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26-532: The Posavina area was inhabited since prehistoric times, as evidenced by various archaeological finds of coins and other artifacts. After the 1718 Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire and Habsburg monarchy , mostly Catholic families from mountain villages were displaced across the plains, as the Turks themselves settled in the hills and valleys. The Croats from Županja , Babina Greda and Štitar moved to

52-437: Is a flat lowland and there are no mountains in the area. It is like this in the entire northern border with Croatia, with a great deal of farming and agriculture. The river Sava is a river that flows through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it flows through the northern border and makes a natural border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Posavina means literally along Sava in

78-651: Is formed by a coalition between the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), the coalition of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH) and the Croatian Party of the Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (HSP BiH). At the local level, the citizens of Posavina Canton vote for the government in three municipalities every four years in free elections. The cantonal assembly is composed of: The canton lies near

104-558: Is oriented towards the West with convincing indicators of a very rapid integration into European cultural, economic and civilizational trends. HNK Orašje , the local football club from Orašje that won the Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup in the 2005–06 season. The majority of its population professes Christianity , with the Catholic Church being the most important denomination within

130-648: Is sometimes called Bosanska Posavina (Bosnian Posavina) and is the only part of northern Bosnia near the border with Croatia that lies in the Federation. The rest of northern Bosnia near the river Sava and near the border is the Brčko District and the Republika Srpska . The Brčko district divides Republika Srpska into 2 parts. The Posavina canton's position near the Sava river makes it a good place for agriculture because it

156-561: The Bosnian War , the present-day municipalities of Donji Žabar and Vukosavlje belonged to Odžak and Orašje , while the present-day municipality of Domaljevac-Šamac belonged to Bosanski Šamac . The history of today's canton begins on March 18, 1994, with the signing of the Washington Agreement . Posavina Canton was officially established on June 12, 1996 as one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of

182-452: The Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Serbo-Croatian : Brčko Distrikt Bosne i Hercegovine / Брчко Дистрикт Босне и Херцеговине ), is a self-governing administrative unit in north-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina . Officially a condominium of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska , it was formed in 1999 to reflect the multi-ethnic nature of Brčko and

208-532: The Dayton Peace Accords , however, the process could only arbitrate the disputed portion of the Inter-Entity Boundary Line (IEBL). The Brčko District was formed of the entire territory of the former Brčko municipality, of which 48% (including Brčko city) was in the newly formed Republika Srpska , while 52% was in the old Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina . Brčko was the only element in

234-721: The Ionian Islands (with Ottoman-occupied Kythira added to them), and the cities of Preveza and Arta on the Epirote mainland. In Dalmatia , Venice made some small advances by taking the areas of Imotski and Vrgorac in the Hinterland . The treaty gave the Habsburgs control over the northern part of present-day Serbia, which they had temporarily occupied during the Great Turkish War between 1688 and 1690. The Habsburgs established

260-748: The Kingdom of Serbia as a crown land . The Habsburgs also formed the Banat into another crown land. Habsburg control lasted 21 years, when the Turks won the Austro-Russian–Turkish War (1735–39) . In the 1739 Treaty of Belgrade , the Ottoman Empire regained northern Bosnia, Habsburg Serbia (including Belgrade ) and southern parts of the Banat of Temeswar, and Oltenia was returned to Wallachia . Br%C4%8Dko District Brčko District ( Serbo-Croatian : Brčko Distrikt / Брчко Дистрикт ), officially

286-653: The 3 Croat-majority cantons. According to the law, Posavina Canton is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Posavina has its own legislative , executive and judicial powers. Like each of the cantons of FBiH, Canton Posavina has its own constitution , assembly , government , symbols and has a number of exclusive competences ( police , education , use of natural resources , spatial and housing policy, culture ), while some competences are divided between federal and cantonal authorities ( health , social protection, transport ). The seat of

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312-509: The Bosnian language. The river Sava is the largest navigable river in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Much of the food in both Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia comes from this region, not only Bosnian Posavina but the rest of the fertile fields along the river Sava. The canton consists of the municipalities of Domaljevac-Šamac , Odžak , and Orašje . In the pre-war period, especially in the last ten years,

338-698: The Dayton Peace Agreement that was not finalized at the time. The arbitration agreement was later finalized in March 1999, resulting in a "district" that was to be administrated by an American Brčko International Supervisor . Since 2006, Principal Deputy High Representative has taken over the Brcko supervisor role. In the 1990s, the Arizona Market was created at the intersection of the IFOR north-south "Arizona" road and

364-799: The District, as well as the Entity Border Line. The ruling made the Laws of the District and the Laws of the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina (including the laws of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ) paramount within the District. Following a Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting on 23 May 2012, it was decided to suspend, not terminate, the mandate of the Brčko International Supervisor. The Brčko Arbitral Tribunal, together with

390-686: The Habsburg Monarchy: The Treaty of Passarowitz , or Treaty of Požarevac , was the peace treaty signed in Požarevac ( Serbian Cyrillic : Пожаревац , German : Passarowitz , Turkish : Pasarofça ), a town that was in the Ottoman Empire but is now in Serbia , on 21 July 1718 between the Ottoman Empire and its adversaries, the Habsburg monarchy and the Republic of Venice . The treaty saw

416-698: The Habsburgs. The Habsburgs also received assurances that their merchants could operate in the Ottoman domain and that Catholic priests would regain revoked privileges, which allowed the Habsburg emperor to interfere in Ottoman affairs through connections with the church community and by championing the Catholic faith. Venice ceded the Morea , its last remaining outposts in Crete, and the islands of Aegina and Tinos . Venice retained only

442-428: The border with Croatia and near the river Sava which forms a natural border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. The canton consist of two unconnected exclaves: the western one consisting of Odžak municipality and the eastern one consisting of Orašje and Domaljevac-Šamac municipalities. Posavina is a region which includes other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and parts of Croatia. Because of that, this canton

468-479: The canton was one of the richest areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is important in agriculture (Posavina is the largest granary in Bosnia and Herzegovina), economically (oil refinery in Bosanski Brod and Modriča, furniture, textiles, shoe factories, metal industry, chemical industry, etc.), river resources natural, forests, and the region is also known for the fact that many people did temporary jobs abroad. The area

494-581: The cession of several Ottoman territories to the Habsburgs, and it was regarded in its time as an extraordinary success and source of pride in Vienna. Between 1714 and 1718, the Ottomans had been successful against Venice in Ottoman Greece and Crete ( Ottoman–Venetian War ) but had been defeated at Petrovaradin (1716) by the Habsburg troops of Prince Eugene of Savoy ( Austro-Turkish War of 1716–1718 ). Peace

520-603: The east–west Posavina Corridor roads, bordering today's district, and became a commercial success. The first Brčko International Supervisor arrived in April 1997. Up to that time, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) had a modest office headed by Randolph Hampton. During the interim time before the District of Brčko could be represented post-arbitration agreement, local elections were held, and humanitarian relief

546-575: The executive power, i.e. the capital of the canton, is Orašje (Posavina Cantonal Government), while in Domaljevac is the seat of the legislative power (Posavina Cantonal Assembly) and in Odžak is the seat of the judiciary. Every four years, the citizens of Canton Posavina vote in general elections for a total of 21 deputies in the Assembly of Canton Posavina. Based on the general elections, the current KP government

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572-1267: The population with 33,191 inhabitants in the Canton of Posavina (representing more than 77 percent of the population). The most significant non-Christian minority is made up of Muslims (8,341 inhabitants) and there are also other Christians such as members of the Serbian Orthodox Church (841 inhabitants). [REDACTED]   Una-Sana [REDACTED]   Central Bosnia [REDACTED]   Posavina [REDACTED]   Herzegovina-Neretva [REDACTED]   Tuzla [REDACTED]   West Herzegovina [REDACTED]   Zenica-Doboj [REDACTED]   Sarajevo [REDACTED]   Bosnian Podrinje [REDACTED]   Canton 10 [REDACTED]   Una-Sana [REDACTED]   Central Bosnia [REDACTED]   Posavina [REDACTED]   Herzegovina-Neretva [REDACTED]   Tuzla [REDACTED]   West Herzegovina [REDACTED]   Zenica-Doboj [REDACTED]   Sarajevo [REDACTED]   Bosnian Podrinje [REDACTED]   Canton 10 Treaty of Passarowitz Territory passed from Wallachia to

598-475: The surrounding areas and their special status within the newly independent Bosnia and Herzegovina. In reality, it functions as a local self-government area , much like the other municipalities in the country . The seat of the district is the city of Brčko . The Brčko District was established after an arbitration process undertaken by the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina . According to

624-507: The villages of Kopanice , Vidovice , Tolisa and Domaljevac . The current municipalities of Derventa and Bosanski Brod were settled by people from Herzegovina between the years 1735 and 1782, and once again in a minor wave in 1820. Since 1697, approximately 20,000 Catholics emigrated from the area. Most of the people emigrated to the municipalities of Modriča , Gradačac , Orašje , Bosanski Šamac and Brčko from Mostar , Posušje , Uskoplje , Bugojno , Livno and Duvno . Before

650-513: Was arranged with the intervention of Great Britain and the Dutch Republic , and the treaty was signed by Sir Robert Sutton and Jacob Colyer on behalf of their governments. The other signatories were The Ottoman Empire lost the Banat of Temeswar , western Wallachia , northern Serbia (including the fortress town of Belgrade ), and northern part of Bosnia , namely the region of Posavina to

676-796: Was provided with cooperation from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and ECHO . The District became known as a center for different state-building programs run by foreign governments, particularly the United States. In 2006, under the Supervisory Order, all "Entity legislation in Brčko District and the IEBL" was abolished. The ruling made by the Brčko Supervisor Susan Johnson abolished all Entity Laws in

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