Gradačac is a small town in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the Tuzla Canton about 40 km south of the Sava river. Near Gradačac lie the towns Bosanski Šamac and Modriča. The Tuzla Canton is a canton of the Federation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Sava also Save (German Save, Hungarian Száva) is a river in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, a right side tributary of Danube at Belgrade. ... Bosanski Šamac (in Serbian Cyrillic: Босански Шамац) is a town in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on the right bank of the Sava river. ... The title given to this article lacks diacritics because of certain technical limitations. ...

The census of 1991 recorded 56,378 people in the Gradačac municipality, of which there were: 60.2% Bosniaks, 19.8% Serbs, 15.1% Croats, and 4.9% others. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bosniaks (natively: Bošnjaci) are South Slavs who converted to Islam during the Ottoman period (15th-19th century). ... Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a south Slavic people mostly living in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (where theyre one of the constitutive nations). ...

History

The župa of Gradačac was first mentioned in 1302, while the town's first written mention dates from 1465 (also as Gračac). The town became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1512, its nahiya (municipality) was first recorded in the defter of 1533, while its kadiluk (county) was recorded in 1634. The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Events July 11 - Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch), major victory of Flanders over the French occupier. ... Events July 13 - Battle of Montlhéry - Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of the great nobles organized as the League of the Public Weal. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul (Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. ... Defter was a cadastral tax census carried out by the Ottoman Empire. ... Events January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement...

In 1701 the settlement was given the status of a palanka (city), and it became the headquarters of a military captaincy in 1710. The captains of the Gradaščević family led the development of the city, and the most famous of them, Husein-kapetan Gradaščević or Zmaj od Bosne ("Dragon of Bosnia"), led an uprising that raised to arms all of Bosnian captains in 1830. Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... Events April 10 - The worlds first copyright legislation became effective, Britains Statute of Anne Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) Births January 4 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The town has a fort with 18-meter high walls built between 1765 and 1821, and a 22-meter high watchtower, built in 1824. 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

It was severely bombed during the Bosnian war 1992-1995. It is located at the narrow northern corridor that connects two major portions of the Bosnian Serb entity Republika Srpska, near Brčko. Gradačac became part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina after the war. This is the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Republika Srpska shaded red Official languages Serbian, Croatian, Bosniak Capital de jure Sarajevo, de facto Banja Luka Area  – Total  – % water  24,811 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2001)  – Density  1,490,993  60/km² Ethnic groups (1996) Serbs: 90% Bosniaks: 7% Others: 3% President Dragan Čavić Prime minister Pero Bukejlović... Brčko. ... Federation of BiH shaded red Official languages Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Capital Sarajevo Area  – Total  – % water  26,110 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2002)  – Density  2,318,972  88/km² Ethnic groups (2002) Bosniaks: 72,9% Croats: 21,8% Serbs: 4,4% and others: 1,0% President Niko Lozančić Time zone...