Cazin

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Cazin is a city in the northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation. It lies in the Bosanska Krajina region near the border with Croatia and sits on the main road between Bihać and Velika Kladuša.

The municipality covers about 356 square kilometers. In 2013, 66,149 people lived there. The urban area of Cazin had 13,863 residents, while the rural part had 52,286.

Cazin has several historic sites, including Ostrožac Castle and Radetina Tower. In the Middle Ages, it was the seat of the Roman Catholic bishop of Knin.

In 1950, peasants in Cazin and nearby towns revolted against forced collectivization by the Yugoslav government, following a drought in 1949. The uprising was harshly suppressed and is remembered as one of the few peasant uprisings in Europe during the Cold War.

The city is the center of a municipality that includes multiple settlements beyond the urban core. Cazin operates on Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) and observes daylight saving time (CEST, UTC+2). The area code is +387 37, and the official website is gradcazin.gov.ba.