Srem District

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Сремски округ
Sremski okrug
Location
Location of district within Vojvodina
Location of district within Vojvodina
Administration
Capital Sremska Mitrovica
Commissioner n/a
Municipalities 7
Settlements 109
 - Cities and towns 7
 - Villages 102
Statistics
Land area 3,486 km²
Population (census 2002) 335,901
 - density 96.4/km²
Serbia
Map of the Srem District
Map of the Srem District

Srem District (Serbian: Сремски округ, Sremski okrug) is a northwestern district of Serbia. It lies in the region of Syrmia (Srem), in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It has a population of 309,981. Seat of the district is in the city of Sremska Mitrovica.

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[edit] Name

In Serbian, the district is known as Sremski okrug (Сремски округ), in Croatian as Srijemski okrug, in Hungarian as Szerémségi Körzet, in Slovak as Sriemski okres, in Rusyn as Сримски окрух, and in Romanian as Districtul Srem.

[edit] Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

[edit] Ethnic groups

District population is composed of:

[edit] Culture

The Monasteries on the mountain Fruška Gora are the greatest cultural treasure of this region. They include the Grgeteg Monastery from 1471 and the Jazak Monastery from 1522.

The Krušedol Monastery is a true treasury of the Vojvodinian painting. It was founded in 1514 as an endowment of Orthodox bishop Maksim Branković and his mother Angelina.

In the Novo Hopovo Monastery particularly attractive is the church architecture and the fresco paintings. The exact time of its first construction is unknown, but 1765 is known as the year of its reconstruction.

[edit] Economy

Leading actors in the economy of Sremska Mitrovica are the "Matroz" factory of cellulose and paper, the Wood Combine, the "1 novembar" furniture factory and the "Woods of Serbia".

[edit] See also

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Cities, towns and villages in the Srem District
Sremska Mitrovica: Bešenovački Prnjavor • Bešenovo • Bosut • Veliki Radinci • Grgurevci • Divoš • Zasavica I • Zasavica II • Jarak • Kuzmin • Laćarak • Ležimir • Manđelos • Martinci • Mačvanska Mitrovica • Noćaj • Ravnje • Radenković • Salaš Noćajski • Sremska Rača • Stara Bingula • Čalma • Šašinci • Šišatovac • Šuljam
Inđija: Beška • Jarkovci • Krčedin • Ljukovo • Maradik • Novi Karlovci • Novi Slankamen • Slankamenački Vinogradi • Stari Slankamen • Čortanovci
Irig: Velika Remeta • Vrdnik • Grgeteg • Dobrodol • Jazak • Krušedol Prnjavor • Krušedol Selo • Mala Remeta • Neradin • Rivica • Šatrinci
Pećinci: Ašanja • Brestač • Deč • Donji Tovarnik • Karlovčić • Kupinovo • Obrež • Ogar • Popinci • Prhovo • Sibač • Sremski Mihaljevci • Subotište • Šimanovci
Ruma: Buđanovci • Vitojevci • Voganj • Grabovci • Dobrinci • Donji Petrovci • Žarkovac • Klenak • Kraljevci • Mali Radinci • Nikinci • Pavlovci • Platičevo • Putinci • Stejanovci • Hrtkovci
Stara Pazova: Belegiš • Vojka • Golubinci • Krnješevci • Nova Pazova • Novi Banovci • Stari Banovci • Surduk
Šid: Adaševci • Batrovci • Bačinci • Berkasovo • Bikić Do • Bingula • Vašica • Višnjićevo • Gibarac • Erdevik • Ilinci • Jamena • Kukujevci • Ljuba • Molovin • Morović • Privina Glava • Sot
(*) bold are municipalities

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