Orašje

Orašje
Coat of arms of Orašje Coat of arms
Orašje Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates:
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
• Municipality president	Đuro Topić (HDZ BiH)
Area
• City	121,8 km2 (470 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population (2013 census)
• City	3,796
• Density	177/km2 (460/sq mi)
• Urban	21,284
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	76270
Area code(s)	(+387) 31
Website	www.orasje.ba

Orašje is a town and municipality in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on the river Sava on the border with Croatia. Orašje is the center of the Posavina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies across the Sava river from Županja in Croatia.

Population/Demographics

1971

25,740 total

• Croats - 19,354 (75.19%)
• Serbs - 4,266 (16.57%)
• Bosniaks - 1,867 (7.25%)
• Yugoslavs - 131 (0.50%)
• Others - 122 (0.49%)

1991

In the 1991 census the municipality of Orašje had 28,211 residents, of which 75.27% were Croats,14.96% Serbs, 6.77% Bosniaks,2.15% Yugoslavs and 0.86% Others.

Sports

• The local football club is HNK Orašje

Notable people

• Aleksandar Živković, footballer
• Bakir Beširević, former footballer
• Edin Husić, footballer
• Marko Topić, former footballer
• Mato Neretljak, former footballer
• Miro Klaić, former football player
• Zdenko Baotić, footballer

External links

• (Croatian)