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Slavonski Brod

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Slavonski Brod
Grad Slavonski Brod
City of Slavonski Brod
Top: Main Square; Bottom: Brod Fortress
Flag of Slavonski Brod
Coat of arms of Slavonski Brod
Map
Location of Slavonski Brod in Croatia
Slavonski Brod is located in Croatia
Slavonski Brod
Slavonski Brod
Coordinates: 45°10′N 18°01′E / 45.167°N 18.017°E / 45.167; 18.017
Country Croatia
County
Brod-Posavina
Government
 • MayorMirko Duspara (Ind.)
 • City Council
25 members
Area
 • City54.1 km2 (20.9 sq mi)
 • Urban
41.7 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
Elevation
92 m (302 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • City49,891
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
45,005
 • Urban density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
35000
Area code035
License plateSB
Websiteslavonski-brod.hr

Slavonski Brod (pronounced [slǎʋoːnskiːbrôːd]), 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 largest city in the country, with a population of 59,141 at the 2011 census.[3] It is the centre of Brod-Posavina County and a major river port on the Sava river.

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Names

Although brod means 'ship' in modern Croatian, the city's name bears witness to an older meaning - 'water crossing', 'ford'.

Among the names historically in use: Marsonia in the Roman Empire, Brood (in Slawonien)[4] in the German speaking Austrian period, Brod na Savi after 1934.

The ancient name "Marsonia" probably comes from the Proto-Indo-European word *mory (marsh), and the same root is seen in the nearby toponyms such as "Mursa" and "Mariniana".[5][unreliable source?]

Geography

Sava river promenade

The city is located 197 kilometres (122 miles) southeast of Zagreb and at an elevation of 96 metres (315 feet). It developed at the strategically important crossing over the Sava river toward Bosanski Brod in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnian city was called Bosanski Brod until 2009.

Slavonski Brod is an important intersection of the Posavina part of the highway and a railway junction, since it is located on the highway linking ZagrebLipovacBelgrade (E70, A3) and the ZagrebVinkovciBelgrade railway. The ship port "Brod" on the Sava river is under construction.

There is also a new modern highway under construction, on the Pan-European Corridor Vc, which will connect Northern Europe and Hungary with Croatia (through the region of Slavonia), and Bosnia and Herzegovina with Croatia (through the coastal region of Dalmatia). The alignment of this highway is approximately at a 19 km (12 mi) distance from the center of the town. With the completion of this route, the area of the town Slavonski Brod will become one of the major highway intersections in this part of Europe connecting directions west–east and north–south.

Demographics

Slavonski Brod is the sixth largest city in Croatia, after Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Osijek and Zadar.

Brod is the center of a built-up area of more than 110,000 inhabitants including Brod in Bosnia, Sibinj, Bukovlje, Brodski Stupnik, Podcrkavlje, Gornja Vrba and Klakar.

The following settlements comprise the administrative area of Slavonski Brod:[3]

Historical population
of Slavonski Brod
YearPop.±%
1880 5,872—    
1890 6,940+18.2%
1900 9,627+38.7%
1910 13,193+37.0%
1921 13,729+4.1%
1931 19,203+39.9%
1948 20,196+5.2%
1953 23,116+14.5%
1961 30,093+30.2%
1971 40,043+33.1%
1981 49,153+22.8%
1991 57,229+16.4%
2001 64,612+12.9%
2011 59,141−8.5%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, DZS, Zagreb, 2005
City of Slavonski Brod: Population trends 1857–2021
population
4015
4775
5872
6940
9627
13193
13729
19203
20196
23116
30093
40043
49153
57229
64612
59141
49891
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021

History

A favorable geographical location, pleasant continental climate, fertile soil and being in the vicinity of the river Sava have all resulted with the city being inhabited since a prehistoric age.

Prehistory

The northeastern part of the city, at Galovo, recently revealed a rich deposit of the Starčevo culture, dating in the Early Stone Age. Besides the fact that this is the largest architectural finding in northern Croatia, it proves that the locality of Brod has been inhabited for at least 8,000 years.

Roman period

The first historical settlement in Brod dates from Roman times, the settlement being known as Marsonia. It is still disputed whether Marsonia was a postal station, lodging for the night or an actual settlement.[citation needed]

The Peutinger map refers to Marsonia as Marsonie, while the work "Notitia Dignitatum" has Marsonia under the name of "Auxilia Ascaria Tauruno sive Marsonia". The issue of Marsonia becoming a city has been tackled by the publishers of Ptolemy's geography, dating from the 16th century. The first geographer who located the position of Marsonia at the locality of Brod was Abraham Ortelius, who, in his atlas Theatrum orbis terrarum (Antwerp 1590) published a map, the objective of which was to reconstruct and connect the antic names of Panonian and Illyric settlements with the towns of that time. It was he who placed Marsonia at today's location of Brod.

Peutinger's table clearly shows that Marsonia initially existed next to the Sava river, at the place where the Roman road crossed the river. The first Croatian expert, claiming that the Roman MARSVNNIA was located where Brod is now is Matija Petar Katančić, giving this assertion additional support.

Before the Yugoslav breakup

The Slavs settled in the area of the city in the 6th century. The name of the town is mentioned for the first time in Bela IV of Hungary's charter, dated 1224. The Vukovac fortress was built in the 15th century, subsequently damaged by the Turks. The Ottoman Empire controlled the settlement from 1536[6] until 1691, when it was ceded to the Empire of Austria, as confirmed by the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. Until 1918, Brod (named Brood before 1850)[7] remained in the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in the Slavonian Military Frontier, under the administration of the Brooder Grenz-Infanterie-Regiment N°VII until 1881. A huge Vauban type fortress was built east of Vukovac.

Alongside its defence role the city saw steady development of crafts and commerce. The education and culture were strongly dominated by the Franciscans. The 20th century was a period of strong economic growth of the city, with the 1920s being called "the Golden Age of Brod". The city's current name dates from 1934 when it was changed from Brod na Savi.

From 1941 to 1945 the city was part of the Independent State of Croatia. The town was heavily bombed by the Allies in 1944 and 1945. The bombing resulted in damage to 80% of the buildings in Slavonski Brod.[8] The bombing resulted in 897 civilian deaths, 244 military deaths, 208 wounded civilians, and 28 military wounded in Slavonski Brod and Bosanski Brod.[9]

In 1990 democratic reforms legalised the formation of political parties other than the League of Communists of Croatia. In Slavonski Brod, the first parties formed were the Croatian Democratic Union and the Croatian Democratic Party.[10]

During the Yugoslav Wars

During the Yugoslav wars, Slavonski Brod came under heavy bombardment from Bosnian Serb forces, positioned across the border in Bosanska Posavina, between April and October 1992, during Operation Corridor 92. A total of 11,651 artillery shells and fourteen 9K52 Luna-M rockets were fired against the city, and 130 bombs were dropped from the air, resulting in the deaths of 116 civilians,[11] including 27 children.[12]

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.[13] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Roma and Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 15 members minority councils of the City of Slavonski Brod while Bosniaks of Croatia elected individual representative.[14]

Economy

Slavonski Brod agricultural fair

The city's economy is based on farming, viticulture, fruit growing, metal-processing, timber (furniture wood, parquetry), textiles (ready-made), leather, foodstuffs (brewery), building material (lime), and printing industries.

Slavonski Brod is also home to some of the most important metal companies in Southeastern Europe, the Djuro Djakovic consortium, consisting of a number of factories producing very diverse products, mainly for export. The consortium is capable of producing: locomotives, tramways, wagons, bridges, industrial plants, nuclear reactors, car parts, heavily armed vehicles, armoured fighting vehicles, including main battle tanks and mine warfare vehicles, agricultural machinery, etc.

Service industries are becoming rapidly important, especially tourism. The city has an important cultural heritage, including a fortress and a Franciscan monastery with a rich library.

Cultural heritage

Franciscan monastery
Faculty of Engineering

The Brod Fortress from the Baroque period, was constructed during the Austro-Hungarian Empire to serve as a stronghold against the Ottoman Empire, which was situated on the other bank of the Sava river. It is in the Vauban style, named after one of the best European experts in the building of fortifications in 17th and 18th centuries. It is one of Europe's best preserved fortresses, and also one of the biggest on the former Austro-Hungarian Military Frontier. In a way, it is the continental obverse of Diocletian's Palace in Split, by its monumentality.

The city's Franciscan monastery dates from the 18th century, and is also Baroque in style, with exceptional architecture, especially of the church yard, and monastery church interior, with its beautiful altar and paintings.[15] In 1720, a faculty of philosophy was opened here.

The most important annual cultural event in the town is the children's festival 'In the World of the Fairy Tales of Writer Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić', in April and May. The Brodsko kolo, an annual show of original folklore, is held in mid-June, while the Festival of Patriotic Folk Songs takes place in May. The artistic 'Sava' colony [16] cherishes the tradition of watercolour painting.

One of the attractions of Slavonski Brod is a beautiful central town square, one of the two or three biggest in all of Croatia, Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić square, named after a popular children's writer, whose house is on the square. This square is also home to numerous cultural events and has a perfect view of the beautiful Sava river. The square is also dotted with galleries, book stores, cafes, night clubs, and shops, making it a center for entertainment. Close to the square, another attraction is the romantic promenade next to the Sava river - 'Kej' as it is called by citizens of town.

Slavonski Brod Synagogue, destroyed during World War II, was among the largest and most prestigious synagogues in Croatia.

Slavonski Brod is home to monuments to bishop Josip Stadler and Croatia's first president Franjo Tuđman.[17][18] Slavonski Brod and its rail station are featured in Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express as the place near which the Orient Express train breaks down.

Education

Slavonski Brod has very well developed educational institutions in pre-school, primary, secondary and higher education.

The city also hosts the University of Slavonski Brod, and the Primary School Teacher Training College. Some other faculties are expected to be opened soon. In October 2006. an associate-degree college has been founded with several other faculties.

Transportation

Slavonski Brod has a train station on M104 railway corridor - it serves as a stop for all trains on international routes which passes through the town (such as Vinkovci - Villach or Zagreb - Belgrade), also being directly connected by a large number of domestic local and limited-stop services running between the capital city of Zagreb and Vinkovci/(Tovarnik, state border with Serbia).[19]

By regular bus lines from various companies, Slavonski Brod bus station is well connected with the surrounding villages, municipalities and cities in Slavonia, such as: Đakovo, Požega and Nova Gradiška, as well as with all major cities throughout Croatia: Pula, Rijeka, Umag, Poreč, Rovinj, Osijek, Zagreb, Karlovac, Zadar, Split, Šibenik, etc. From the international lines there are regular departures in the direction of Germany and Switzerland.[20]

Surroundings

In the immediate surroundings of the town there are interesting hunting grounds (Migalovci), fishponds (Jelas Polje), and a lake (Petnja). There are pleasant orchards and vineyards, Dilj mountain (or 'Dilj Gora'), and swimming opportunities.

Climate

Slavonski Brod has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).

Climate data for Slavonski Brod (1971–2000, extremes 1963–2014)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.4
(66.9)
24.1
(75.4)
27.4
(81.3)
31.4
(88.5)
35.2
(95.4)
37.0
(98.6)
39.5
(103.1)
40.5
(104.9)
36.5
(97.7)
30.2
(86.4)
26.4
(79.5)
23.0
(73.4)
40.5
(104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3)
6.9
(44.4)
12.5
(54.5)
17.1
(62.8)
22.2
(72.0)
25.2
(77.4)
27.4
(81.3)
27.2
(81.0)
23.1
(73.6)
17.0
(62.6)
9.5
(49.1)
4.8
(40.6)
16.4
(61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.2
(31.6)
1.9
(35.4)
6.5
(43.7)
11.0
(51.8)
16.1
(61.0)
19.3
(66.7)
21.0
(69.8)
20.4
(68.7)
16.1
(61.0)
10.6
(51.1)
5.0
(41.0)
1.1
(34.0)
10.7
(51.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.8
(25.2)
−2.6
(27.3)
0.9
(33.6)
4.9
(40.8)
9.4
(48.9)
12.7
(54.9)
14.0
(57.2)
13.7
(56.7)
9.9
(49.8)
5.4
(41.7)
1.0
(33.8)
−2.4
(27.7)
5.2
(41.4)
Record low °C (°F) −27.8
(−18.0)
−25.5
(−13.9)
−14.6
(5.7)
−8.4
(16.9)
−1.7
(28.9)
1.7
(35.1)
6.0
(42.8)
4.7
(40.5)
−3.1
(26.4)
−7.4
(18.7)
−13.7
(7.3)
−22
(−8)
−27.8
(−18.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 47.3
(1.86)
38.5
(1.52)
45.8
(1.80)
55.9
(2.20)
69.4
(2.73)
82.4
(3.24)
87.8
(3.46)
67.9
(2.67)
62.9
(2.48)
68.3
(2.69)
68.4
(2.69)
53.4
(2.10)
748.1
(29.45)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.0 11.1 12.1 13.4 12.5 13.8 10.4 10.1 9.7 11.0 12.4 13.7 142.2
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) 11.2 7.3 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 7.4 30.6
Average relative humidity (%) 87.1 80.9 73.1 72.0 73.6 74.7 73.7 75.6 79.6 82.4 86.3 88.6 79.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 55.8 90.4 142.6 174.0 223.2 237.0 269.7 254.2 189.0 130.2 66.0 49.6 1,881.7
Source: Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service[21][22]

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Slavonski Brod is twinned with:

Honorary citizens

See also

References

Bibliography

  • Cresswell, Peterjon; Atkins, Ismay; Dunn, Lily (10 July 2006). Time Out Croatia (First ed.). London, Berkeley & Toronto: Time Out Group Ltd & Ebury Publishing, Random House Ltd. 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SV1V 2SA. ISBN 978-1-904978-70-1. Retrieved 10 March 2010.

Notes

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Slavonski Brod". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ Not to be confused with Brod na Kupi, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
  5. ^ "Croatian toponyms - Linguist Forum". linguistforum.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ^ Treasures of Yugoslavia, published by Yugoslaviapublic, Beograd, available in English, German and Serbo-Croatian, 664 pages, 1980
  7. ^ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.
  8. ^ Saša Kosanović (27 January 2004). "Ne može se utvrditi koliko su Hrvata ubili saveznici" [It cannot be determined how many Croats were killed by the Allies]. Nacional (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  9. ^ Saveznička bombardiranja Slavonskog i Bosanskog Broda i okolnih mjesta tijekom Drugog svjetskog rata
  10. ^ "Demokratske promjene u općini Slavonski Brod (1990.)". srce.hr. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  11. ^ Zovak, Jerko (2009). Rat u Bosanskoj Posavini 1992 [War in Bosnian Posavina 1992] (in Croatian). Slavonski Brod, Croatia: Posavska Hrvatska. pp. 515, 520. ISBN 978-953-6357-86-4.
  12. ^ "Daliborka Mikulić". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XII. BRODSKO-POSAVSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 6-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  15. ^ Slavonski Brod Tourist Board, The Franciscan Monastery (baroque), accessed 2 September 2017
  16. ^ "Akvarelisticka kolonija Sava, Slavonski Brod 1998" (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2006-03-17. Retrieved 2005-12-31.
  17. ^ "Memorial to Josip Stadler unveiled". sbonline.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  18. ^ "U središtu Slavonskog Broda otkriven spomenik Franji Tuđmanu". dnevnik.hr. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Slavonski Brod railway station", Wikipedia, 2022-03-07, retrieved 2022-06-17
  20. ^ "Autobusni Kolodvor Slavonski Brod, kontakt, vozni red i radno vrijeme | Arriva Hrvatska". www.arriva.com.hr. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  21. ^ "Slavonski Brod Climate Normals" (PDF). Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  22. ^ "Mjesečne vrijednosti za Slavonski Brod u razdoblju1963−2014" (in Croatian). Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  23. ^ Predsjednik Milanović na svečanoj sjednici povodom Dana grada Slavonskog Broda slavonski-brod.hr. City of Slavonski Brod. Published 16 May 2023.

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