Bihac, town in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, on both banks of the Una River. The main sources of employment are the wood, food, and textile industries and the town's electric-power plant. Bihac served as headquarters for the liberation army of Josip Broz Tito during World War II (1939-1945).
Bihac was first mentioned in documents dated 1260 as property of a church in Topusko, Croatia. Two years later it became a free city, and later it was a property of Croatian nobles. During a long series of battles, the Ottoman Empire gained control over much of Bosnia by 1463 and Herzegovina 20 years later. However, Bihac itself did not come under Ottoman Turkish rule until the end of the 16th century. The town remained part of the Ottoman Empire until 1878, when the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary was granted control of the region.
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