Brod, Republika Srpska, Bosna i Hercegovina, 2009

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Brod ( sr-cyr, Брод, ),The official web site of the municipality
, Brod/Брод. formerly Bosanski Brod ( sr-cyrl, Босански Брод) is a town and municipality located in northern

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located ...

, an entity of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...

. It is situated on the south bank of the river

Sava The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ...

, in the western part of the

Posavina Posavina ( sr-cyr, Посавина) is a geographical region that stretches along the Sava river, encompassing only the inner areas of the Sava river basin, that are adjacent or near to the Sava river itself, namely catch region spanning fro ...

region.The official name of region
As of 2013, the town has a population of 7,637 inhabitants, while the municipality has a population of 16,619 inhabitants.

Name

Prior to the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

of the 1990s, the town was known as ''Bosanski Brod''. During the war the prefix "Bosanski" was replaced with "Srpski" due to the town being under Serb control. In May 2009, the National Assembly of the

removed any prefix from the name resulting in the name ''Brod''. Today its official name is just ''Brod'', without either prefix ''Bosanski'' or ''Srpski''. The

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = " Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capi ...

n town of Slavonski Brod is situated on the opposite (northern) bank of the Sava, forming a built-up area of more than 110,000 inhabitants. The bridge over the Sava River at Brod was destroyed in the early hours of October 1992; it was rebuilt several years later after the hostilities ended.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Brod, the following settlements comprise the municipality: *

Brusnica Mala Brusnica Mala ( sr, Брусница Мала) is a village in the municipalities of Odžak, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Brod, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () ...

* Brusnica Velika *

Donja Barica Donja Barica ( sr, Доња Барица) is a village in the municipality of Brod, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often ...

Donja Močila Donja Močila ( sr, Доња Мочила) is a village in the municipality of Brod, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often ...

Donja Vrela Donja Vrela ( sr, Доња Врела) is a village in the municipality of Brod, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often kno ...

Donje Kolibe Donje Kolibe ( sr-cyrl, Доње Колибе) or Kolibe Donje is a village near Bosanski Brod in the municipality of Brod, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina popula ...

Donji Klakar Donji Klakar ( sr, Доњи Клакар) is a village in the municipality of Brod, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often ...

Gornja Barica Gornja Barica ( sr, Горња Барица) is a village in the municipality of Brod, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and oft ...

* Gornja Močila *

Gornja Vrela Gornja Vrela ( sr, Горња Врела) is a village in the municipality of Brod, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often ...

Gornje Kolibe Gornje Kolibe ( sr, Горње Колибе) is a village in the municipality of Bosanski Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina with Bosniak The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the S ...

* Gornji Klakar * Grk *

Koraće Koraće is a village of Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and ...

* Kričanovo * Kruščik * Liješće * Novo Selo * Sijekovac * Unka * Vinska * Zborište

Demographics

Population

Ethnic composition

Administrative areas

The Municipality of Brod according to population census from 1991, had twenty-three inhabited settlements, divided into twelve local communities:

City local communities

* MZ Brodsko Polje 1 * MZ Brodsko Polje 2 * MZ Brod - downtown * MZ Karađorđevo * MZ Rit * MZ Tulek

Rural communities

* MZ Gornji Klakar * MZ Donji Klakar * MZ Gornje Kolibe * MZ Donje Kolibe * MZ Koraće * MZ Liješće * MZ Novo Selo * MZ Sijekovac * MZ Vinska * MZ Unka * MZ Gornja Vrela * MZ Grk * MZ Barica

Notable residents

Duško Trifunović Duško Trifunović ( sr, Душко Трифуновић, 13 September 1933 – 28 January 2006) was a Yugoslav writer, poet and television author. Life Born in the small village of Sijekovac near Bosanski Brod (then part of the Vrbas Banovina, ...

, children's writer and poet * Sead Mašić, football player *

Edin Mujčin Edin Mujčin (born 14 January 1970) is a Bosnian retired footballer. Mujčin moved to Croatia during the Bosnian War. He holds the Croatian citizenship. Club career Mujčin spent most of his career with Croatian team Dinamo Zagreb, winning seve ...

, football player *

Ljupko Petrović Ljubomir "Ljupko" Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Љубомир "Љупко" Петровић; born 15 May 1947) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. He also holds a Bosnian passport. As a manager, Petrović's biggest success wa ...

, football coach * Velibor Vidić, boxer, bronze medal winner for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inter ...

Zdravko Zovko Zdravko Zovko (born 28 May 1955) is a retired Croatian handball player. Career Zovko spent his entire playing career in RK Medveščak from Zagreb and in Syracuse, Sicily, for C.C. Ortigia. He won three Yugoslav Cups with the club and during hi ...

, handball coach

References

Sources

External links

* {{Authority control Populated places in Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cities and towns in Republika Srpska Divided cities Bosnia and Herzegovina–Croatia border crossings