Banićevac 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 ...
in the
municipality of Cernik 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 ...
in the Republic of
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
.
Geography
Banievac is located northeast of
Cernik and
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' ...
on the slopes of
Požeška gora mountain at the entrance to the
Požega Valley
The Požega Valley () is a geographic microregion of Croatia, located in central Slavonia, encompassing the eastern part of the Požega-Slavonia County. It is located in the Pannonian Basin, bounded by Psunj, Papuk and Krndija mountains from west ...
.
Opršinac to the east,
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 ...
to the south, and
Oblakovac to the north are neighbouring villages.
References
Populated places in Brod-Posavina County
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