Ostrožac, Cazin

Ostrožac (Serbian: Острожац) is a village in the municipality of Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

Ostrožac
Village
Ostrožac
Coordinates: 44°54′31″N 15°56′25″E
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
MunicipalityCazin
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

It was first mentioned in 1286 as the city of the Dukes of Blagaj. It was occupied by the Turks in 1577.[2]

References

  1. 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.
  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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