Posavina
Posavina (
Geography
Geography of the Posavina region is defined by
History
During the
By the end the 6th and during the 7th century, the entire region was settled by
In the first half of the 18th century, Sava-Danube (Posavina-Podunavlje) section of the Habsburg Military Frontier existed in the area. Posavina segment of the Frontier comprised parts of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia – the southern parts of Slavonia and Syrmia, stretching from Nova Gradiška to the confluence of the Drina river into the Sava.
Between 1929 and 1939, one of the provinces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was known as the Croatian region Sava Banovina. The capital city of the province was Zagreb in Croatia. In 1939, Sava Banovina was merged with Littoral Banovina to form new Banovina of Croatia.
Today, one of the counties in Croatia is named Brod-Posavina County and one of the cantons in Bosnia and Herzegovina is named Posavina Canton.
The Bosnian Posavina region was gravely hit by the
Cities and towns in Posavina
The towns Sava flows to or in vicinity from northwest to southeast include:
Cities and towns in Slovenia
Cities and towns in Croatia
Cities and towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cities and towns in Serbia
See also
- Brod-Posavina county
- Posavina Canton
- International Sava River Basin Commission
References
- ^ International Sava River Basin Commission: Sava River Basin Analysis Report (2009)
- ^ Gračanin 2006, p. 29-76.
- ^ Daim 2019, p. 221-241.
Sources
- Daim, Falko (2019). "The Longobards in Pannonia". Prima e dopo Alboino: sulle tracce dei Longobardi. Napoli: Guida. pp. 221–241.
- Gračanin, Hrvoje (2006). "The Huns and South Pannonia". Byzantinoslavica. 64: 29–76.
- Vasin, Dejana (2019). "Natural Conditions as a Factor of Urbanization of the Lower Posavina in the Middle Ages". Istraživanja: Journal of Historical Researches. 30 (30): 45–68. .
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