Cazin ( sr-cyrl, Цазин) is a city located in

Una-Sana Canton The Una-Sana Canton (; ; Serbian: Унско-сански кантон) is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the northwest of the country, a region known as Bosanska K ...

of the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: ''Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / ''Федерација Босне и Херцеговине'') is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities composing Bo ...

, an entity of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

. It is situated in northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina in the

Bosanska Krajina Bosanska Krajina ( sr-Cyrl, Босанска Крајина, , ) is a geographical region, a subregion of Bosnia, in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is enclosed by several rivers, namely the Sava (north), Glina (northwest), Vrbanja and Vrba ...

region, near the border with

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. 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 Bihać is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una (Sava), Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in th ...

and

Velika Kladuša Velika Kladuša ( sr-Cyrl, Велика Кладуша, ; literal translation, lit. "Great Kladuša") is a town in the Una-Sana Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the far northwest of Bosnia, located on the border with Croatia. As o ...

History

Cazin has several historic places, some dating back to the 14th century. The Ostrožac Castle and Radetina Tower are located in Cazin. During the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

, the city served as the seat of the Roman Catholic bishop of Knin. The

Cazin uprising The Cazin rebellion ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Cazinska buna, Цазинска буна) was an armed anti-state rebellion of peasants that occurred in May 1950 in the towns of Cazin and Velika Kladuša in the Bosanska Krajina region, as well as Slunj in ...

of 1950, an armed anti-communist rebellion of peasants, occurred in Cazin and neighboring

and

Slunj Slunj is a town in the mountainous part of Central Croatia, located along the important North-South route to the Adriatic Sea between Karlovac and Plitvice Lakes National Park, on the meeting of the rivers Korana and Slunjčica. Slunj has a popu ...

, which were all part of the

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1945 to 1963 as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as Socialist Yugoslavia or simply Yugoslavia, was a country ...

at the time. The peasants revolted against the forced

collectivization Collective farming and communal farming are various types of "agricultural production in which multiple farmers run their holdings as a joint enterprise". There are two broad types of communal farms: agricultural cooperatives, in which member- ...

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. It was the only peasant rebellion in the

history of Europe The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD 500), the Middle Ages (AD 500–1500), and the modern era (since AD 1500). The first early Euro ...

that occurred during the

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Settlements

Aside from the urban area of Cazin, the city administrative area comprises the following settlements: * Bajrići * Brezova Kosa * Bukovica * Crnaja * Čajići * Čizmići * Ćehići * Ćoralići * Donja Barska * Donja Koprivna * Donja Lučka * Glogovac * Gornja Barska * Gornja Koprivna * Gornja Lučka * Gradina * Hadžin Potok * Kapići * Kličići * Kovačevići * Krakača * Krivaja *

Liđani Liđani is a village in the municipality of Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it ...

* Liskovac * Ljubijankići * Majetići * Miostrah * Mujakići * Mutnik * Osredak * Ostrožac * Ostrožac na Uni * Pećigrad * Pivnice * Pjanići *

Podgredina Podgredina is a village in the municipality of Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula ...

Polje A polje, also called karst polje or karst field, is a large flat plain found in karstic geological regions of the world, with areas usually in the range of 5–400 km2 (2–154 sq mi). The name derives from the Slavic languages, ...

Ponjevići Ponjevići is a village in the municipality of the Hercegovine region of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans ...

* Prošići * Rošići * Rujnica * Skokovi * Stijena * Šturlić * Šturlićka Platnica * Toromani * Tržac * Tržačka Platnica *

Tržačka Raštela Tržačka Raštela is a village in the Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, municipality of Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 273. References

Populated places in Cazin ...

* Urga * Vilenjača * Vrelo *

Zmajevac Zmajevac (; sr-Cyrl, Змајевац; ) is a settlement in the region of Baranja, Croatia. Administratively, it is located in the Kneževi Vinogradi municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. The population is 974 people. Zmajevac was fou ...

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: Here is the table with the columns ordered by year, starting with 2013 on the left:

Twin towns – sister cities

Cazin is twinned with: *

Develi Develi, formerly known as ''Averak'' or ''Everek'', is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Kayseri Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,892 km2, and its population is 66,840 (2022). History The historical name of the town is Eve ...

, Turkey *

Kahramanmaraş Kahramanmaraş (), historically Marash (; ) and Germanicea (), is a city in the Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mediterranean region of Turkey and the administrative centre of Kahramanmaraş Province, Kahramanmaraş province. After 1973, Maraş was ...

, Turkey

Gallery

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References

External links

Official website

BK Krajina

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