Syrmia County
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Syrmia County Srijemska ili Sremska županija Szerém vármegye Komitat Syrmien | |
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Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ) | |
1745–1922 | |
![]() Location of Syrmia County (yellow) within the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (green) | |
Capital | Vukovar |
Area | |
• Coordinates | 45°21′N 19°0′E / 45.350°N 19.000°E |
• 1910 | 6,866 km2 (2,651 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 1910 | 414,234 |
History | |
• Established | 1745 |
• territorial reorganization of the SCS Kingdom | 1922 |
Today part of | Croatia, Serbia |
Syrmia County (
Geography
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Syrmia County shared borders with other Croatian-Slavonian counties of
Background
By the 13th century, two counties were formed in this region: Syrmia (in the east) and Vukovar (in the west). Syrmia County was an administrative division of the
History
Syrmia County was re-established in 1745 as part of the Kingdom of Slavonia, a Habsburg province, which was part of both the Habsburg Kingdom of Croatia and the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary. This new county did not cover the whole of its later territory – the southern and furthest eastern parts instead passed to the Slavonian Military Frontier (and partially to the Banat Military Frontier 1849–60). The Kingdom of Slavonia was mainly inhabited by Serbs and Croats.
In 1848 and 1849, the area of the county was part of the Serbian Voivodship, a Serbian autonomous region proclaimed at the May Assembly in Karlovci. Between 1849 and 1860 the eastern part of the county was part of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar, a separate crown land of the Austrian Empire, formally becoming part of the Neusatz District from 1854;[1] the western part around Vukovar passed to the Slavonian Osijek County.[2]
After 1860, Syrmia County was established again, and was reincorporated into the Kingdom of Slavonia, which was a completely separate Habsburg province at the time. In 1867, as a consequence of the
In 1881 the Slavonian Military Frontier was abolished; the Petrovaradin district and part of the Brod district would be merged into Syrmia County by 1886.
After
Demographics
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- According to the census of 1870, the county had 120,352 inhabitants.
- According to the census of 1890, the county had 347,022 inhabitants.
In 1900, the county had a population of 381,739 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[5]
Total:
- Serbian: 168,982 (44.3%)
- Croatian: 100,360 (26.3%)
- German: 67,027 (17.6%)
- Hungarian: 23,539 (6.2%)
- Slovak: 11,415 (3.0%)
- Ruthenian: 4,345 (1.1%)
- Romanian: 601 (0.2%)
- Other or unknown: 5,470 (1.4%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[6]
Total:
- Eastern Orthodox: 172,818 (45.3%)
- Roman Catholic: 171,142 (44.8%)
- Lutheran: 22,473 (5.9%)
- Calvinist: 5,750 (1.5%)
- Greek Catholic: 4,681 (1.2%)
- Jewish: 3,894 (1.0%)
- Unitarian: 2 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 979 (0.3%)
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In 1910, the county had a population of 414,234 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[7]
Total:
- Serbian: 183,109 (44.2%)
- Croatian: 106,198 (25.6%)
- German: 68,086 (16.4%)
- Hungarian: 29,522 (7.1%)
- Slovak: 13,841 (3.3%)
- Ruthenian: 4,642 (1.1%)
- Romanian: 587 (0.1%)
- Other or unknown: 8,249 (2.0%)
According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[8]
Total:
- Eastern Orthodox: 189,007 (45.6%)
- Roman Catholic: 182,140 (44.0%)
- Lutheran: 25,927 (6.3%)
- Calvinist: 7,512 (1.8%)
- Greek Catholic: 5,722 (1.4%)
- Jewish: 3,779 (0.9%)
- Unitarian: 7 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 140 (0.0%)
Subdivisions
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In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Syrmia county were:
Districts | |
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District | Capital |
Irig | Irig |
Mitrovica | Mitrovica, today Sremska Mitrovica |
Ruma | Ruma |
Stara Pazova | Stara Pazova |
Šid | Šid |
Ilok | Ilok |
Vinkovci | Vinkovci |
Vukovar | Vukovar |
Zemun | Zemun |
Županja | Županja |
Urban counties | |
Zemun | |
Urban districts | |
Sremski Karlovci | |
Petrovaradin | |
Mitrovica |
The towns of
See also
- Palace of Syrmia County
- Kingdom of Slavonia
- Srem District of Vojvodina, Serbia
- Vukovar-Syrmia Countyof Croatia
References
- ^ Gesetz vom 1. Februar 1854, RGBl. 28/1854: "Verordnung der Minister des Inneren, der Justiz und der Finanzen vom 1. Februar 1854, betreffend die politische und gerichtliche Organisirung der serbischen Woiwodschaft und des Temeser Banates". Reichs-Gesetz-Blatt für das Kaiserthum Österreich (in German). 1854-02-01. Retrieved 2023-07-13 – via ÖNB-ALEX - Historische Rechts- und Gesetztexte Online.
- ^ Gesetz vom 3. Juni 1854, RGBl. 136/1854: "Verordnung der Ministerien des Innern, der Justiz und der Finanzen vom 3. Juni 1854, betreffend die politische und gerichtliche Organisirung der Königreiche Kroatien und Slawonien". Reichs-Gesetz-Blatt für das Kaiserthum Österreich (in German). 1854-06-03. Retrieved 2023-07-13 – via ÖNB-ALEX - Historische Rechts- und Gesetztexte Online.
- ^ Treaty of Saint-Germain (1919) – Britannica Online Encyclopedia
- ^ ARHiNET arhivski informacijski sistem
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
Literature
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- 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.