Slavonian Military Frontier
Slavonian Military Frontier Slawonische Militärgrenze Szlavón határőrvidék Slavonska vojna granica Slavonska vojna krajina Славонска војна крајина | |||||||||
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District of the Military Frontier, Habsburg monarchy | |||||||||
1745–1881 | |||||||||
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Population | |||||||||
• 1870 | 246,901 | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1745 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 15 July 1881 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Croatia Serbia |
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The Slavonian Military Frontier (
Divisions
The Slavonian Military Frontier was divided between three regiments: Regiment N°VII, based at Vinkovci; Regiment N°VIII, based at Nova Gradiška and Regiment N°IX, based at Petrovaradin.
Other important towns in the area included Sremski Karlovci, Stara Pazova, Zemun, and Sremska Mitrovica.
History
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During the history, name Slavonian Military Frontier referred to different territories. It was first located in what is now
After the
In the second half of the 18th century, the Slavonian Military Frontier bordered the
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Population and demographics
1776
In 1776, the rural population of the Slavonian military frontier was 177,212. The number of Roman Catholic men was 43,635, while number of Orthodox men was 33,970. The number of inhabitants of cities was 11,353, and that giving a total of 188,565 inhabitants.
In Brod and Gradiška regiments Catholics outnumbered the minority Orthodox, and in Petrovaradin regiment the Orthodox were more numerous.
1820
In 1820, population of Slavonian Military Frontier included 117,933 Catholics and 117,274
1870
In 1870, Slavonian military frontier had, according to official census, 246,901 inhabitants. Of that number 143,873 were Roman Catholic and 92,991 were Orthodox (living mainly in eastern Syrmia). Brod regiment had 82,540 inhabitants out of which 73,892 were Roman Catholic and 6,886 were Orthodox. Gradiška regiment had 61,596 inhabitants out of which 45,601 were Roman Catholic and 15,933 were Orthodox. Petrovaradin regiment had 102,765 inhabitants out of which 70,172 were Orthodox and 24,380 were Roman Catholic.[3]
Sources
- Mladen Lorković, Narod i zemlja Hrvata, reprint, Split, 2005.
See also
- The Brod Fortress
- Croatian Military Frontier
- Kingdom of Slavonia
- Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
References
Literature
- Taube, Friedrich Wilhelm von (1777). Historische und geographische Beschreibung des Königreiches Slavonien und des Herzogthumes Syrmien. Vol. 1. Leipzig.
- Taube, Friedrich Wilhelm von (1777). Historische und geographische Beschreibung des Königreiches Slavonien und des Herzogthumes Syrmien. Vol. 2. Leipzig.
- Taube, Friedrich Wilhelm von (1778). Historische und geographische Beschreibung des Königreiches Slavonien und des Herzogthumes Syrmien. Vol. 3. Leipzig.