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.[1]

Zagvozd
Village
Zagvozd in 2009.
Zagvozd
Coordinates:
Country Croatia
County Split-Dalmatia
MunicipalityZagvozd
Population
 (2011)
 • Total767

Municipality
Location of the Zagvozd Municipality within Split-Dalmatia County.

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 2011, the municipality had a population of 1,642 (2001 census), 99% of which are ethnic Croats.[1]

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.[2]

Zagvozd was the site of a 1945 torture and massacre of 18 friars and civilians, committed by Yugoslav Partisans.[3] Their remains were discovered in 2005.[3] DNA analysis in Split revealed the identities of three of the victims as Franciscan friars from the town of Široki Brijeg.[4] In 2007, the 15 unidentified bodies were buried in Zagvozd while the identified friars were buried in their native Široki Brijeg.[3]

Culture

Zagvozd celebrates its municipal day on July 16 to coincide with the local celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.[5]

References
  1. "Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske" (in Serbo-Croatian). Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  2. "Žrtve u Drugom svjetskom ratu i poraću na području Zagvozda i Rastovca". Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  3. Zagvozd: Franciscans killed in 1945 were buried, Jutarnji list
  4. Skeletal Remains from World War II Mass Grave: from Discovery to Identification, Croatian Medical Journal
  5. Zagvozd Day
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