Gvozd
municipality in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia
Gvozd (Serbian Cyrillic: Гвозд) is a municipality in central Croatia, Sisak-Moslavina County. Its seat is located in Vrginmost (Вргинмост), which was renamed to Gvozd from 1996–2012. It is an underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.
Languages and names
Croatian is the official first language. Serbian language with its Cyrillic alphabet is the officially recognised second language. As of 2023, most of the legal requirements for the fulfillment of bilingual standards have not been carried out. Official buildings do have Cyrillic signage, but not street signs, traffic signs or seals. Cyrillic is not used on any official documents, nor are there public legal and administrative employees proficient in the script.
In Cyrillic, Vrginmost is known as Вргинмост and (between 1996 and 2012) Gvozd as Гвозд.
History
In 1097, the last native Croatian King Petar Snačić was killed here during the Battle of Gvozd Mountain, which led to the mountain being renamed Petrova Gora.
The public source identifies “Gvozd” as municipality in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Gvozd, municipality and Sisak-Moslavina.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4550. Authority coordinates are 45.349, 15.865. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1996, 2012, 2023 and 1097.
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This entry incorporates text from “Gvozd” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.