Coordinates: 45°08′N 17°59′E / 45.133°N 17.983°E / 45.133; 17.983

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Brod
Брод
Town and municipality
Brod with border bridge crossing Sava River
Brod with border bridge crossing Sava River
Coat of arms of Brod
Coat of arms
Location of Brod within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of Brod within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of Brod
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CountryFile:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFile:Flag of the Republika Srpska.svg Republika Srpska
Geographical regionPosavina
Government
 • Municipal mayorMilan Zečević (SNSD)
 • Municipality229.3 km2 (88.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Town
8,563
 • Municipality
16,619
 • Municipality density72.48/km2 (187.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code53
Websitewww.opstina-brod.net

Brod (Serbian Cyrillic: Брод, pronounced [brôːd]),[1] formerly Bosanski Brod (Serbian Cyrillic: Босански Брод) and Srpski Brod (Serbian Cyrillic: Српски Брод), is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the south bank of the river Sava, in the western part of the Posavina region.[2] As of 2013, the town has a population of 7,637 inhabitants, while the municipality has a population of 16,619 inhabitants.

Name

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The city's name refers to a place where river can be crossed, a ford.

Upon the conclusion of the Treaty of Passarowitz in 1718, Bosanski Brod was to be transferred to the Habsburg monarchy.[3]

Prior to the Bosnian War 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 Republika Srpska 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 Croatian 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 by Croat forces after they along with the Croat population retreated across it to Slavonski Brod due to a Serb offensive, the bridge was destroyed in order to disallow any possible Serb offensives across it. It was rebuilt several years after hostilities ceased.

History

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1738 map of the fortifications of Brod
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Brod in 1912
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Monument on the central square dedicated to the soldiers who died fighting for Republika Srpska
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Brod municipality by population proportional to the settlement with the highest and lowest population
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Panorama of the city
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Nature in Brod

The area of Brod was inhabited since ancient times, which is testified by numerous artifacts from the Stone and Iron Age, as well as the Roman period.[4]

Brod was first mentioned in 1691, during the Ottoman era as Turski Brod.[5]

In 1878 Brod became a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and got the official name of Bosanski Brod with the beginning of building of the railroad to Sarajevo. The first train departed towards Derventa in 1879, while the service was expanded to Doboj later in the same year.[5][6]

Poet and writer Duško Trifunović was born in village Sijekovac near Brod in 1933. Brod's main river promenade, along the bank of the Sava, is named after him.[7][8]

Settlements

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

Demographics

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Population

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Population of settlements – Brod municipality
Settlement 1931. 1948 1953. 1961. 1971. 1981. 1991. 2013.
Total 30,115 32,286 33,744 16,619
1 Brod 7,386 4,993 5,329 7,350 10,003 12,506 14,098 7,961
2 Donja Močila 659 226
3 Donje Kolibe 837 219
4 Donji Klakar 583 407
5 Gornja Močila 717 220
6 Gornje Kolibe 1,407 723
7 Gornji Klakar 755 433
8 Grk 559 258
9 Koraće 2,022 1,151
10 Liješće 2,032 1,518
11 Novo Selo 2,953 982
12 Sijekovac 1,551 455
13 Vinska 561 282
14 Zborište 854 381

Ethnic composition

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Ethnic composition – Brod town
Nationality 2013. 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 7,961 (100,0%) 14,098 (100,0%) 12,506 (100,0%) 10,003 (100,0%)
Serbs 6,767 (85,00%) 4,373 (31,02%) 3,505 (28,03%) 3,229 (32,28%)
Bosniaks 521 (6,544%) 2,246 (15,93%) 1,682 (13,45%) 2,093 (20,92%)
Croats 404 (5,075%) 4,086 (28,98%) 3,812 (30,48%) 4,166 (41,65%)
Others 269 (3,379%) 633 (4,490%) 48 (0,384%) 86 (0,860%)
Yugoslavs 2 760 (19,58%) 3,406 (27,23%) 376 (3,759%)
Montenegrins 25 (0,200%) 24 (0,240%)
Slovenes 10 (0,080%) 10 (0,100%)
Macedonians 8 (0,064%) 3 (0,030%)
Albanians 6 (0,048%) 3 (0,030%)
Hungarians 4 (0,032%) 12 (0,120%)
Roma 1 (0,010%)
Ethnic composition – Brod municipality
Nationality 2013. 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 16,619 (100,0%) 34,138 (100,0%) 32,286 (100,0%) 30,115 (100,0%)
Serbs 11,477 (69,06%) 11,389 (33,36%) 10,737 (33,26%) 11,273 (37,43%)
Croats 3,287 (19,78%) 13,993 (40,99%) 13,579 (42,06%) 14,489 (48,11%)
Bosniaks 1,509 (9,080%) 4,088 (11,97%) 3,106 (9,620%) 3,706 (12,31%)
Others 346 (2,082%) 1 004 (2,941%) 89 (0,276%) 146 (0,485%)
Yugoslavs 3,664 (10,73%) 4,704 (14,57%) 436 (1,448%)
Montenegrins 28 (0,087%) 30 (0,100%)
Macedonians 15 (0,046%) 3 (0,010%)
Slovenes 11 (0,034%) 13 (0,043%)
Albanians 11 (0,034%) 3 (0,010%)
Hungarians 6 (0,019%) 15 (0,050%)
Roma 1 (0,003%)

Administrative areas

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

City local communities

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

Rural communities

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  • 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[9]

Notable residents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ The official web site of the municipality Archived 2013-11-26 at the Wayback Machine, Brod/Брод.
  2. ^ The official name of region Archived 2015-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Pelidija 1989; Roksandić 2007, p. 65
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