Syrmia Oblast
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| Syrmia Oblast Сремска област Sremska oblast Srijemska oblast | |||||||||||||
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| Oblastof theKingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | |||||||||||||
| 1922–1929 | |||||||||||||
 Syrmia Oblast and surrounding areas | |||||||||||||
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| Capital | Vukovar | ||||||||||||
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• Established | 1922 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1929 | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Serbia,Croatia | ||||||||||||
Syrmia Oblast(Serbian:Sremska oblastorСремска област;Croatian:Srijemska oblast) was one of theoblastsof theKingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenesfrom 1922 to 1929. Its administrative center wasVukovar.
History
[edit]TheKingdom of Serbs, Croats and Sloveneswas formed in 1918 and was initially divided into counties and districts (this division was inherited from previous state administrations). In 1922, new administrative units known as oblasts (Serbo-Croatian:oblasti/ области) were introduced and the whole country was divided into 33 oblasts. Before 1922, the territory of the Syrmia Oblast was part of theSyrmia County.
In 1929, 33 oblasts were administratively replaced with 9 banovinas and one district, and the territory of the Syrmia Oblast was divided between theDanube Banovina,theDrina Banovina,and theBelgrade City Administration.
Geography
[edit]The Syrmia Oblast included the entire region ofSyrmia.It shared borders with theBačka Oblastin the north, theBelgrade Oblastin the east, the Valjevo Oblast, the Podrinje Oblast and the Tuzla Oblast in the south, theVrbas Oblastin the southwest, and theOsijek Oblastin the west.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 1921 census, all districts (Serbo-Croatian:srezovi/ срезови) and administrative cities in the Syrmia Oblast had a dominantSerbo-Croatian-speaking population. By religion, 7 eastern and central districts (Ilok, Irig, Ruma, Mitrovica, Stara Pazova, Šid, Zemun) were mainlyOrthodox,while 3 western districts (Vukovar, Vinkovci, Županja) were mainlyCatholic.[1]
Administrative units
[edit]Oblast included following districts:
Besides these districts, several cities in the oblast had a separate status:
Cities and towns
[edit]The main cities and towns in the district were:
Most of the mentioned cities and towns are nowadays inSerbia,while the towns ofVinkovciandVukovarare nowadays inCroatia.
References
[edit]- ^Istorijski atlas, Geokarta, Beograd, 1999, pages 91-92.
Further reading
[edit]- Istorijski atlas, Geokarta, Beograd, 1999.
- Istorijski atlas, Intersistem kartografija, Beograd, 2010.
See also
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