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BROD

Volume 5 · 65 words · 1842 Edition

a town of Hungary, on the military frontier belonging to the military colony of the regiment of Brod, and giving its name to a district containing 62,000 inhabitants, mostly soldiers and their families. It is situated on the river Save; is fortified, and has a castle, a Catholic and two Greek churches, and 4100 inhabitants. Long. 17° 56', 20° E. Lat. 45° 10'. 50° N.