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Before

coat of arms

Coordinates: 45 ° 6 ′ 55 ″ N , 17 ° 30 ′ 59 ″ E

Basic data

State :

Croatia

County :

Brod-Posavina

Area :

43 km²

Residents :

3,015 (2011)

Population density :

70 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+385) 035

Postal code :

35425

License plate :

NG

Structure and administration
(status: 2013, cf. )

Community type :

local community

Structure :

2 locations (Before and Orubica)

Mayor :

Đuro Anđelković ( HDZ )

Website :

www.davor.hr

Davor [ ˈdaʋɔr ] is a municipality in Croatia . Before that is in Slavonia ( Brod-Posavina County ).

geography

In front of it lies the Sava River , the border river to Bosnia , directly at the point where the Vrbas River (on the Bosnian side near Srbac ) flows into the Save.

population

According to the last census in 2011, the municipality of Davor had 3,015 inhabitants, divided into two localities:

Before - 2,382
Orubica - 633

Ethnic Affiliations 2011 :

Croatians - 3,005 (99.67%)
Serbs - 4 (0.13%)
Bosniaks - 1
Bulgarians - 1
Hungary - 1
other - 1
undecided - 1
unknown - 1

history

On December 20, 1895, the government decided that the place that was previously called Svinjar will be called Davor from April 1, 1896. The name Svinjar is derived from the Croatian word "svinja" (= pig) and sounds rather derogatory. This could have been the reason for the name change. There are two explanations for the origin of the name Davor:

The first explanation comes from Slavic mythology , in which a god is called Before. However, the probability of the origin of the name Davor from this mythology is classified as low, because the Slavic mythology did not reach the Croatians in depth. In addition, the myth about the deity Davor itself is controversial, so that it is possible that no one in the village knew him (it can be assumed that the initiative to change the name came from the village itself).

The second explanation is that the name before is derived from the before. These are patriotic poems that were written in the 1830s during the time of Ljudevit Gaj , the Illyrian movement and the awakening of the national consciousness of the South Slav peoples . In addition to the Croats , the Serbs and Slovenes also know such poems.

Personalities

Tomislav Ivančić , theologian and founder of hagiotherapy
Ivo Kerdić , sculptor
Ivica Olić , football player
Matija Antun Relković , writer
Antun Škvorčević , first bishop of Požega

Culture

Of the numerous cultural and sporting events that take place in Davor over the year, the so-called "fish evenings" are particularly noteworthy. This gastronomic-cultural entertainment event attracts large numbers of people from the greater Davor area.

Sports

Before that is the birthplace of the Croatian national soccer player Ivica Olić . The juniors of the football club NK "Posavac" Davor became champions in the 2004/2005 season and successfully defended this title in the following 2005/2006 season.