Staro Petrovo Selo is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
and a municipality in
Brod-Posavina County
Brod-Posavina County () 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 include Nova Gradiška.
Geograp ...
,
Croatia
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. It is located between
Nova Gradiška
Nova Gradiška is a town located in the Brod-Posavina County of Croatia, population 14,229 (2011). It is located in the historic region of Slavonia, near the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The first word in the name means ''New'', and there' ...
and
Slavonski Brod
Slavonski Brod (, ), commonly shortened to simply Brod, is a city in eastern Croatia, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Being one of the principal cities in the historical regions of Slavonia and Posavina, Slavonski Brod is the 7th lar ...
, between the southern slopes of the
Požeška gora
Požeška gora (lit. Požega, Croatia, Požega Mountain) is a mountain located south of Požega, Croatia in the region of central Slavonia. The mountain is a part of Slavonian mountains enveloping the Požega Valley, located adjacent to Psunj to t ...
mountain and the
Sava river
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plain in the region of
Slavonia
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, southeast of
Nova Gradiška
Nova Gradiška is a town located in the Brod-Posavina County of Croatia, population 14,229 (2011). It is located in the historic region of Slavonia, near the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The first word in the name means ''New'', and there' ...
, at an elevation of 91 m.
Demographics
In 2021, the municipality had 4,110 residents in the following 13 settlements:
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Blažević Dol, population 101
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Donji Crnogovci, population 106
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Godinjak, population 566
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Gornji Crnogovci, population 69
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Komarnica, population 175
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Laze, population 259
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OÅ¡tri Vrh, population 135
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Starci, population 7
*Staro Petrovo Selo, population 1,277
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Å tivica, population 421
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Tisovac, population 301
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Vladisovo, population 7
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Vrbova, population 686
See also
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Staro Petrovo Selo railway station
References
Municipalities of Croatia
Populated places in Brod-Posavina County
Slavonia
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