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Bosanska Dubica was built in 930. However, the first mentioning of Bosanska Dubica dates from 1197. Babonići-Vodički were in charge of the town until the 12th century. Bosanska Dubica became an important fort during the Ottoman Empire due to its geographic positioning. It became a vital and important border crossing for many years. The last Austrian-Turkish war was the so called Dubica War (1788–1791) and was fought in this area. The town fell under Ottoman occupation in 1538. Bosanska Dubica encountered many different rulers during the Ottoman Empire and the later Austro-Hungarian Empire.
During World War II Bosanska Dubica was a town that encountered many casualties from both sides. From the 1970s Bosanska Dubica has experienced a great improvement in its economy. Bosanska Dubica was not directly affected by fighting during the Bosnian War (1992-1995). Around 6,000 Bosniaks were expelled from their homes, while many Serbs from Croatia settled in Bosanska Dubica. Culture Every year outside Bosnia and Herzegovina, the annual Bosansko Dubičko Veče is held. It is a celebration that brings together every displaced Bosnian from Bosanska Dubica. The cities that hold the celebration in the United States are: Chicago and St. Louis. In Chicago it always is on the Saturday before Memorial Day, hosted at the White Eagle Banquet Hall in Niles, Illinois. Sydney, Australia, also holds the same celebration in order to gather Bosnians of Bosanska Dubica from different Australian and New Zealand areas. These are year-to-year celebrations that bring together Bosnians from Bosanska Dubica. There is work on creating a congress that would meet once every two years, in order to help young children, born outside Bosanska Dubica, learn the traditional culture. The celebrations are primarily filled with Bosniaks, however, many Croatians and Serbians come to show their respect towards their town, Bosanska Dubica.
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