Kozarac (Serbian Cyrillic: Козарац, pronounced [kɔ̂zarats]) is a town in north-western Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, located near the city of Prijedor. It is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Banja Luka. Kozarac is also famous because of the Kozara National Park.

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Kozarac Козарац
Mutnik mosque in Kozarac
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
Region	Bosanska Krajina
City	Prijedor
Population  (2013)
• Total	4,397
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Kozarac has two public swimming pools, 14 mosques, two churchеs and a shopping mall. Every summer in Kozarac, famous musicians from across the whole of former Yugoslavia perform in the town.

History

During the time of Yugoslavia, Kozarac had a population of 4,045[1] and during the Bosnian War, mostly Bosniak and Croat civilians were killed.

Demographics

Notable people

• Duško Tadić, war criminal
• Eldin Jakupović, footballer
• Nedžad Mulabegović, athlete
• Vehid Gunić, journalist
• Fikret Hodžić, professional body builder
• Sakib Mahmuljin, war criminal

References in popular culture

In the BBC drama series New Tricks episode 84 "Things Can Only Get Better", Hana Keranović, a suspect in the case, comes from Kozarac.[2]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kozarac.

• Official Kozarac Community Council Website (Bosnian)
• Official web site of Kozarac (Bosnian)

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