Syrmia District

Syrmia or Srem District (Serbian: Сремски округ, Sremski okrug, pronounced [srɛ̂ːm]) is a northwestern district of Serbia. It lies in the regions of Syrmia (Srem) and Mačva, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It has a population of 309,981. Seat of the district is in the city of Sremska Mitrovica.

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.

Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

• Šid
• Inđija
• Sremska Mitrovica
• Irig
• Ruma
• Stara Pazova
• Pećinci

Ethnic groups

District population is composed of:

• Serbs (84.51%),
• Croats (3.13%),
• Slovaks (2.78%),
• Yugoslavs (1.52%),
• Hungarians (1.26%),
• Roma (1.04%),
• Others.

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 Vojvodinan 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.

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".

See also

• Syrmia

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