| Kazaginac | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Etymology: | Ottoman Turkish |
| Pushpin Map: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Kazaginac within Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Kazaginac within Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220px |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 43.6639°N 17.0836°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Subdivision Type1: | Entity |
| Subdivision Name1: | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Canton 10 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tomislavgrad |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.56 |
| Elevation M: | 716 |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Total: | 277 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 80246 |
Kazaginac is a village in the Municipality of Tomislavgrad in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The village is also part of the smaller Buško Blato micro-region, consisting of those villages and settlements surrounding the lake known as Buško Lake. According to the 2013 census, there were 277 inhabitants.
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". Kazaginac thus refers to the property owned by the kazaga, a reference to Ottoman times where the landholding class was usually members of the ruling Muslim population.
The road passing through Kazaginac is an ancient route dating back to Roman times. It was part of a major road system connected to the magistral road between Salona and Hedum castellum - Argentaria, built by the governor of Dalmatia Publius Cornelius Dolabella in 18/19 AD. At the Glavina locality, there are remnants of an unknown building. At the same locality, five milestones from the 3rd century were found as well as Roman coins. Above the Šarića Kuće locality, there are also stone remnants. Near the Catholic cemetery, there's an archaeological locality called Crkvine.
In literature, Kazaginac is mentioned very late in history. The name was first mentioned in 1844 when 83 people were living in 7 houses. By 1867, the population rose to 129 people.
During the socialist Yugoslavia, until 1953, the administrative territory of Kazaginac encompassed a much wider area of surrounding settlements, not only Kazaginac, and numbered 5,020 people. Of those, 5,308 were Croats, 11 Serbs and 4 others or unidentified.
According to the 2013 census, there were 73 households and 319 people registered living in 72 dwellings.[1]
Historically, this village has traditionally been populated by ethnic Croats of the Catholic faith.
The village is located in the south band of Buško Lake, an artificial lake created after the construction of the dam in Kazaginac. The village is located at 716 meters above sea level. It is known for the Marinovac beach, located at the Buško Blato lake.
According to the 2013 census, its population was 277.[2]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 274 | 98.8% | ||
| 1 | 0.4% | ||
| other/undeclared | 2 | 0.7% | |
| Total | 277 | 100% |