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The municipality of Cazin is situated in the north-west part of B&H, with an area of 356 square km. The relief if mainly dominated by hills with an average of 300 m above sea level. The area of Cazin is under the influence of a moderate continental climate, with cold winters, hot summers and an average annual temperature of 9 Celsius degress. Cazin has a favourite geograffic position. Being in the vionity of Izačić, Maljevac and Užljebić border crossing has provided good communications with the Republic of Croatia and the countries of western Europa. The distance from Cazin to Zagreb is 146 km, and 232 km to Ljubljana. Regional and main roads connect it to Sarajevo (340 km) and to other parts of B&H, and being in the vicinity of the railway enables this type of communication as well. There is also a well developed network of local roads that connect 23 local communities, their centres and surrounding villages with Cazin. In addition to its geograffic position and favorible climate, Cazin has open to it the possibillieties and imortant potentials of natural resources: water, land, forest and nature. The Cazin area is rich natural and fresh sources of drinking water. Great numbers of those are part of the water supply network system which has been randomized in recent years. There are also many streams and brooks, the unterground river Horljava, and the Mutnica, Korana and Una rivers.
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