Cernik is a village and a municipality in the
Brod-Posavina County
Brod-Posavina County ( hr, Brodsko-posavska županija) is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of the Sava river, hence the name ''Posavina''. Other notable towns in ...
. According to the 2011 census, there are a total of 3,640 inhabitants in the area.
It was ruled by the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
between 1536 and 1691 and was the ultimate centre of the
Sanjak of Pakrac
The Sanjak of Pakrac ( hr, Pakrački sandžak) or Sanjak of Čazma or Sanjak of Cernica was one of the sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire whose capital was first Zaçasna and then Pakrac and Cernik in Ottoman Slavonia. It was established after the ...
until the Austrian conquest.
There are 11 settlements in the municipality:
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Baćin Dol
Baćindol is a village in Croatia.
History
The medieval fortress of Gračanica is located on the tree-covered, 319 meter-high hill above the village. The fortress was constructed between the 13th and 14th centuries. In the 16th century it was co ...
– 381
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Banićevac – 223
* Cernik – 1,607
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Giletinci – 268
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Golobrdac – 0
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Opatovac – 332
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Opršinac – 0
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Podvrško
Podvrško is a village in the municipality of Cernik in the west part of Brod-Posavina County
Brod-Posavina County ( hr, Brodsko-posavska županija) is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it ...
– 294
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Sinlije – 0
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Šagovina Cernička – 312
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Šumetlica – 223
References
External links
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*http://cernik.atspace.com/Uvodna.htm
*http://flagspot.net/flags/hr-sb-ce.html
Municipalities of Croatia
Populated places in Brod-Posavina County
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