Odžak
Odžak (Serbian Cyrillic: Оџак) is a town and municipality located in Posavina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the river Sava, 10 km (6.2 mi) from the border with Croatia. The name is derived from Turkish Ocak, during its time as a frontier town of the Ottoman Empire, and means "fireplace" in Turkish and "chimney" in modern Bosnian.
Odžak
Оџак | |
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Town and municipality | |
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![]() Location of Odžak within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
![]() ![]() Odžak | |
Coordinates: 45°0′38″N 18°19′35″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Canton | ![]() |
Geographical region | Posavina |
Government | |
• Municipal mayor | Nada Ćulap (HDZ BiH) |
Area | |
• Town and municipality | 118 km2 (46 sq mi) |
Population (2013 census) | |
• Town and municipality | 18,821[1] |
• Density | 180/km2 (500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 8,259 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code | +387 31 |
Website | odzak |
The town of Odžak is notable for being the battlegrounds of the last battle in Europe of World War II, fought between the Croatian Ustaše and Yugoslav Partisans.[2]
Demographics
Population
Population of settlements – Odžak municipality | ||||
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Year | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2013 |
Total | 25,901 | 27,895 | 28,568 | 18,821 |
Donja Dubica | 3,254 | 1,472 | ||
Donji Svilaj | 1,576 | 1,107 | ||
Gornja Dubica | 1,596 | 918 | ||
Gornji Svilaj | 1,810 | 673 | ||
Novi Grad | 1,907 | 362 | ||
Novo Selo | 2,669 | 1,605 | ||
Odžak | 6,064 | 7,634 | 8,987 | 8,259 |
Posavska Mahala | 1,199 | 849 | ||
Potočani | 1,822 | 1,332 | ||
Prud | 1,293 | 941 | ||
Vrbovac | 1,695 | 1,015 |
Ethnic composition
Ethnic composition – Odžak town | |||||||
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2013 | 1991 | 1981 | 1971 | ||||
Total | 8,259 | 9,386 | 7,634 | 6,064 | |||
Bosniaks | 6,185 | 6,205 | 5,347 | 4,760 | |||
Croats | 1,682 | 1,404 | 950 | 751 | |||
Others | 311 | 359 | 85 | 48 | |||
Serbs | 81 | 599 | 470 | 372 | |||
Yugoslavs | 819 | 740 | 81 | ||||
Montenegrins | 15 | 11 | |||||
Albanians | 14 | 27 | |||||
Slovenes | 5 | 2 | |||||
Hungarians | 5 | 10 | |||||
Macedonians | 3 | 2 |
Ethnic composition – Odžak municipality | |||||||
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2013 | 1991 | 1981 | 1971 | ||||
Total | 21,289 | 30,056 | 27,895 | 25,901 | |||
Croats | 11,621 | 16,338 | 15,430 | 14,995 | |||
Bosniaks | 6,220 | 6,220 | 5,371 | 4,777 | |||
Serbs | 582 | 5,667 | 5,361 | 5,881 | |||
Others | 340 | 684 | 376 | 97 | |||
Albanians | 48 | 21 | 28 | ||||
Roma | 8 | ||||||
Montenegrins | 1 | 28 | 15 | ||||
Slovenes | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||||
Yugoslavs | 1,147 | 1,276 | 85 | ||||
Macedonians | 13 | 5 | |||||
Hungarians | 11 | 15 |
Economy
Before the Breakup of Yugoslavia, over 5,000 people were employed primarily in industry and agriculture. The largest industrial facilities were Strolit with over 700 employees, Energoinvest, Vuntex, and Borovo.
Sports
The town is home to the volleyball club OK Napredak Odžak. The local football club is NK Odžak 102.
References
- "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- "Last Battle of World War II in Europe Fought in Odzak/Croatia". 27 May 2015.
External links

- Official website
Geographic data related to Odžak at OpenStreetMap