Battle of Gvozd Mountain

The Battle of Gvozd took place in 1097 and was beaten on the Petrova Gora (Peter Mountain ) in central Croatia between the armed forces of the Croatian king Petar Svačić and King Koloman of Hungary. It was a significant event in the history of Croatia and Hungary.

The Battle

With the intention to conquer the Kingdom of Croatia, crossed Hungarian forces the Drava and tried to penetrate Adriatic coast. King Petar Svačić left his residence in the royal city of Knin and moved further north to confront the Hungarians with his forces.

The two armies met on the field of Petrova Gora each other. During the battle, King Petar was mortally wounded.

After the battle, the mountain was initially called " bloody mountain". He was later named in honor of the last Croatian king Petrova Gora (Peter Mountain ).

The battle ended in tragedy for his army, and the dynasty of the Croatian kings. The winner Koloman later added Croatia added his kingdom. He was connected by kinship relations with the Croatian ruling dynasty and left the most powerful barons of Croatia their rights. Whether and to what extent he in 1102 with them a " pacta conventa " concluded is still controversial. Koloman was crowned Croatian king in 1102 in Biograd na Moru. Croatia remained connected to Hungary until 1918.

Meaning of the name Gvozd

Gvozd today means only " dense forest " or " karst ", in the older use even "iron", today this is the derivation gvožđe. The Gvozd separated the medieval territories of Croatia and Slavonia and the Midland is now called Kaper.

• Battle in Croatian history
• Battle ( Middle Ages)
• Hungarian Military History
• 1097