Orašje is a town in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

, located on the river Sava on the border with Croatia

Croatia

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. Orašje is the center of the Posavina Canton

Posavina Canton

The Posavina Canton is a canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the smallest canton, with an area of only 325 km² populated by 43,588 people , 83% of them are Croats. Its capital city is Orašje The Posavina Canton is a canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is...

 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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. It lies across the Sava river

Sava River

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 from Županja

Županja

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 in Croatia

Croatia

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.

1971

25.740 total

• Croats - 19.354 (75,19%)
• Serbs - 4.266 (16,57%)
• Muslims - 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% Croats

Croats

Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

, 14.96% Serbs

Serbs

The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

, 6.77% Bosniaks

Bosniaks

The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...

, 2.15% Yugoslavs

Yugoslavs

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 and 0.86% others. The town of Orašje itself had 3,901 inhabitants: 47% Bosniaks, 23% Serbs, 15% Croats, 12% Yugoslavs and 3% others.

Sports

• The local football clubs are HNK Orašje and NK Hajduk

• Aleksandar Živković
  Aleksandar Živkovic
  Aleksandar Živković Aleksandar Živković Aleksandar Živković (Cyrillic: Александар Живковић; born July 28, 1977, Niš, Serbia is a professional footballer who is currently plays for Shenzhen Phoenix as a midfielder.-Club career:...
  
  was a Croatian footballer, born 25 December 1912 in Orašje.

External links

• Official site of the municipality