Zagvozd is a village and a seat of Zagvozd municipality in the

Split-Dalmatia County Split-Dalmatia County ( hr, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija ) is a central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242 (2011). The land area is 14.106,40 km2. Split-Dalm ...

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. In 2011 it had a population of 767.

Municipality

Zagvozd is a seat of the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

of the same name. It includes the villages of:

Biokovsko Selo Biokovsko Selo is a village in the Zagvozd Zagvozd is a village and a seat of Zagvozd municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. In 2011 it had a population of 767. Municipality Zagvozd is a seat of the municipality of the same nam ...

, Krstatice, Rastovac,

Rašćane Gornje Rašćane Gornje is a village in the Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homel ...

Župa A župa (or zhupa, županija) is a historical type of administrative division in Southeast Europe and Central Europe, that originated in medieval South Slavic culture, commonly translated as "parish", later synonymous "kotar", commonly transla ...

Župa Srednja Župa Srednja ( Serbian Cyrillic: ''Жупа Средња'') is a village in the Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia located in the Zagvozd Zagvozd is a village and a seat of Zagvozd municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. In 2011 it ...

and Zagvozd. In 2011, the municipality had a population of 1,642 (2001 census), 99% of which are ethnic

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History

From 1941 to 1945, Zagvozd was part of the

Independent State of Croatia The Independent State of Croatia ( sh, Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH; german: Unabhängiger Staat Kroatien; it, Stato indipendente di Croazia) was a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist It ...

. In the settlements of Zagvozd and Rastovac, at least 190 lost their lives over the course of the war. Zagvozd was the site of a 1945 torture and massacre of 18 friars and civilians, committed by

Yugoslav Partisans The Yugoslav Partisans,Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene: , or the National Liberation Army, sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska (NOV), Народноослободилачка војска (НОВ); mk, Народноослобод� ...

. Their remains were discovered in 2005. DNA analysis in

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revealed the identities of three of the victims as Franciscan friars from the town of

Široki Brijeg , , nickname = , motto = , image_map = BiH municipality location Široki Brijeg.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location o ...

. In 2007, the 15 unidentified bodies were buried in Zagvozd while the identified friars were buried in their native Široki Brijeg.

Culture

Zagvozd celebrates its municipal day on July 16 to coincide with the local celebration of the feast of

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Our Lady of Mount Carmel, or Virgin of Carmel, is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order, particularly within the Catholic Church. The first Carmelites were Christian hermits living on Mount Ca ...

References

Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County Municipalities of Croatia ! {{SplitDalmatia-geo-stub