Zagvozd

Zagvozd
Village
Zagvozd in 2009.
Location of the Zagvozd Municipality within Split-Dalmatia County.
Zagvozd
Coordinates: 43.500°N 16.950°E / 43.500; 16.950
Country	Croatia
Historical region	Dalmatian Hinterland
County	Split-Dalmatia
Municipality	Zagvozd
Area [1]
• Village	138.8 km^2 (53.6 sq mi)
• Urban	45.1 km^2 (17.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Village	957
• Density	6.9/km^2 (18/sq mi)
• Urban	640
• Urban density	14/km^2 (37/sq mi)
Website	zagvozd.hr

Zagvozd is a village and a seat of Zagvozd municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. In 2011 it had a population of 767.^[3]

Municipality

Zagvozd is a seat of the municipality of the same name. It includes the villages of: Biokovsko Selo, Krstatice, Rastovac, Rašćane Gornje, Župa, Župa Srednja and Zagvozd.

In 2001, the municipality had a total population of 1,642.^[4] In 2011, the municipality had a total population of 1,188^[3] In that census, 99% of the population were ethnic Croats.^[5]

History

From 1941 to 1945, Zagvozd was part of the Independent State of Croatia. In the settlements of Zagvozd and Rastovac, at least 190 lost their lives over the course of the war.^[6]

Zagvozd was the site of a 1945 torture and massacre of 18 friars and civilians, committed by Yugoslav Partisans.^[7] Their remains were discovered in 2005.^[7] DNA analysis in Split revealed the identities of three of the victims as Franciscan friars from the town of Široki Brijeg.^[8] In 2007, the 15 unidentified bodies were buried in Zagvozd while the identified friars were buried in their native Široki Brijeg.^[7]

Culture

Zagvozd celebrates its municipal day on July 16 to coincide with the local celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.^[9]

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Zagvozd". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
4. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2001 Census: Zagvozd". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2001. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2002.
5. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: Zagvozd". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
6. "Žrtve u Drugom svjetskom ratu i poraću na području Zagvozda i Rastovca". Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
7. "Zagvozd: Pokopana tijela franjevaca pobijenih 1945. godine" [Zagvozd: Franciscans killed in 1945 were buried]. Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 7 October 2007. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
8. Skeletal Remains from World War II Mass Grave: from Discovery to Identification, Croatian Medical Journal
9. "Zagvozd Day". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-09-04.