Stara Gradiška

Stara Gradiška (pronounced [stâːraː ɡrǎdiʃka], German: Altgradisch) is a village and a municipality in Slavonia, in the Brod-Posavina County of Croatia. It is located on the left bank of the river Sava, across Gradiška in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Stara Gradiška
Municipality
Općina Stara Gradiška Municipality of Stara Gradiška
Stara Gradiška Location of Stara Gradiška in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°14′N 17°24′E
Country	Croatia
County	Brod-Posavina
Government
• Mayor	Velimir Paušić[1]
Area [2]
• Total	77.11 km^2 (29.77 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,346
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	35435
Vehicle registration	NG

Etymology

The first word in the name means Old as there's also a New Gradiška nearby, the town of Nova Gradiška.

History

Austrian KK stamp cancelled ca 1870

Until 1918, Stara Gradiška (then Alt-Gradiska) was part of the Habsburg Monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatia-Slavonia Military Border District. The post-office was opened in 1859.[4]

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Stara Gradiška was part of the Požega County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

The place is well known for the Stara Gradiška prison and Stara Gradiška concentration camp. The municipality is home to the cultural organization KUD Posavina.[5] It celebrates the feast of St. Michael as its municipal day.[6] Stara Gradiška is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[7]

Demographics

The total population of the municipality is 1,363 (2011 census), distributed in the following settlements:[3]

• Donji Varoš, population 284
• Gornji Varoš, population 258
• Gređani, population 173
• Novi Varoš, population 204
• Pivare, population 17
• Stara Gradiška, population 327
• Uskoci, population 100

References

1. Općina Stara Gradiška Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Općine na područjima posebne državne skrbi Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Croatian Chamber of Economy. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Stara Gradiška". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
4. Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961
5. KUD Posavina
6. STARA GRADIŠKA 2008.
7. Lovrinčević, Željko; Davor, Mikulić; Budak, Jelena (June 2004). "AREAS OF SPECIAL STATE CONCERN IN CROATIA- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS". Ekonomski pregled, Vol.55 No.5-6. Archived from the original on 2018-08-18. Retrieved 25 August 2018.