Stara Gradiška

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Stara Gradiška

Stara Gradiška on the map of Croatia

Stara Gradiška is a village and a municipality in the Brod-Posavina county of Croatia. It has 542 residents, while the municipality has 1,717 (2001), in six other smaller villages. It is located on the left bank of the river Sava, across Bosanska Gradiška in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The first word in the name means Old, and there's also a New Gradiška nearby, the city of Nova Gradiška.

During World War II, the Ustaša regime set up the Stara Gradiška concentration camp there as part of the Jasenovac complex.

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Cities and Municipalities of Brod-Posavina County
Cities and towns: Slavonski Brod \| Nova Gradiška Municipalities: Bebrina \| Brodski Stupnik \| Bukovlje \| Cernik \| Davor \| Donji Andrijevci \| Dragalić \| Garčin \| Gornja Vrba \| Gornji Bogićevci \| Gundinci \| Klakar \| Nova Kapela \| Okučani \| Oprisavci \| Oriovac \| Podcrkavlje \| Rešetari \| Sibinj \| Sikirevci \| Slavonski Šamac \| Stara Gradiška \| Staro Petrovo Selo \| Velika Kopanica \| Vrbje \| Vrpolje \|

Cities and Municipalities of Brod-Posavina County