Bosanski Brod

Infobox Settlement

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Bosanski Brod (Serbian: Босански Брод or "Bosanski Brod"; Bosnian: "Bosanski Brod"; Croatian: "Bosanski Brod") also known as Brod (Брод), formerly known as "Srpski Brod" (Српски Брод), is a town and municipality located on the right bank of the river Sava in the north of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Name

During the Bosnian war the town name was changed to Srpski Brod but after the war the name was ruled unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court of BiH, and so is now again know as Bosanski Brod.

The Croatian town of Slavonski Brod is situated on the opposite bank of the Sava.

Demographics

1971

30.115 total
* Croats - 14.489 (48,11%)
* Serbs - 11.273 (37,43%)
* Muslims - 3.706 (12,30%)
* Yugoslavs - 436 (1,44%)
* others - 211 (0,72%)

1991

In 1991, the population of Bosanski Brod municipality was 33,962, including:
*Croats (41%) (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
*Serbs (33.8%)(See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
*Bosniaks (12.2%)
*Yugoslavs (10.6%)
*others (2.4%)

The urban part of the municicipality had in 1991 a population of 14,045, including:
*Serbs (31.39%)
*Croats (29.17%)
*Yugoslavs (19.3%)
*Bosniaks (16.26%)Urban settlements population:

Source: [http://www.hdmagazine.com/bosnia/census/cens-s.html] .

Serbs were majority in Brodsko Polje, Croats in Centar, Rit and Tulek, and Muslims by nationality in Mahala Skele.

Administrative areas, 1991.

Municipality Bosanski Brod according to population census from 1991, had 23 inhabited settlements, divided in 12 local communities:

City local communities

* MZ Brodsko Polje
* MZ Bosanski Brod - downtown
* MZ Mahala-Skele
* MZ Rit
* MZ Tulek

Rural communities

* MZ Brusnica Velika – includes settlements: Brusnica Mala, Brusnica Velika i Donji Klakar
* MZ Gornje Kolibe - includes settlements: Kolibe Donje, Gornje Kolibe i Unka
* MZ Koraće - includes settlements: Donja Barica, Gornja Barica i Koraće
* MZ Liješće - includes settlements: Liješće
* MZ Novo Selo - includes settlements: Novo Selo i Zborište
* MZ Sijekovac - includes settlements: Donja Močila, Gornja Močila, Kričanovo i Sijekovac
* MZ Vinska - includes settlements: Donja Vrela, Gornja Vrela, Gornji Klakar, Grk, Kruščik i Vinska

2006

In 2006, the majority of inhabitants of municipality are ethnic Serbs, as the other ethnic groups (mainly Croats) fled their homes or were removed by force by Serbian forces in 1992 during the Bosnian war.

ee also

*Municipalities of Republika Srpska

External links

* [http://www.bosanskibrod.info/forum/ Bosanski Brod Forum... Nature, Politik, Love, Sex, Internet]
* [http://www.bosanskibrod.info/ Bosanski Brod]
* [http://www.srpskibrod.com/ www.srpskibrod.com]
* [http://www.nasgrad.com/ www.nasgrad.com]
* [http://www.brodlive.com/ BrodLive.com bosanskibrod.eu]
* [http://www.brodlive.com/forum/ BrodLive.com United Forums of the City]