Brod, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

🇧🇦 Brod (Брод, formerly Bosanski Brod (Босански Брод) and Srpski Brod (Српски Брод), 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.

Name The city's name refers to a place where river can be crossed, a ford. Prior to the Bosnian War of 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 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.

Settlements Aside from the town of Brod, the following settlements comprise the municipality: • Brusnica Mala • Brusnica Velika • Donja Barica • Donja Močila • Donja Vrela • Donje Kolibe • Donji Klakar • Gornja Barica • Gornja Močila • Gornja Vrela • Gornje Kolibe • Gornji Klakar • Grk • Koraće • Kričanovo • Kruščik • Liješće • Novo Selo • Sijekovac • Unka • Vinska • Zborište.

Administrative areas The Municipality of Brod according to population census from 1991, had twenty-three inhabited settlements, divided into twelve local communities: City local communities • MZ Brodsko Polje 1 • MZ Brodsko Polje 2 • MZ Brod - downtown • MZ Karađorđevo • MZ Rit • MZ Tulek; Rural communities • MZ Gornji Klakar • MZ Donji Klakar • MZ Gornje Kolibe • MZ Donje Kolibe • MZ Koraće • MZ Liješće • MZ Novo Selo • MZ Sijekovac • MZ Vinska • MZ Unka • MZ Gornja Vrela • MZ Grk • MZ Barica.