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Syrmia (; ) is a fertile region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe, between the
Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between
Serbia in the east and
Croatia in the west.
Most of Syrmia is located in the
Srem District and
South Bačka District districts of Serbia's Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. A small part of the region around
Novi Beograd, Zemun, and Surčin is a part of
Central Serbia. The westernmost part lies in eastern Croatia, in
Vukovar-Srijem County.
Name
Today, the name
Srem is usually used in Serbian to designate the region, whereas the name
Srijem is used in Croatian. However, the name
Srijem is also used in the Ijekavian variety of the Serbian language, and in the past it was often used by Serbs who inhabited the region. For example, the title of an old Serbian national song, "Od Srijema Rajko", that speaks about Radoslav Čelnik, the 16th century ruler of Syrmia, uses the Ijekavian name of the region.
Other names for the region include:
History
Throughout its history, Syrmia has successively been a part of the Roman Empire, the Huns, Eurasian Avars, the Gepids, the Byzantine Empire, the
Frankish Empire, the
Bulgarian Empire, the Pannonian Croatia, the
Kingdom of Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary, the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Since 1991/1992, the region has been divided between Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (in the east) and
Croatia (in the west). In 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was transformed into state union of Serbia and Montenegro, which was abolished in 2006, making the eastern part of Syrmia part of an independent Serbia.
The name Syrmia derives from the name of the ancient city of Sirmium, today Sremska Mitrovica. Sirmium was originally an
Illyrian town conquered by Romans in the 1st century BC. Opposing Roman rule, Illyrian tribes from the region started an uprising in Anno Domini 6 lead by
Baton of Pannonia and Pines of Pannonia.
Sirmium was an important city in the
Roman Empire. It was the economic capital of Roman
Pannonia and one of four capital cities of the Empire. Six Roman Emperors were born in this city or in its surroundings:
Decius (249-251), Aurelian (270-275), Probus (276-282),
Maximian (285-310), Constantius II (337-361) and
Gratian (367-383). These emperors were mostly Romanised Illyrians by origin. The Roman province
Pannonia Secunda, which included Syrmia and parts of present day
Slavonia and
Bosnia (region) was administered from Sirmium.
Pannonia, a province of the
Byzantine Empire, existed in Syrmia in the 6th century and capital city of this province was Sirmium. In the 7th century, the ruler of Syrmia was
Kuber, a Bulgar leader, who ruled over the region as Avar vassal. In the beginning of the 9th century, Syrmia was for the short time part of state of
Ljudevit Posavski (Pannonia), and after the
Frankish conquest of the region, Bulgarians conquered its eastern part. The mountain
Fruška Gora got its name after the old Serbo-Croatian name for Frankish people - Fruzi (Frug=Frank, Fruzi=Franks, fruški=Frankish).
, a duke of Syrmia.In the 11th century, the ruler of Syrmia was duke Sermon (ruler), vassal of Second Bulgarian Empire emperor Samuil of Bulgaria. Sermon produced his own golden coins in present day Sremska Mitrovica. After Bulgarians were defeated by Byzantine Empire, Sermon was captured and killed, because he refused to comply with new authorities.
After the defeat of Sermon, the area was included into the Byzantine Empire, and the new duke who ruled over the region was Diogenes (duke of Syrmia). The
Thema of Sirmium was a province of the Byzantine Empire in the 11th century. This province included both, the region of Syrmia and the present day region of Mačva, thus the name of Syrmia became designation for the both regions. The region was captured by the Kingdom of Hungary in the 12th century. It is recorded that in 1231, a duke of Syrmia was Giletus. During the 13th century, the territory of Syrmia was divided into two counties: Syrmia in the east and Vukovar in the west.
Between 1282 and 1316 the Serb King
Stefan Dragutin ruled the
Kingdom of Syrmia, which consisted of the parts of northern Serbia,
Mačva, Usora (Bosnia) and
Soli (Bosnia). His capital city was
Debrc (between Belgrade and
Šabac). Before that time he was King of Serbia. In that time the name "Syrmia" was designation for two territories:
Upper Syrmia (present day Syrmia) and
Lower Syrmia (present day Mačva). Kingdom of Syrmia under the rule of Stefan Dragutin existed in Lower Syrmia, while another local ruler,
Ugrin Čak, ruled over Upper Syrmia and
Slavonia from Ilok.
At first, Stefan Dragutin was a vassal of the Hungarian king, but since the central power in the Kingdom of Hungary collapsed, both, Stefan Dragutin and Ugrin Čak were de facto independent rulers. Stefan Dragutin died in 1316, and was succeeded by his son, King
Stefan Vladislav II of Serbia (1316-
1325), while Ugrin Čak died in
1311. Stefan Vladislav II was defeated by the king of Serbia, Stefan Dečanski, in 1324, and after this, Lower Syrmia became a subject of dispute between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Hungary. The Upper Syrmia was, after 1311, included into the possession of the Hungarian king, while its western part (the Vukovar county) was later included into Banovina of
Slavonia.
After the
Ottoman Empire conquered Serbia in
1459, Despots of Serbia continued to rule in parts of Syrmia as vassals of the
Kingdom of Hungary kings. The residence of the despots was
Kupinovo (today Kupinovo). The despots were: Vuk Grgurević (1471-1485), Đorđe Branković (1486-1496), Jovan Branković (1496-1502), Ivaniš Berislavić (1504-1514), and
Stefan Berislavić (1520-1535). The last of the Serbian despots in Syrmia, Stevan Berislav, moved in 1522 to Slavonia, since Kupinik was seized by the Ottoman forces. Another important local ruler was Lovro Iločki, a duke of Syrmia (1477-1524), who ruled over parts of the region from
Ilok.
Parts of the region were captured by the Ottomans in 1521, and by 1538, the entire region was included into the Ottoman Empire. Between 1527 and 1530, a duke of Syrmia was
Radoslav Čelnik, who ruled over this region as Ottoman vassal. During the
Ottoman Empire rule, an administrative unit known as the Sanjak of Syrmia existed in this region.
in 1848, including most of Syrmia.The
Habsburg Monarchy took Syrmia from Ottomans between
1699 and
1718, and incorporated entire region into its Military Frontier. The Szerém (former county) was established in Syrmia in 1745 as part of the
Kingdom of Slavonia, a Habsburg Monarchy land, mainly inhabited by Serbs and Croats. According to 1790 data, population of the Kingdom of Slavonia was composed of:
Serbs (46.8%),
Croats (45.7%), Hungarians (6.8%), and Germans (0.7%). The southern parts of Syrmia remained part of the Military Frontier.
In 1807, a large rebellion of the Syrmian peasants known as the
Tican's Rebellion started in the estate of
Ruma and the estate of Ilok with center in the village of Voganj. In
1848 and 1849, most of Syrmia was part of the Serbian Voivodship, a Serb autonomous region within the Austrian Empire, while between 1849 and 1860, its northern part (municipalities of
Ilok and
Ruma) was part of the
Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat, a separate Austrian Empire crown land.
After 1860 the
Syrmia (former county) was established again, and it was again incorporated into the Kingdom of Slavonia, which was a separate Austrian crown land in that time. The Kingdom of Slavonia was incorporated into the Kingdom of Hungary in 1868, and it became part of
Croatia-Slavonia, an autonomous region within the Kingdom of Hungary.
On
October 29,
1918, Syrmia became a part of the newly independent
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, while on
November 24, the Assembly of Syrmia proclaimed the union of Syrmia with the Kingdom of
Serbia. From December 1, 1918, it was a part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
within Croatia-Slavonia in 1881.
The region was first a county of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes between 1918 and 1922, then a province (
oblast) of the Kingdom between 1922 and
1929. In
1929, after a new territorial division, the region was divided between Danube Banovina and
Drina Banovina, which were provinces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and in
1931 it was divided between Danube Banovina and Sava Banovina. In 1939, the western part of Syrmia was included into the newly formed
Banovina of Croatia.
In 1941 Syrmia was occupied by the World War II Axis powers and its entire territory was attached to the Independent State of Croatia. In 1945 there had been created new borders in this area between federal states of
Democratic Federal Yugoslavia and, since then, Eastern Syrmia (formerly part of Danube Banovina), together with Bačka and Banat, has been part of the Serbian Autonomous Province of
Vojvodina, while Western Syrmia (formerly part of Sava Banovina) has been part of
Croatia.
When Croatia declared its independence in 1991, Serbs who lived in the Croatian part of Syrmia proclaimed their
autonomous region over portions of western Syrmia. The region was known as the
Serbian Autonomous Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem. This region was one of the two Serbian autonomous regions that formed the
Republic of Serbian Krajina in 1991. The creation of Krajina was triggered by the fact that new Croatian government changed constitual status of Serbs in Croatia from
nation to
national minority. Although change was made by more than 2/3 majority, and there was given garanties for civil rights for every Croatian citizen, from the point of view of the Serbs this revoking of their
nation status was illegal, thus the creation of Krajina (internationally unrecognized entity) was seen by them as legal way to protect their rights. After in 1995 Croatian forces regained control over western part of Krajina, the eastern part was turned over to the UNTAES, and was peacefully reintegrated into Croatia by January 1998 (These events were part of
war in Croatia).
Demographics
1437
In 1437, the largest part of Syrmia was populated by Serbs. Dr. Aleksa Ivić, Istorija Srba u Vojvodini, Novi Sad, 1929.
1857
According to the census from 1857, 59.4% of population of the part of Syrmia under civil administration and 63.2% of population of the part of Syrmia under military administration (Petrovaradin regiment) were ethnic Serbs. The second largest ethnic group were Croats, while other ethnic groups were Germans, Hungarians, etc. Vasilije Đ. Krestić, Iz prošlosti Srema, Bačke i Banata, Beograd, 2003.
1910
According to the census from 1910, the population of the Syrmia region (Syrmia (former county)) numbered 414,234 inhabitants, including: http://www.talmamedia.com/php/district/district.php?county=Szer%E9m%20(Srijem)
- 183,109 (44.20%) people who spoke Serbian language
- 106,198 (25.64%) people who spoke Croatian language
- 68,086 (16.44%) people who spoke German language
- 29,522 (7.13%) people who spoke Hungarian language
- 13,841 (3.34%) people who spoke Slovak language
- 4,642 (1.12%) people who spoke Pannonian Rusyn language
- others.
1931
In 1931, the population of Syrmia included: Jovan Pejin, Kolonizacija Hrvata na srpskoj zemlji u Sremu, Slavoniji i Baranji, Sremska Mitrovica, 1992.
1971
In 1971, the population of the Serbian part of Syrmia (excluding area that belong to
Belgrade) numbered 313,926 inhabitants, including: Dr. Branislav Bukurov, Bačka, Banat i Srem, Novi Sad, 1978.
- Serbs = 228,609 (72.84%)
- Croats = 38,389 (12.23%)
- Slovaks = 14,056 (4.48%)
- Hungarians = 9,376 (2.99%)
- Yugoslavs = 9,086 (2.89%)
- Pannonian Rusyns = 3,403 (1.08%)
- Ukrainians = 1,512 (0.48%)
- Montenegrins = 1,400 (0.44%)
- Slovenians = 1,065 (0.34%)
- Macedonians (ethnic group) = 1,023 (0.33%)
- others.
2001/2002
According to the
2002 census in Serbia, the population of the Serbian part of Syrmia (in geographical borders) numbering 790,697 people and is composed of: Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84443-00-09
- Serbs = 668,745 (84.58%)
- others (including Croats, Slovaks, Pannonian Rusyns, Hungarians, etc).
According to the
2001 census in Croatia, the population of the Croatian Vukovar-Srijem county is composed of: http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv/Popis%202001/popis20001.htm
Geography
Borders
in Vojvodina. within Croatia.The present international border was drawn in
1945 by the
Đilas commission, as the divide between the
Yugoslavia constituent republic of Croatia and the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, itself part of Serbia, within
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Milovan Đilas, a
Montenegrins and then a confidante of
Tito, drew the border according to demographic criteria, which explains why the Croatian town of
Ilok on the Danube, with a Croat majority, lies east of Šid in Serbia, with a Serb majority. Nonetheless, the border drawn in 1945 was very similar to internal
Kingdom of Yugoslavia border of
1929-
1939 between the
Danube Banovina and the
Sava Banovina.
There are two particularly isolated chunks of territory along the border - one is the Croatian territory of
Ilok, which is mostly surrounded by Serbian territory from land, while the other is the Serbian territory of
Jamena, which is mostly surrounded by Croatian territory from land.
Bordering regions
- Bačka to the north, across Danube
- Banat to the east, also across Danube
- Šumadija the south-east, across Sava
- Mačva to the south, across Sava
- Semberija to the south-west, across Sava
- Slavonia to the west. The border between Syrmia and Slavonia is unclear. According to one interpretation, it runs roughly along a line through Vukovar, Vinkovci, and Županja. According to another interpretation, the border follows the Bosut, Barica and Vuka rivers.
Cities in Syrmia
List of cities in Syrmia (with population figures):
- Serbia
- Belgrade
- Novi Beograd (217,180)
- Zemun (146,172)
- Surčin (14,209)
- Dobanovci (8,114)
- Vojvodina
- Sremska Mitrovica (39,041)
- Ruma (32,125)
- Inđija (26,244)
- Stara Pazova (18,628)
- Šid (16,301)
- Petrovaradin (13,917)
- Sremska Kamenica (11,140)
- Sremski Karlovci (8,839)
- Beočin (8,037)
- Irig (4,854)
- Croatia
- Vinkovci (33,239)
- Vukovar (30,126)
- Županja (13,775)
- Ilok (5,897)
Petrovaradin, Sremska Kamenica, Sremski Karlovci and Beočin are geographically located in Syrmia, but they are part of South Bačka District.
Municipalities
Municipalities in the Serbian part of Syrmia:
Note: Syrmian villages of Neštin and Vizić are part of the municipality of Bačka Palanka (main part of this municipality is not located in Syrmia but in Bačka), while several settlements that are part of the municipality of Sremska Mitrovica are not located in Syrmia but in
Mačva.
Municipalities in the Croatian part of Syrmia:
Mountains
The region's principal mountain is Fruška Gora with its highest peak of Crveni Čot at 539 m.
Gallery
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Belgrade Arena,
Novi BeogradImage:Fruska Gora Smith.jpg]Image:Ledinci01.jpg|Orthodox Church in LedinciImage:Sv Nikola.jpg]
References
See also
Syrmia (; ) is a fertile region of the
Pannonian Plain in
Europe, between the Danube and
Sava rivers. It is divided between
Serbia in the east and
Croatia in the west.
Most of Syrmia is located in the
Srem District and
South Bačka District districts of Serbia's Autonomous Province of
Vojvodina. A small part of the region around Novi Beograd, Zemun, and Surčin is a part of
Central Serbia. The westernmost part lies in eastern Croatia, in
Vukovar-Srijem County.
Name
Today, the name
Srem is usually used in Serbian to designate the region, whereas the name
Srijem is used in Croatian. However, the name
Srijem is also used in the Ijekavian variety of the Serbian language, and in the past it was often used by Serbs who inhabited the region. For example, the title of an old Serbian national song, "Od Srijema Rajko", that speaks about Radoslav Čelnik, the 16th century ruler of Syrmia, uses the Ijekavian name of the region.
Other names for the region include:
- Latin: Syrmia or Sirmium
- German language: Syrmien
- Hungarian language: Szerémség or Szerém
- Slovak language: Sriem
- Pannonian Rusyn language: Срим
- Turkish language: Sirem
History
Throughout its history, Syrmia has successively been a part of the
Roman Empire, the
Huns,
Eurasian Avars, the Gepids, the Byzantine Empire, the
Frankish Empire, the
Bulgarian Empire, the
Pannonian Croatia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the
Ottoman Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and the
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Since 1991/1992, the region has been divided between
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (in the east) and
Croatia (in the west). In 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was transformed into state union of Serbia and Montenegro, which was abolished in 2006, making the eastern part of Syrmia part of an independent
Serbia.
The name Syrmia derives from the name of the ancient city of
Sirmium, today Sremska Mitrovica. Sirmium was originally an Illyrian town conquered by Romans in the
1st century BC. Opposing Roman rule, Illyrian tribes from the region started an uprising in Anno Domini 6 lead by Baton of Pannonia and
Pines of Pannonia.
Sirmium was an important city in the Roman Empire. It was the economic capital of Roman
Pannonia and one of four capital cities of the Empire. Six Roman Emperors were born in this city or in its surroundings:
Decius (249-251), Aurelian (270-275), Probus (276-282), Maximian (285-310),
Constantius II (337-361) and
Gratian (367-383). These emperors were mostly Romanised Illyrians by origin. The Roman province
Pannonia Secunda, which included Syrmia and parts of present day
Slavonia and Bosnia (region) was administered from Sirmium.
Pannonia, a province of the
Byzantine Empire, existed in Syrmia in the 6th century and capital city of this province was Sirmium. In the 7th century, the ruler of Syrmia was Kuber, a Bulgar leader, who ruled over the region as Avar vassal. In the beginning of the 9th century, Syrmia was for the short time part of state of
Ljudevit Posavski (Pannonia), and after the Frankish conquest of the region, Bulgarians conquered its eastern part. The mountain
Fruška Gora got its name after the old Serbo-Croatian name for Frankish people - Fruzi (Frug=Frank, Fruzi=Franks, fruški=Frankish).
, a duke of Syrmia.In the
11th century, the ruler of Syrmia was duke
Sermon (ruler), vassal of
Second Bulgarian Empire emperor
Samuil of Bulgaria. Sermon produced his own golden coins in present day Sremska Mitrovica. After Bulgarians were defeated by Byzantine Empire, Sermon was captured and killed, because he refused to comply with new authorities.
After the defeat of Sermon, the area was included into the Byzantine Empire, and the new duke who ruled over the region was Diogenes (duke of Syrmia). The Thema of
Sirmium was a province of the Byzantine Empire in the
11th century. This province included both, the region of Syrmia and the present day region of Mačva, thus the name of Syrmia became designation for the both regions. The region was captured by the Kingdom of Hungary in the 12th century. It is recorded that in 1231, a duke of Syrmia was
Giletus. During the 13th century, the territory of Syrmia was divided into two counties: Syrmia in the east and Vukovar in the west.
Between
1282 and
1316 the Serb King
Stefan Dragutin ruled the
Kingdom of Syrmia, which consisted of the parts of northern Serbia,
Mačva,
Usora (Bosnia) and Soli (Bosnia). His capital city was
Debrc (between
Belgrade and
Šabac). Before that time he was King of Serbia. In that time the name "Syrmia" was designation for two territories:
Upper Syrmia (present day Syrmia) and
Lower Syrmia (present day Mačva). Kingdom of Syrmia under the rule of Stefan Dragutin existed in Lower Syrmia, while another local ruler,
Ugrin Čak, ruled over Upper Syrmia and Slavonia from Ilok.
At first, Stefan Dragutin was a vassal of the Hungarian king, but since the central power in the Kingdom of Hungary collapsed, both, Stefan Dragutin and Ugrin Čak were de facto independent rulers. Stefan Dragutin died in 1316, and was succeeded by his son, King Stefan Vladislav II of Serbia (
1316-
1325), while Ugrin Čak died in
1311. Stefan Vladislav II was defeated by the king of Serbia,
Stefan Dečanski, in 1324, and after this, Lower Syrmia became a subject of dispute between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Hungary. The Upper Syrmia was, after 1311, included into the possession of the Hungarian king, while its western part (the Vukovar county) was later included into Banovina of
Slavonia.
After the
Ottoman Empire conquered
Serbia in 1459, Despots of Serbia continued to rule in parts of Syrmia as vassals of the
Kingdom of Hungary kings. The residence of the despots was Kupinovo (today Kupinovo). The despots were: Vuk Grgurević (1471-1485), Đorđe Branković (1486-1496),
Jovan Branković (1496-1502),
Ivaniš Berislavić (1504-1514), and
Stefan Berislavić (1520-1535). The last of the Serbian despots in Syrmia, Stevan Berislav, moved in 1522 to Slavonia, since Kupinik was seized by the Ottoman forces. Another important local ruler was Lovro Iločki, a duke of Syrmia (1477-1524), who ruled over parts of the region from
Ilok.
Parts of the region were captured by the Ottomans in 1521, and by 1538, the entire region was included into the Ottoman Empire. Between 1527 and 1530, a duke of Syrmia was
Radoslav Čelnik, who ruled over this region as Ottoman vassal. During the Ottoman Empire rule, an administrative unit known as the
Sanjak of Syrmia existed in this region.
in 1848, including most of Syrmia.The Habsburg Monarchy took Syrmia from Ottomans between
1699 and 1718, and incorporated entire region into its Military Frontier. The Szerém (former county) was established in Syrmia in
1745 as part of the Kingdom of Slavonia, a Habsburg Monarchy land, mainly inhabited by Serbs and Croats. According to 1790 data, population of the Kingdom of Slavonia was composed of:
Serbs (46.8%),
Croats (45.7%),
Hungarians (6.8%), and Germans (0.7%). The southern parts of Syrmia remained part of the Military Frontier.
In 1807, a large rebellion of the Syrmian peasants known as the Tican's Rebellion started in the estate of Ruma and the estate of
Ilok with center in the village of Voganj. In 1848 and 1849, most of Syrmia was part of the
Serbian Voivodship, a Serb autonomous region within the Austrian Empire, while between
1849 and 1860, its northern part (municipalities of
Ilok and
Ruma) was part of the
Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat, a separate
Austrian Empire crown land.
After 1860 the
Syrmia (former county) was established again, and it was again incorporated into the
Kingdom of Slavonia, which was a separate Austrian crown land in that time. The Kingdom of Slavonia was incorporated into the Kingdom of Hungary in 1868, and it became part of
Croatia-Slavonia, an autonomous region within the Kingdom of Hungary.
On
October 29, 1918, Syrmia became a part of the newly independent
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, while on
November 24, the Assembly of Syrmia proclaimed the union of Syrmia with the Kingdom of
Serbia. From December 1, 1918, it was a part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
within
Croatia-Slavonia in 1881.
The region was first a county of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes between 1918 and 1922, then a province (
oblast) of the Kingdom between 1922 and
1929. In 1929, after a new territorial division, the region was divided between Danube Banovina and
Drina Banovina, which were provinces of the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and in 1931 it was divided between
Danube Banovina and
Sava Banovina. In 1939, the western part of Syrmia was included into the newly formed Banovina of Croatia.
In 1941 Syrmia was occupied by the World War II Axis powers and its entire territory was attached to the Independent State of Croatia. In
1945 there had been created new borders in this area between federal states of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia and, since then, Eastern Syrmia (formerly part of Danube Banovina), together with
Bačka and
Banat, has been part of the
Serbian Autonomous Province of
Vojvodina, while Western Syrmia (formerly part of Sava Banovina) has been part of Croatia.
When Croatia declared its independence in 1991, Serbs who lived in the Croatian part of Syrmia proclaimed their
autonomous region over portions of western Syrmia. The region was known as the
Serbian Autonomous Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem. This region was one of the two Serbian autonomous regions that formed the
Republic of Serbian Krajina in 1991. The creation of Krajina was triggered by the fact that new Croatian government changed constitual status of Serbs in Croatia from
nation to
national minority. Although change was made by more than 2/3 majority, and there was given garanties for civil rights for every Croatian citizen, from the point of view of the Serbs this revoking of their
nation status was illegal, thus the creation of Krajina (internationally unrecognized entity) was seen by them as legal way to protect their rights. After in 1995 Croatian forces regained control over western part of Krajina, the eastern part was turned over to the
UNTAES, and was peacefully reintegrated into Croatia by January 1998 (These events were part of war in Croatia).
Demographics
1437
In 1437, the largest part of Syrmia was populated by Serbs. Dr. Aleksa Ivić, Istorija Srba u Vojvodini, Novi Sad, 1929.
1857
According to the census from 1857, 59.4% of population of the part of Syrmia under civil administration and 63.2% of population of the part of Syrmia under military administration (Petrovaradin regiment) were ethnic Serbs. The second largest ethnic group were Croats, while other ethnic groups were
Germans, Hungarians, etc. Vasilije Đ. Krestić, Iz prošlosti Srema, Bačke i Banata, Beograd, 2003.
1910
According to the census from 1910, the population of the Syrmia region (
Syrmia (former county)) numbered 414,234 inhabitants, including: http://www.talmamedia.com/php/district/district.php?county=Szer%E9m%20(Srijem)
1931
In 1931, the population of Syrmia included: Jovan Pejin, Kolonizacija Hrvata na srpskoj zemlji u Sremu, Slavoniji i Baranji, Sremska Mitrovica, 1992.
1971
In 1971, the population of the Serbian part of Syrmia (excluding area that belong to Belgrade) numbered 313,926 inhabitants, including: Dr. Branislav Bukurov, Bačka, Banat i Srem, Novi Sad, 1978.
- Serbs = 228,609 (72.84%)
- Croats = 38,389 (12.23%)
- Slovaks = 14,056 (4.48%)
- Hungarians = 9,376 (2.99%)
- Yugoslavs = 9,086 (2.89%)
- Pannonian Rusyns = 3,403 (1.08%)
- Ukrainians = 1,512 (0.48%)
- Montenegrins = 1,400 (0.44%)
- Slovenians = 1,065 (0.34%)
- Macedonians (ethnic group) = 1,023 (0.33%)
- others.
2001/2002
According to the 2002 census in Serbia, the population of the Serbian part of Syrmia (in geographical borders) numbering 790,697 people and is composed of: Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84443-00-09
According to the 2001 census in
Croatia, the population of the Croatian Vukovar-Srijem county is composed of: http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv/Popis%202001/popis20001.htm
- Croats (78.27%)
- Serbs (15.45%)
- Hungarians (1%)
- others (including Pannonian Rusyns, Slovaks, etc).
Geography
Borders
in Vojvodina. within Croatia.The present international border was drawn in 1945 by the
Đilas commission, as the divide between the
Yugoslavia constituent republic of Croatia and the Autonomous Province of
Vojvodina, itself part of
Serbia, within
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Milovan Đilas, a
Montenegrins and then a confidante of Tito, drew the border according to demographic criteria, which explains why the Croatian town of Ilok on the
Danube, with a Croat majority, lies east of Šid in Serbia, with a Serb majority. Nonetheless, the border drawn in 1945 was very similar to internal Kingdom of Yugoslavia border of
1929-1939 between the Danube Banovina and the
Sava Banovina.
There are two particularly isolated chunks of territory along the border - one is the Croatian territory of Ilok, which is mostly surrounded by Serbian territory from land, while the other is the Serbian territory of Jamena, which is mostly surrounded by Croatian territory from land.
Bordering regions
- Bačka to the north, across Danube
- Banat to the east, also across Danube
- Šumadija the south-east, across Sava
- Mačva to the south, across Sava
- Semberija to the south-west, across Sava
- Slavonia to the west. The border between Syrmia and Slavonia is unclear. According to one interpretation, it runs roughly along a line through Vukovar, Vinkovci, and Županja. According to another interpretation, the border follows the Bosut, Barica and Vuka rivers.
Cities in Syrmia
List of cities in Syrmia (with population figures):
- Serbia
- Belgrade
- Novi Beograd (217,180)
- Zemun (146,172)
- Surčin (14,209)
- Dobanovci (8,114)
- Vojvodina
- Sremska Mitrovica (39,041)
- Ruma (32,125)
- Inđija (26,244)
- Stara Pazova (18,628)
- Šid (16,301)
- Petrovaradin (13,917)
- Sremska Kamenica (11,140)
- Sremski Karlovci (8,839)
- Beočin (8,037)
- Irig (4,854)
- Croatia
Petrovaradin, Sremska Kamenica, Sremski Karlovci and Beočin are geographically located in Syrmia, but they are part of South Bačka District.
Municipalities
Municipalities in the Serbian part of Syrmia:
Note: Syrmian villages of Neštin and
Vizić are part of the municipality of
Bačka Palanka (main part of this municipality is not located in Syrmia but in
Bačka), while several settlements that are part of the municipality of Sremska Mitrovica are not located in Syrmia but in Mačva.
Municipalities in the Croatian part of Syrmia:
Mountains
The region's principal mountain is
Fruška Gora with its highest peak of Crveni Čot at 539 m.
Gallery
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Lake of LedinciImage:Main street, Vukovar.jpg]Image:Belgrade Arena south-east.jpg|
Belgrade Arena, Novi BeogradImage:Fruska Gora Smith.jpg]Image:Ledinci01.jpg|Orthodox Church in LedinciImage:Sv Nikola.jpg]
References
See also
Syrmia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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