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

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

. It is situated on the south bank of the river

Sava The Sava, is a river in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. From its source in Slovenia it flows through Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally reac ...

, 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

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

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

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 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 ...

n town of

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 ...

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

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. Brod was first mentioned in 1691, during the Ottoman era as Turski Brod. In 1878 Brod became a part of the

Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military and diplomatic alliance, it consist ...

, and got the official name of Bosanski Brod with the beginning of building of the railroad to

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

. The first train departed towards

Derventa Derventa ( sr-cyrl, Дервента) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Posavina region, northwest of the city of Doboj. As of 2013, the town has a total of 11,631 inhabitants, while the municipality has ...

in 1879, while the service was expanded to

Doboj Doboj ( sr-Cyrl, Добој, ) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Bosna (river), Bosna river, in the northern region of Republika Srpska. As of 2013, it has a population of 71,441 inhabita ...

later in the same year. Poet and writer Duško Trifunović was born in village Sijekovac near Brod in 1933. Brod's main river promenade, along the bank of the

, is named after him.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Brod, the following settlements comprise the municipality: * Brusnica Mala * Brusnica Velika * Donja Barica * Donja Močila * Donja Vrela * Donje Kolibe * Donji Klakar * Gornja Barica * Gornja Močila * Gornja Vrela * Gornje Kolibe * Gornji Klakar * Grk * Koraće * 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, children's writer and poet * Sead Mašić, football player *

Edin Mujčin Edin Mujčin (born 14 January 1970) is a Bosnian retired association football, 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 NK Di ...

, football player * Ljupko Petrović, 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 () 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 International Committee of Mediterran ...

* Zdravko Zovko, 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