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| Gvozd Municipality Općina Gvozd - Општина Гвозд[1] |
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Gvozd
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| Country | Croatia |
| County | Sisak-Moslavina |
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| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 3,779 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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| Area code(s) | 044 |
Gvozd (formerly Vrginmost)(Serbian Cyrillic: Гвозд) is a town and a municipality in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia. It is part of Kordun.
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In 1097, the last native Croatian King Petar Svačić was killed in Gvozd during the Battle of Gvozd Mountain, leading to the mountain being called Petrova Gora (Petar's Mountain).
Gvozd was also known as Vrginmost until 1996.[2]
During the Croatian War of Independence, Gvozd, along with other towns, was a part of the unrecognized breakaway Republic of Serbian Krajina. It was retaken by the Croatian army during Operation Storm.
The municipality had big population changes in various censuses, possibly because of war and because of frequent border changes of municipalities in Croatia.
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