Odžak
Odžak | |
|---|---|
Town and municipality | |
Location of Odžak within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Odžak | |
| Coordinates: 45°0′38″N 18°19′35″E / 45.01056°N 18.32639°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton | Posavina |
| Geographical region | Posavina |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Anes Osmanović (SDA) |
| Area | |
• Town and municipality | 118 km2 (46 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
• Town and municipality | 18,821 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,259 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +387 31 |
| Website | www |
Odžak 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.