Gradiška

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Gradiška Градишка
Coat of arms
Location of Gradiška within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 45°08′N 17°15′E / 45.133, 17.25
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
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

A town area of Gradiška

Gradiška (Cyrillic: Градишка) is a town and municipality in northwestern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town is situated on the Lijevče plain, at the right bank of the Sava river across Stara Gradiška in Croatia, and about 45 km (28 mi) north of Banja Luka.

[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)
• Muslims - 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%) (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• 15,888 Muslims by nationality (26.4%)
• 3,422 Croats (5.6%) (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• 3,245 Yugoslavs (5.4%)
• 1,518 others (2.5%)

The town of Gradiška itself had 18,671 residents, including:

• 43.5% Muslims by nationality
• 37.7% Serbs
• 10.3% Yugoslavs
• 4.6% Croats
• 3.9% others

[edit] Sport

The local football club, FK Kozara, plays in the First League of the Republika Srpska.

[edit] See also

• Municipalities of Republika Srpska
• Subdivisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

[edit] External links

• Official site of the municipality
• www.gradiska.com

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Coordinates: 45°08′N, 17°15′E

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