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Nova Gradiška is a town located in the Brod-Posavina County of
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, population 14,229 (2011). It is located in the historic region of
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, near the border to
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. The first word in the name means ''New'', and there's also an ''Old'' Gradiška nearby, the village of Stara Gradiška and the Bosnian town of Gradiška.


History

Nova Gradiška is often referred to as ''The Youngest Town''. The town of Nova Gradiška was founded in 1748 as an outpost in the Military Frontier and was first named Friedrichsdorf in German. Already in 1750 it was renamed Neu-Gradischka which later became Nova Gradiška in Croatian. The Hungarian name is Újgradiska. Before 1881, Nova Gradiška (named ''NEU-GRADISKA'' before 1850) was part of the
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(
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after the compromise of 1867), in the Slavonian Military Frontier, Gradiskaner Regiment N°VIII. The first building constructed was the church of Saint Tereza, which is an important monument of
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architecture in
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. The old core of the town comprises the church of Saint Terezija and the old court house and prison from the 18th century. Between 1881 and 1918, Nova Gradiška was a district capital in the Požega County of the Kingdom. On 5 July 2021, a brief
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hit Nova Gradiška.


Climate

Since records began in 1981, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was , on 28 August 2012. The coldest temperature was , on 13 January 2003.


Communications

The town is located on the M104 railway line, frequently served by passenger trains at the local Nova Gradiška railway station. The A3 motorway also passes nearby. The highway and railway are part of the Pan European corridor X. Bus traffic within the town as well as suburban traffic is very well developed. There is also a connection to Požega via the D51 road and the nearby border crossing to
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, located in Stara Gradiška.


Settlements

The administrative area of Nova Gradiška includes the following settlements: * Kovačevac, population 669 * Ljupina, population 987 * Nova Gradiška, population 11,821 * Prvča, population 752


Politics


Minority councils

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. At the
2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections The 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections () were held on 7 May in certain regional (counties) and local administrative units (municipalities and towns & cities). Background Elections were announced in Nar ...
Serbs of Croatia The Serbs of Croatia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Срби у Хрватској, Srbi u Hrvatskoj) or Croatian Serbs ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Хрватски Срби, Hrvatski Srbi) constitute the largest national minority in C ...
fulfilled legal requirements to elect 15 members minority councils of the Town of Nova Gradiška.


Tourism

Here are several hotels and other tourist resorts present. The Tourist board is also present and well developed in Nova Gradiška. There are a number of townfaires. Some of the most important ones are: * Carnival festivities "Pokladne svečanosti" * Flower show "Izložba cvijeća" * The Folklore Show ("međužupanijska smotra folklora") * The display of traditional wind instruments ("smotra tradicijskih puhačkih instrumenata") * Nova Gradiška Music Summer ("Novogradiško glazbeno Ljeto") * Oldtimer car meeting ("susreti oldtimera") * Fishfaire ("fišijada") * Mushroom festival ("izložba gljiva") * Motorcycle riders meeting "Strmac" ("Motoristički susreti Strmac")


Sports

The local chapter of the HPS is ''HPD "Strmac"'', which had 37 members in 1936 under the Niko Gržetić presidency. Membership fell to 30 in 1937. Membership rose to 38 in 1938 under the Ivan Baretić presidency.


Religion

Maria Theresa Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position suo jure, in her own right. She was the ...
granted the rights for construction of the
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Chapel of Teresa of Ávila in Nova Gradiška in 1756. The church was damaged by the forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina during the
Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence) and (rarely) "War in Krajina" ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Рат у Крајини, Rat u Krajini) are used. was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croats, Croat forces loyal to the Governmen ...
. In the 19th century the new Church of Virgin Mary on the town square was initiated. Aulic Council prevented the authorities of the Slavonian Military Frontier from destroying the church with intention to build a school at its place. Historically, there were also two
Serbian Orthodox The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches. The majority of the populat ...
Churches in Nova Gradiška, one of them destroyed during
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and one during the Croatian War of Independence. Those were the Church of
Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara (Lycia), Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya ...
and the Church of the Holy Trinity. The Church of the Holy Trinity was the central orthodox church located at the town square. It was erected in 1824 at the spot of an earlier wooden church from 1755. The church was destructed by the Ustasha regime in 1941. The new
neo-Byzantine Neo-Byzantine architecture (also referred to as Byzantine Revival) was a Revivalism (architecture), revival movement, most frequently seen in religious, institutional and public buildings. It incorporates elements of the Byzantine architecture, ...
Church of the Holy Trinity was complete in 1982 but it was detonated 9 times and destroyed during the Croatian War of Independence. The second church of Saint Nicholas was constructed in 1818 on the local cemetery, it was reconstructed in 1866 but it was also destroyed during the Croatian War of Independence.


Local electronic media

Croatian Radio Nova Gradiška () is the local radio station.


Commerce

Today some furniture industry and beer industry exists in small parts. There is an initiative to extend the industry park. Before the
Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence) and (rarely) "War in Krajina" ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Рат у Крајини, Rat u Krajini) are used. was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croats, Croat forces loyal to the Governmen ...
, there was metallurgy industry in the town, which went bankrupt.


People

*
Đura Horvatović Đorđe "Đura" Horvatović ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе "Ђура" Хорватовић; 17 January 1835 – ) was a Serbian general and military minister. From the Austrian army with the rank of lieutenant, he joined the Serbian Army in 1862. He d ...
– Serbian Officer * Slavko Brill – sculptor and ceramics artist * Goran Vlaović – footballer * Milan Rapaić – footballer * Marko Malenica – footballer * Kim Verson – singer * Mia Pojatina – model and Miss Universe Croatia 2018 * Imakulata Malinka – organist, nun, music pedagogue * Svyetlana Canak – Scientist * Adolf Dado Topic - singer


References


External links


Official site
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own map
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nova Gradiska Cities and towns in Croatia Slavonia 1748 establishments in Croatia Populated places in Brod-Posavina County Požega County 18th-century establishments in Croatia 1748 establishments in the Habsburg monarchy