Odžak, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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🇧🇦 Odžak (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.

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.

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.

Sport The town is home to the volleyball club OK Napredak Odžak. The local football club is NK Odžak 102.

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Odžak has a population of over 9,386 people. Odžak also forms part of the wider Posavina Region which has a population of over 153,700 people. Odžak is situated near Brčko.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Odžak has links with:

🇭🇷 Vukovar, Croatia
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Antipodal to Odžak is: -161.683,-45

Locations Near: Odžak 18.3167,45

🇧🇦 Gradačac 18.429,44.875 d: 16.5  

🇭🇷 Slavonski Brod 18.017,45.167 d: 30  

🇧🇦 Doboj 18.083,44.717 d: 36.5  

🇧🇦 Brčko 18.8,44.867 d: 40.8  

🇭🇷 Vinkovci 18.807,45.289 d: 50.1  

🇧🇦 Tuzla 18.672,44.538 d: 58.5  

🇧🇦 Živinice 18.65,44.45 d: 66.6  

🇭🇷 Osijek 18.681,45.552 d: 67.6  

🇭🇷 Vukovar 19,45.352 d: 66.4  

🇧🇦 Zenica 17.913,44.199 d: 94.7  

Antipodal to: Odžak -161.683,-45

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17086.5  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16759.9  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16494.9  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16421.2  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12787  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12688.1  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12672.9  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12669.2  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12669.2  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12632.6  

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