Gradiška
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| Gradiška / Bosanska Gradiška Градишка / Босанска Градишка |
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| Coordinates: 45°08′N 17°15′E / 45.133°N 17.25°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Nikola Kragulj (SNSD) [1] |
| Area | |
| - Total | 762 km2 (294.2 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| - Total | 62,062 |
| - Municipality | 64,651 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | +387 51 |
| Website | www.opstina.gradiska.com |
Gradiška (Cyrillic: Градишка) or Bosanska Gradiška is a town and municipality in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Gradiška is situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity and is one of the eastern most municipalities of the Bosanska Krajina region. The town is situated on the Lijevče plain, at the right bank of the Sava river across Stara Gradiška, Croatia, and about 45 km (28 mi) north of Banja Luka.
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[edit] History
According to the written documents, Gradiška was first mentioned a little more than 700 years ago under the name of Gradiški Brod. However, the life in the area of the present town, its immediate and wider environs, dates back to the prehistoric times. In the time of Roman Empire, the city named Servitium existed at this location. Gradiška was mentioned as a free town. In the Middle Ages, Gradiška had a major importance as the place where the Sava river used to be crossed.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] 1971
53,581 total
- Serbs - 35,038 (65.39)
- Bosniaks - 12,688 (23.68)
- Croats - 4,415 (8.23)
- Yugoslavs - 415 (0.77)
- Others - 1,025 (1.93)
[edit] 1991
In 1991, the municipality of Gradiška had a population of 60,062, including:
- 35,989 Serbs (59.9%)
- 15,888 Bosniaks (26.4%)
- 3,422 Croats (5.6%)
- 3,245 Yugoslavs (5.4%)
- 1,518 others (2.5%)
The town of Gradiška itself had 18,671 residents, including:
- 43.5% Bosniaks
- 37.7% Serbs
- 10.3% Yugoslavs
- 4.6% Croats
- 3.9% others
Today, the town is estimated to have 21,000 people, with the municipality being composed of approximately 68,000 people.
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Coordinates: 45°08′N 17°15′E / 45.133°N 17.25°E
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