Podrinje
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Podrinje (Cyrillic: Подриње) is the name of the Drina river basin, located in Serbia (Central Serbia) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (mostly in Republika Srpska, with a small portion in the Bosnian Podrinje Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina).
[edit] History
The Drina area was the political center of the Princely Serbia under Časlav Klonimirović of the House of Vlastimirović in the 10th century.
Between 1918 and 1922, Podrinje District with seat in Šabac was one of the districts of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. District comprised north-western part of present-day Central Serbia. Between 1922 and 1929, Podrinje Oblast existed in roughly same area also with seat in Šabac. In 1929, a large province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia known as the Drina Banovina was formed with capital in Sarajevo. Drina Banovina included western parts of present-day Serbia and eastern parts of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following World War II Axis occupation in 1941, the province was abolished and its territory was divided between Independent State of Croatia and Nedić's Serbia.
In 1941 Yugoslav Partisans liberated the large territory of German occupied western Serbia. In this territory they proclaimed the Republic of Užice (Uzička Republika) with Užice city as centre of the Republic. This large free territory was island of freedom in Nazi occupied Europe. Republic of Užice lived a short life. Very soon, German troops occupied this territory again, while the majority of Partisan forces escaped towards Bosnia.
Today, one of the cantons in Bosnia and Herzegovina is known as Bosnian Podrinje Canton.
[edit] Towns in Podrinje
Towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
- Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Janja, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Towns in Serbia (Central Serbia):
