Posavina

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Posavina is a historical and geographical region along the Sava River in Bosnia and Herzegovina and neighboring countries, known for its fertile plains and mixed ethnic communities.

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Posavina canonical 8
Posavje area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
affectedBy flooding from the Sava River
crossesBorderOf Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Serbia
ethnicallyInhabitedBy Bosniaks
Croats
Serbs
other South Slavic groups
hasClimate continental climate
hasCulturalCharacteristic blend of Central European and Balkan influences
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
food processing
livestock farming
hasLandscapeType alluvial plains
river floodplains
hasLanguageUse South Slavic languages
hasMajorRiver Sava River
linked to: Sava
hasReligiousCommunities Muslims
Orthodox Christians
Roman Catholics
hasSoilType alluvial soil
chernozem
hasSubregion Bosnian Posavina
Croatian Posavina
Serbian Posavina
linked to: Bosnian Posavina
hasTraditionalActivity cattle breeding
fruit growing
grain cultivation
hasUrbanCenter Bosanski Brod
Brčko
Orašje
Slavonski Brod
Šabac
historicallyContestedBy Austro-Hungarian Empire
Ottoman Empire
historicallyPartOf Habsburg Monarchy borderlands
knownFor fertile plains
mixed ethnic communities
locatedIn Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Serbia
locatedOn Sava River
linked to: Sava
namedAfter Sava River
linked to: Sava
partOf Pannonian Basin
linked to: Carpathian Basin

wider Sava river basin
traversedBy railway lines
road networks
usedAs transport corridor

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