Cazin Цазин | |
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| Grad Cazin Град Цазин City of Cazin | |
 City center square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Cazin within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
  Cazin  Cazin | |
| Coordinates:44°58′N15°56′E / 44.967°N 15.933°E /44.967; 15.933 | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton |  Una-Sana |
| Geographicalregion | Bosanska Krajina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nermin Ogrešević (NES) |
| Area | |
• City | 356 km2 (137 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2013[1]) | |
• City | 66,149 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,863 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +387 37 |
| Website | gradcazin |
Cazin (Serbian Cyrillic:Цазин) is a city located inUna-Sana Canton of theFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity ofBosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina in theBosanska Krajina region, near the border withCroatia. 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 connectsBihać andVelika Kladuša.
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Cazin has several historic places, some dating back to the 14th century. TheOstrožac Castle and Radetina Tower are located in Cazin. During theMiddle Ages, the city served as the seat of theRoman Catholic bishop of Knin.[2]
TheCazin uprising of 1950, an armedanti-communist rebellion of peasants, occurred in Cazin and neighboringVelika Kladuša andSlunj, which were all part of theSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the time.[3] The peasants revolted against the forcedcollectivization andcollective farms by theYugoslav 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.[4][5] It was the only peasant rebellion in thehistory of Europe that occurred during theCold War.[6]
Aside from the urban area of Cazin, the city administrative area comprises the following settlements:
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.
The ethnic composition of the municipality:Here is the table with the columns ordered by year, starting with 2013 on the left:
| Ethnic group | Population 2013[7] | Population 1991[8] | Population 1981 | Population 1971 |
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| Bosniaks/Muslims | 63,463 | 61,693 | 55,401 | 43,880 |
| Croats | 320 | 139 | 122 | 175 |
| Serbs | 29 | 778 | 826 | 1,196 |
| Yugoslavs | - | 430 | 529 | 51 |
| Others/Unspecified | 2,337 | 369 | 232 | 166 |
| Total | 66,149 | 63,409 | 57,110 | 45,468 |
Cazin istwinned with:
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