Slavonski Brod
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The main square
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 Slavonski Brod
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| Coordinates: 45°10′N 18°01′E / 45.167°N 18.017°ECoordinates: 45°10′N 18°01′E / 45.167°N 18.017°E | |||
| Country |
 Croatia
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 Brod-Posavina
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| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Dr. Mirko Duspara (Ind.) | ||
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| • City | 50.27 km2 (19.41 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) | ||
| Population (2011 census) | |||
| • City | 59,141 | ||
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 80,178 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 35000 | ||
| Area code(s) | 035 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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Slavonski Brod (pronounced [slǎv̞ɔ̝ːnskiː brɔ̝̂ːd]) is a city in eastern Croatia, with a population of 59,000 in 2011. Located in the region of Slavonia, it is the centre of Brod-Posavina County and a river port on the Sava river.
Although brod means 'ship' in modern Croatian, the city's name bears witness to an older meaning - 'water crossing', 'ford'.
Among the names historically in use: Marsonia in the Roman Empire, Brood (in Slavonien) in the German speaking Austrian period, Brod na Savi after 1934.
The city is located 197 kilometres (122 miles) southeast of Zagreb and at an elevation of 96 metres (315 feet). It developed at the strategically important crossing over the Sava river toward Brod in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnian city was called Bosanski Brod until 2009.
Slavonski Brod is an important intersection of the Posavina part of the highway and a railway junction, since it is located on the highway linking Zagreb–Lipovac–Belgrade (E70, A3) and the Zagreb–Vinkovci–Belgrade railway. The ship port "Brod" on the Sava river is under construction.
There is also a new modern highway under construction, on the Pan-European Corridor Vc, which will connect Northern Europe and Hungary with Croatia (through the region of Slavonia), and Bosnia and Herzegovina with Croatia (through the coastal region of Dalmatia). The alignment of this highway is approximately at a 19 km (12 mi) distance from the center of the town. With the completion of this route, the area of the town Slavonski Brod will become one of the major highway intersections in this part of Europe connecting directions West-East and North-South.
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