Davor, Croatia
Place in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia
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Davor is a village and a municipality in Brod-Posavina County. It is located about 40 km (25 mi) west of the city of Slavonski Brod, Croatia, on the left bank of the Sava river across Srbac. The village was called Svinjar before 1896.[4][5]
Davor, Croatia | |
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 Interactive map of Davor, Croatia | |
  Location within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°07′N 17°31′E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Brod-Posavina County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Đuro Anđelković (HDZ) |
| Area | |
• City | 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• City | 2,529 |
| • Density | 59.2/km2 (153/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,025 |
| • Urban density | 91.6/km2 (237/sq mi) |
| Postal code[3] | 35400 Nova Gradiška |
| Website | davor |
Demographics
In 2021, the municipality had 2,529 residents in the following settlements:[2]
- Davor, population 2,025
- Orubica, population 504
Davor: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 2854 | 2926 | 2550 | 2892 | 2938 | 3229 | 3052 | 3308 | 3778 | 3827 | 3641 | 3667 | 3526 | 3458 | 3259 | 3015 | 2529 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Davor include:
- Ivica Olić (b. 14 September 1979), football player
- Matija Antun Relković (6 January 1732 – 22 January 1798), writer
- Antun Škvorčević (b. 8 May 1947), bishop
