Ostrožac (Serbian Cyrillic: Острожац) is a village in the municipality of Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
Ostrožac
Острожац | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 44°54′31″N 15°56′25″E / 44.90861°N 15.94028°E | |
| Country | |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton | |
| Municipality | |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.53 sq mi (9.13 km2) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 2,068 |
| • Density | 587/sq mi (227/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Ostrožac Castle is located here.
History
editIt was first mentioned in 1286 as the city of the Dukes of Blagaj. It was occupied by the Ottoman Empire in 1577.[2]
Demographics
editReferences
edit- ↑ Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
- ↑ HAMDIJA KREŠEVLJAKOVIĆ, 1953, STARI BOSANSKI GRADOVI (VIEUX BOURGS BOSNIAQUES) https://www.fmks.gov.ba/download/zzs/1953/1-1953.pdf #page=32
- ↑ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
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