Gvozd
| Gvozd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality and Settlement | ||
| Općina Gvozd / Naselje Vrginmost | ||
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 Map of the municipality within Sisak-Moslavina County | ||
  Vrginmost Location in Croatia | ||
| Coordinates: 45°19′N 15°55′E / 45.317°N 15.917°E | ||
| Country |
 Croatia | |
| County | Sisak-Moslavina | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal mayor | Branko Jovičić (SDSS) | |
| Population (2011)[1] | ||
| • Total | 2,970 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Area code(s) | 044 | |
Gvozd is a municipality in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia.[1] The seat of municipality is located in Vrginmost, which was also named Gvozd between 1996 and 2012, when it was renamed amid a political controversy.[2][3][4][5]
Languages and names
On the territory of the municipality, along with Croatian which is official in the whole country, as a second official language has been introduced Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet. In Serbian the village is known as Вргинмост.
History
In 1097, the last native Croatian King Petar Svačić was killed here during the Battle of Gvozd Mountain, leading to the mountain being called Petrova Gora (Petar's Mountain).
The town of Vrginmost was officially known as Gvozd between 1996[6] and October 23, 2012.
During the Croatian War of Independence, Vrginmost was a part of the unrecognized breakaway Republic of Serbian Krajina. It was retaken by the Croatian army during Operation Storm.
Demographics
Settlements
The municipality consists of 19 settlements:[1]
- Blatuša, population 171
- Bović, population 91
- Brnjavac, population 93
- Crevarska Strana, population 161
- Čremušnica, population 103
- Dugo Selo Lasinjsko, population 46
- Golinja, population 38
- Gornja Čemernica, population 142
- Gornja Trstenica, population 88
- Kirin, population 52
- Kozarac, population 122
- Ostrožin, population 32
- Pješčanica, population 161
- Podgorje, population 150
- Slavsko Polje, population 338
- Stipan, population 50
- Šljivovac, population 32
- Trepča, population 5
- Vrginmost (Gvozd at the time of census), population 1,095
History
The municipality had big population changes in various censuses, possibly because of war and because of frequent border changes of municipalities in Croatia.
- In the 2001 census there were 3,779 people in the municipality, 58% which are Serb and 40% which are Croats.[7] 3,575 declared their mother tongue as Croatian, 155 as Serbian, and 49 as other languages.[8]
Notable natives and residents
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Gvozd". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ↑ "Promijenili ime Gvozda u - Vrginmost" (in Croatian). Nova TV (Croatia). Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ http://www.novossti.com/2012/10/pokrajine-131/
- ↑ http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/gvozd-ce-se-opet-zvati-vrginmost.html
- ↑ http://www.sdss.hr/aktuelno.htm#dvanaesti:32prilog
- ↑ 'Croatian mayor sees U.S. holiday first-hand Visitor from war-torn nation enjoys feast and festivities' Daily Herald, 29 November 2002
- ↑ Population by Nationality, By City/Municipality, 2001 Census
- ↑ Population by Mother Tongue, By City/Municipality, 2001 Census
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