Kazaginac

Kazaginac is a village in the municipality of Tomislavgrad in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] The village is also part of the smaller Buško Blato micro-region, consisting of those villages and settlements surrounding the lake known as Buško jezero. According to the 2013 census, there were 277 inhabitants.[2]

Kazaginac
Village
Etymology: Turkish: kaza ("district") and agha ("chief", "master" or "lord")
Kazaginac
Coordinates: 43°39′50.03″N 17°5′0.83″E
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
CantonCanton 10
MunicipalityTomislavgrad
Area
  Total6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
  Total277
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
80246

Etymology

The roots of the name Kazaginac are thought to be Turkish in origin. The Turkish word kaza means "district" while the Turkish agha refers to "master".[3] Kazaginac thus refers to the property owned by the kazaga, a reference to Ottoman times where the land holding class were usually members of the ruling Muslim population.

History

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1961537    
1971446−16.9%
1981331−25.8%
1991301−9.1%
2013277−8.0%

The road passing through Kazaginac is an ancient route dating back to Roman times. It linked Salona (today's Solin) and Delminium (today's Tomislavgrad), then the capital of the Delmatae, an ancient people who inhabited a good portion of the land known as Dalmatia. It served as an important trade route between the Adriatic and Balkan interior during this period.

In literature, Kazaginac is mentioned very late in history. The name was first mentioned in 1844 when there were 83 people living in 7 houses. By 1867, the population rose to 129 people.[3]

According to the 2014 census, there were 73 households and 319 people registered living in 72 dwellings.[4]

Historically, this village has traditionally been populated by ethnic Croats of the Catholic faith.

Geography

The village is located at the south band of Buško Blato, an artificial lake created after the construction of the dam in Kazaginac. The village is located at 716 meters above sea level.[5] It is known for the Marinovac beach, located at the Buško Blato lake.[6]

Notes

  1. Census 1993, p. 107.
  2. Census 2017.
  3. Čirko 2004, p. 64.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2015-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Roje-Bonaci & Bonacci 2016, p. 82.
  6. Gospodnetić 2019.

References

Books

Journals

  • Roje-Bonaci, Tanja; Bonacci, Ognjen (2016). "Višenamjenski hidrotehnički sustavi". Vodoprivreda. Split: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, University of Split. 48.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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