Sremska Kamenica

Coordinates: 45°13′14″N 19°50′21″E / 45.22056°N 19.83917°E / 45.22056; 19.83917
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Sremska Kamenica
Сремска Каменица (
Town
View from the Danube
View from the Danube
District
South Bačka
City Novi Sad
MunicipalityPetrovaradin
Area
[1]
 • Total30.49 km2 (11.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
11,967
Time zoneUTC+1
Area code+ 381(0)21

Sremska Kamenica (

town and urban neighborhood of Novi Sad, in Serbia
.

Name

In Serbian, the town is known as Sremska Kamenica (Сремска Каменица), in Croatian as Srijemska Kamenica, in Hungarian as Kamánc, and in German as Kamenitz.

Geography

The town is located in the

Freedom Bridge crosses the River Danube and connects the town with the main part of Novi Sad. Sremska Kamenica and the villages Bukovac, Ledinci and Stari Ledinci, are all part of Petrovaradin
urban municipality.

The town is divided into neighborhoods:

Čardak
, and Staroiriški Put.

The settlements of

countryside, because of their location on the edge of Fruška Gora National Park
.

Population

Map of the urban area of Novi Sad with city quarters, showing the location of Sremska Kamenica

According to the last official census (2002), the population of Sremska Kamenica numbered 14,205 inhabitants, of whom 11,806 were ethnic

Montenegrins (141), Slovaks (102), and others. The population of the town also includes Serbs from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
, who came here during the 1990s, escaping the wars in these two countries.

According to an unofficial estimate from 2005, the population of the town numbered 11,234 people.[2]

Historical population:[3]

  • 1961: 3,646
  • 1971: 5,051
  • 1981: 7,532
  • 1991: 7,955
  • 2022:14,205

History

Sremska Kamenica was first mentioned in historical documents in 1237. In this time the town was administered by the Kingdom of Hungary, although its name has a Slavic origin. The name of the town derives from the Slavic word "kamen" ("stone" in English) and was recorded as "villa Camanch" in 1237 and "Kamenez" in 1349. In the 15th century, the town had a school and a theater. During the medieval Hungarian administration, it was a fortified town and was administratively a part of the Syrmia County.

Since the Ottoman conquest in 1521-1526, the town was part of the Ottoman Empire. In 1527-1530, it was part of the vassal Ottoman Duchy of Syrmia ruled by Serb duke Radoslav Čelnik, and subsequently came under direct Ottoman administration as part of the Ottoman Sanjak of Syrmia. Before the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century, the town had about 150 houses, while during the Ottoman administration, in 1567, the population of the town numbered 15 houses. The inhabitants of the town during Ottoman administration were Serbs.

After the establishment of the

Habsburg Kingdom of Croatia into the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, which was part of the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary and Austria-Hungary. Administratively, the town was part of the Irig municipality. In 1910, the largest ethnic group in Kamenica were Serbs and the second largest were Croats. A smaller number of Hungarians, Germans and Slovaks
lived there as well.

In 1918, the town firstly became part of the

Axis troops and was included into the Pavelić's Independent State of Croatia. Since 1944, the town is part of Vojvodina, which (from 1945) was an autonomous province of Serbia and Yugoslavia
.

Important institutions, buildings and tourist destinations

Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos

In Upper Kamenica, a small forest houses the Sremska Kamenica Institute, which is the most important and well known institute for cardiology, oncology, and pneumonic diseases in Serbia.[4][5][6] There is also a police academy in Upper Kamenica; which until 2006 was the only secondary police school in Serbia.

In Lower Kamenica, there is a town square and the house of

Roman Catholic churches from the 18th century. Next to the Danube river is Kamenica Park with Castle of the Count Karačonji from the 17th century and SOS Dečije Selo (an orphanage).[7]

The seat of the Fruška Gora National Park is situated in Sremska Kamenica, and there is also a University of Educons, the largest private university in Vojvodina. Owner of this university is professor Aleksandar Andrejevic, and one of professors is professor Branislav Radnovic. Both of them live in Sremska Kamenica.

Events

Famous people

  • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1839–1904), one of the most well known Serb poets, lived and died in Sremska Kamenica.
  • Mol
    , and lived and died in Sremska Kamenica.
  • Teodor Janković Mirjevski (1741-1814)[9]
  • György Szerémi (around 1490 – after 1548) Latin: Georgius Sirmiensis; Croatian: Juraj Srijemac, Hungarian writer born here.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Насеља општине Петроварадин" (pdf). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ^ 2005 city register
  3. ^ Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
  4. ^ Institute for cardiology
  5. ^ Institute for oncology
  6. ^ Institute for pneumonic diseases
  7. ^ SOS Dečije Selo Archived 2010-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Zmaj Children Games
  9. ^ sh:Teodor Janković-Mirijevski

External links

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Gallery

  • Orthodox church
    Orthodox church
  • FABUS business faculty
    FABUS business faculty
  • Street in Sremska Kamenica
    Street in Sremska Kamenica
  • Town center
    Town center
  • Castle Karcibanji-Maročanji in Sremska Kamenica
    Castle Karcibanji-Maročanji in Sremska Kamenica
  • House of Jovan Jovanović Zmaj in Sremska Kamenica
    House of Jovan Jovanović Zmaj in Sremska Kamenica
  • Castle Karcibanji-Maročanji in Sremska Kamenica
    Castle Karcibanji-Maročanji in Sremska Kamenica
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