Derventa ( Serbian Cyrillic : Дервента ) is a city in Republika Srpska , Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is situated in the Posavina region, northwest of the city of Doboj . As of 2013, the town has a total of 11,631 inhabitants, while the municipality has 27,404 inhabitants.
13-479: The Derventa municipality borders Brod , Modriča , Doboj , Stanari , Prnjavor and Srbac , as well as Croatia across the Sava river. It has an area of 517 km (200 sq mi). The town of Derventa lies on the river Ukrina , and roads lead from it to Brod, Kotorsko (Doboj), Prnjavor (Banja Luka) and Srbac. The town has a suburb called Derventski Lug , which has grown substantially in recent years due to
26-694: A very successful club given the size of the town. Derventa is twinned with: [REDACTED] Una-Sana [REDACTED] Central Bosnia [REDACTED] Posavina [REDACTED] Herzegovina-Neretva [REDACTED] Tuzla [REDACTED] West Herzegovina [REDACTED] Zenica-Doboj [REDACTED] Sarajevo [REDACTED] Bosnian Podrinje [REDACTED] Canton 10 Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina Brod ( Serbian Cyrillic : Брод , pronounced [brôːd] ), formerly Bosanski Brod ( Serbian Cyrillic : Босански Брод ) and Srpski Brod ( Serbian Cyrillic : Српски Брод ),
39-534: Is football and the town has a long footballing tradition. Derventa's first football club was formed in 1919 under the name FK Dečko . Several other sports associations formed in Derventa prior to the outbreak of the Second World War . The war caused the dissolution of all previous clubs in Derventa and the formation of FK Tekstilac , who merged with FK Dečko . FK Tekstilac still competes to this day in
52-586: Is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska , Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is situated on the south bank of the river Sava , in the western part of the Posavina region. As of 2013, the town has a population of 7,637 inhabitants, while the municipality has a population of 16,619 inhabitants. The city's name refers to a place where river can be crossed, a ford . Prior to the Bosnian War of
65-1428: Is one of ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is located in the south-eastern central part of the country, in the region of Upper Drina . The cantonal seat is in Goražde . The canton consists of the municipalities of Goražde , Pale-Prača , Foča-Ustikolina . [REDACTED] Una-Sana [REDACTED] Central Bosnia [REDACTED] Posavina [REDACTED] Herzegovina-Neretva [REDACTED] Tuzla [REDACTED] West Herzegovina [REDACTED] Zenica-Doboj [REDACTED] Sarajevo [REDACTED] Bosnian Podrinje [REDACTED] Canton 10 [REDACTED] Una-Sana [REDACTED] Central Bosnia [REDACTED] Posavina [REDACTED] Herzegovina-Neretva [REDACTED] Tuzla [REDACTED] West Herzegovina [REDACTED] Zenica-Doboj [REDACTED] Sarajevo [REDACTED] Bosnian Podrinje [REDACTED] Canton 10 43°40′00″N 18°59′10″E / 43.66667°N 18.98611°E / 43.66667; 18.98611 This Bosnian Podrinje Canton geography article
78-566: Is situated on the opposite (northern) bank of the Sava, forming a built-up area of more than 110,000 inhabitants. The bridge over the Sava River at Brod was destroyed in the early hours of October 1992; it was rebuilt several years later after the hostilities ended. The area of Brod was inhabited since ancient times, which is testified by numerous artifacts from the Stone and Iron Age, as well as
91-671: The First League of the Republika Srpska and its home ground is Gradski Stadion FK Tekstilac , which has an attendance capacity of around 500 spectators. Derventa's most successful sports team is RK Derventa , which currently competes in the Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina for handball , which is the nation's top professional handball division. Derventa is known throughout the region for its tradition of handball excellence, creating many great players as well as having
104-472: The 1990s, the town was known as Bosanski Brod . During the war the prefix "Bosanski" was replaced with "Srpski" due to the town being under Serb control. In May 2009, the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska removed any prefix from the name resulting in the name Brod . Today its official name is just Brod , without either prefix Bosanski or Srpski . The Croatian town of Slavonski Brod
117-602: The Roman period. Brod was first mentioned in 1691, during the Ottoman era as Turski Brod. In 1878 Brod became a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , and got the official name of Bosanski Brod with the beginning of building of the railroad to Sarajevo . The first train departed towards Derventa in 1879, while the service was expanded to Doboj later in the same year. Poet and writer Duško Trifunović
130-522: The area, and Serb refugees from war-affected regions shortly settled in the town. After the Dayton Agreement in 1995, some Bosniak and Croat refugees returned to Derventa. Aside from the town of Derventa, the municipality and consists of 56 following settlements: The following table gives a preview of the total number of registered people employed in professional fields per their core activity (as of 2018): The most popular sport in Derventa
143-659: The growth of the municipality. From 1929 to 1939, Derventa was part of the Vrbas Banovina and from 1939 to 1941 of the Banovina of Croatia within the Kingdom of Yugoslavia . Prior to the Bosnian War, there was a significant population of ethnic Croats within Derventa, while the majority were Bosniaks . When the war started, some of the prominent Serbs within the town took up certain positions of power. During
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#1732786634722156-666: The war, the major fighting factions were the HVO and the VRS , with some units from the ARBiH participating in the conflict. The HVO controlled the town for a short period in the early stages of the war. The HVO eventually lost control of Derventa after Operacija Koridor '92 by the VRS and they were pushed up north, and as a result of the battle most of the Croats and Bosniaks were ethnically cleansed from
169-1041: Was born in village Sijekovac near Brod in 1933. Brod's main river promenade, along the bank of the Sava , is named after him. Aside from the town of Brod, the following settlements comprise the municipality: The Municipality of Brod according to population census from 1991, had twenty-three inhabited settlements, divided into twelve local communities: [REDACTED] Una-Sana [REDACTED] Central Bosnia [REDACTED] Posavina [REDACTED] Herzegovina-Neretva [REDACTED] Tuzla [REDACTED] West Herzegovina [REDACTED] Zenica-Doboj [REDACTED] Sarajevo [REDACTED] Bosnian Podrinje [REDACTED] Canton 10 Bosnian Podrinje Canton The Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde ( Serbo-Croatian : Bosansko-podrinjski kanton Goražde , Босанско-подрињски кантон Горажде ), until 2001 Goražde-Podrinje Canton ( Serbo-Croatian : Goraždansko-podrinjski kanton , Горажданско-подрињски кантон )
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