Stara Gradiška (, ) is a
village
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and a municipality in
Slavonia
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, in the
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 ...
of
Croatia
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. It is located on the left bank of the river
Sava
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, across from
Gradiška in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
Etymology
The first word in the name means ''Old'' as there's also a ''New'' Gradiška nearby, the town 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' ...
.
History
Until 1918, Stara Gradiška (then ''Alt-Gradiska)'' was part of the
Habsburg monarchy
The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm (), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities (composite monarchy) that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is ...
(
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (; or ; ) was a nominally autonomous kingdom and constitutionally defined separate political nation within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was created in 1868 by merging the kingdoms of Kingdom of Croatia (Habs ...
after the
compromise of 1867
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), in the
Croatia-Slavonia Military Border District. The post-office was opened in 1859.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Stara Gradiška was part of the
Požega County
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of the
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
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.
The place is well known for the
Stara Gradiška prison and
Stara Gradiška concentration camp. The municipality is home to the cultural organization ''KUD Posavina''. It celebrates the feast of St. Michael as its municipal day.
STARA GRADIŠKA 2008.
/ref> Stara Gradiška is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia
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.
Demographics
In 2021, the municipality had 911 residents in the following 7 settlements:
* Donji Varoš, population 206
* Gornji Varoš, population 189
* Gređani, population 105
* Novi Varoš, population 113
* Pivare, population 20
*Stara Gradiška, population 207
* Uskoci, population 71
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 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 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Stara Gradiška.
References
Populated places in Brod-Posavina County
Slavonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina–Croatia border crossings
Municipalities of Croatia
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