Svilaj is a settlement in the Croatian municipality of Oprisavci (Brod-Posavina County). According to the 2001 census, the settlement has 290 inhabitants.[3] Svilaj's importance lies in the border checkpoint and a bridge over the nearby Sava river, which bears the internationally important freeway Pan-European Corridor Vc.[4]

Svilaj
village
Church in Svilaj
Church in Svilaj
Map
Interactive map of Svilaj
CountryCroatia
CountyBrod-Posavina
Area
  Total
6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total
216
  Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
35213 Oprisavci
Area code035

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References

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  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Population by sex and age, by settlements, census 2001 (Oprisavci)". Republic of Croatia Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  4. "Otvoren granični prijelaz i most Svilaj, koji povezuje BiH i Hrvatsku" (in Bosnian). slobodnaevropa.org. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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