Oriovac Explained

Oriovac
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Oriovac in Croatia
Coordinates:45.1661°N 17.76°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Brod-Posavina County
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:93.3
Area Urban Km2:19.3
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:4770
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:1490
Population Density Urban Km2:auto

Oriovac is a village and municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are a total 5,824 inhabitants in the municipality (2011).

Geography

The municipality comprises 10 settlements:

History

Until 1918, Oriovac (named ORIOWACZ before 1850)[2] was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in the Slavonian Military Frontier, Gradiskaner Regiment N°VIII before its dissolution in 1881.

See also

References

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  2. Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.