tier of the Bosnia and Herzegovina football pyramid, but has mainly played at the second and third level.

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cazin is twinned with:

Gallery

  • Cazin Srbljani (railway station)

  • Cazin fortress

  • Cazin fortress

See also

References

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  2. ↑ HAMDIJA KREŠEVLJAKOVIĆ, 1953, STARI BOSANSKI GRADOVI (VIEUX BOURGS BOSNIAQUES) https://www.fmks.gov.ba/download/zzs/1953/1-1953.pdf #page=32
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External links

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