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Vrgorac (pronounced [ʋř̩ɡorats]) is a town in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. Demographics. The total population of Vrgorac is 6,572 (census 2011), in the ...
When Vrgorac capitulated to the Ottoman Empire, Kozica most likely fell with the rest of the area.The spread of Islam into the region that came with the arrival of the Ottoman army concerned the occupants of the monastery in Makarska, who began to worry about the residents in Kozica and the surrounding region, fearing that many would convert to Islam.
The first attacks started on 29 August 1942, with the destruction of the Croat villages of Rašćane, Kozica, Dragljane and Župa, near Vrgorac. Hundreds of homes were destroyed and between 141 and 160 Croat civilians were killed. [3] [4] Among those killed included three Catholic Priests, who were skinned alive before being killed. [5]
When Vrgorac capitulated to the Ottoman Empire, Zavojane probably fell with the rest of the area.The spread of Islam into the region that came with the arrival of the Ottoman army concerned the occupants of the monastery in Makarska, who began to worry about the residents in Zavojane and the surrounding region, fearing that many would convert to Islam.
Kozica, Vrgorac, a village in the town of Vrgorac, Croatia Kozica, Pljevlja , a village in the municipality of Pljevlja, Montenegro Kozica (Fojnica) , a village in the municipality of Fojnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dalmatian Zagora, in the strict sense, spans from the hinterland east of Šibenik to the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina and continues south to Vrgorac, just north of the Neum corridor. Its borders are present in two counties: Split-Dalmatia and Šibenik-Knin.
Krstičević was born on July 1, 1969, in Vrgorac, Split-Dalmatia County in SFR Yugoslavia. Since his childhood, he knew he wanted to be a soldier. [citation needed] He finished military high school in Sarajevo. Upon graduating from the Military Academy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia broke up. He joined the Croatian National Guard in the summer of ...
Umčani, Croatia, a village near Vrgorac Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.