Slavonski Brod, commonly shortened to simply Brod, is a city in eastern Croatia, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Being one of the principal cities in the historical regions of Slavonia and Posavina, Slavonski Brod is the 7th largest city in the country, with a population of 59,141 at the 2011 census. It is the centre of Brod-Posavina County and a major river port on the Sava river.
Brod-Posavina County is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of the Sava river, hence the name Posavina. Other notable towns include Nova Gradiška.
The Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, commonly known as the University of Osijek (UNIOS), is a public university based in Osijek, Croatia. Established in 1975, it is the flagship institution of higher education in Slavonia, and one of the largest and oldest universities in Croatia.
Brod, formerly Bosanski Brod and Srpski Brod, 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. As of 2013, the town has a population of 7,637 inhabitants, while the municipality has a population of 16,619 inhabitants.
The history of the Jews in Croatia dates back to at least the 3rd century, although little is known of the community until the 10th and 15th centuries. According to the 1931 census, the community numbered 21,505 members, and it is estimated that on the eve of the Second World War the population was around 25,000 people. Most of the population was murdered during the Holocaust that took place on the territory of the Nazi puppet state called the Independent State of Croatia. After the war, half of the survivors chose to settle in Israel, while an estimated 2,500 members continued to live in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there were 509 Jews living in Croatia, but that number is believed to exclude those born of mixed marriages or those married to non-Jews. More than 80 percent of the Zagreb Jewish Community were thought to fall in those two categories.
Dragalić is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. It is around 7 km west of Nova Gradiška.
Đuro Đaković Grupa d.d. is a Croatian metal mechanical engineering group based in Slavonski Brod, Croatia. The company is named after Đuro Đaković, a prominent Yugoslav communist of the Interwar period.
The Dubrovnik Synagogue, commonly called the Old Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The synagogue is the oldest Sefardic synagogue in use in the world and the second oldest synagogue in Europe. It is said to have been established in 1352, but gained legal status in the city in 1408. Owned by the local Jewish community, the main floor functions as a place of worship for the High Holy Days and special occasions, and is now mainly a Jewish museum which hosts numerous ritual items and centuries-old artefacts.
Operation Corridor 92 was the largest operation conducted during the Bosnian War by the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) against the forces of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) and the Croatian Army (HV) in the Bosanska Posavina region of northern Bosnia and Herzegovina between 24 June and 6 October 1992. The objective of the offensive was to re-establish a road link between the city of Banja Luka in the west of the country and the eastern parts of the territory controlled by the Bosnian Serbs. The offensive was prompted by the capture of Derventa by the HV and the HVO – a move that blocked the single overland road between the VRS-controlled territories.
The Zagreb Synagogue was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Zagreb, in modern-day Croatia. The synagogue building was constructed in 1867 in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia within the Austrian Empire, and was used until it was demolished by the Ustaše fascist authorities in 1941 in the Axis-aligned Independent State of Croatia.
D514 is a state road in Slavonia region of Croatia, connecting A3 motorway Slavonski Brod istok (east) interchange to D53 state road and Slavonski Brod. The road is 2.7 km long.
D53 is a state road connecting Donji Miholjac, Našice and Slavonski Brod to Slavonski Brod border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina and to Donji Miholjac border crossing to Hungary. Furthermore, the road connects to D514 state road which in turn links to the A3 motorway Slavonski Brod - istok (east) interchange. The road is 91.7 km long.
D423 is a state road in Slavonia region of Croatia, connecting the Port of Slavonski Brod to the city of Slavonski Brod and the A3 motorway Slavonski Brod istok (east) interchange via D514 state road. The road is 6.1 km (3.8 mi) long.
NK Marsonia 1909 is a Croatian football club based in the city of Slavonski Brod. Before merge with NK Marsonia in August 2011, the club was known under the name MV Croatia.
Aleksandar Ehrmann was known Croatian industrialist, philanthropist and diplomat.
Košarkaški klub Slavonski Brod is a professional basketball club based in Slavonski Brod, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League. For many years the club was known as Oriolik, Svjetlost Brod, Brod-Svjetlost and KK Đuro Đaković due to sponsorship reasons.
Leib Weissberg was a Slavonski Brod rabbi who was killed during the Holocaust.
Karlovac Synagogue was an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located in Karlovac, Croatia. The congregation worshiped in the Ashkenazi rite. Completed in 1870, the synagogue was destroyed in c. 1960. A memorial plaque is located at the site of the former synagogue, at Šebetićeva Street 5.
The Peitav Synagogue or Peitav-Shul is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 6/8 Pietavas Street, Vecrīga, in Riga, Latvia.
The University of Slavonski Brod is a public university in Slavonski Brod in Croatia. It is the ninth and the youngest Croatian university as well as the second university in Slavonia after the University of Osijek. Teaching at the university was initiated in 2020–2021 academic year.
