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Brodski Varoš
Village
Brodski Varoš is located in Croatia
Brodski Varoš
Brodski Varoš
Coordinates: 45°11′24″N 18°1′37″E / 45.19000°N 18.02694°E / 45.19000; 18.02694
Country Croatia
CountyBrod-Posavina County
MunicipalitySlavonski Brod
Population
 (2011 census)[1]
 • Total2,035
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Brodski Varoš is a village in municipality of Slavonski Brod in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. The town is notable for being the birthplace of Đuro Đaković, a prominent labor rights activist and communist revolutionary in Yugoslavia between two World Wars. More recently, Brodski Varoš has gained attention as the residence of Klepetan and Malena, a mating pair of storks whose relationship was covered by the media, raising public interest in the lives of migratory birds.[2]

History

Brodski Varoš was settled by German Protestants in the 1800s.

References

  1. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Brodski Varoš". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. ^ "Klepetan and Malena – Croatia's most Unusual Love Story". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.