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  DVHH | Syrmia Region
[German], Syrmia / Sirmium [Latin], Szerémség / Szerém [Hungarian], and Srijem [Croatian]; the Serbian language usually use name Srem to designate region.
Most of Syrmia is located in the Srem and South Bačka districts of Serbia's Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.
DVHH > Swabians in Syrmia and Slavonia > Syrmia Region
www.dvhh.org /syrmia-slavonia/syrmia/index.htm   (263 words)

  
  Informat.io on Syrmia
Syrmia (Serbian: Srem (Cyrillic: Срем), Croatian: Srijem) is a fertile region of the Pannonian plain in Europe, between the Danube and Sava rivers.
In the 11th century, the ruler of Syrmia was duke Sermon, vassal of Bulgarian emperor Samuil.
The County of Syrmia was established in Syrmia in 1745 as part of the Kingdom of Slavonia, a Habsburg land, mainly inhabited by Serbs and Croats.
www.informat.io /?title=syrmia   (1820 words)

  
 Syrmia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Throughout its history, Syrmia has been a part of the Roman Empire, Hun Empire, Avar Khaganate, the Gepid Kingdom, Byzantine Empire, Bulgarian Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
In 1848 and 1849, most of Syrmia was part of the Serbian Voivodship, a Serb autonomous region within the Austrian Empire, while between 1849 and 1860, its northern part was part of the Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat, a separate Austrian crown land.
On October 29, 1918, Syrmia became a part of the newly independent State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, while on November 24, the Assembly of Syrmia proclaimed the union of Syrmia with the Kingdom of Serbia.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Syrmia   (1783 words)

  
 Syrmia (former county) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Syrmia (Croatian: Srijem, Hungarian: Szerém, Serbian: Srem or Срем, Latin: Syrmia or Sirmium) is the name of administrative county (comitatus) of the autonomous region Croatia-Slavonia within the historic Kingdom of Hungary.
Syrmia county shared borders with the Kingdom of Serbia, the Austro-Hungarian land Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Hungarian counties Bács-Bodrog, Torontál, Požega and Virovitica (the latter two were in Croatia-Slavonia).
The Syrmia county was taken by the Ottoman Empire in 1521 and the area became an Ottoman sanjak in 1544.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Syrmia_(former_county)   (522 words)

  
 vojvodina   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Between 1282 and 1316, the Serbian King Stefan Dragutin ruled the Kingdom of Syrmia, which consisted of the northern parts of Serbia, Mačva, Usora and Soli, and his residence was in the city of Debrc.
Vladislav II was defeated by the king of Serbia, Stefan Dečanski, in 1324, and after this, Lower Syrmia became a subject of dispute between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Hungary.
Today, the western part of Syrmia is in Croatia, the northern part of Bačka is in Hungary, the eastern part of Banat is in Romania (with a small piece in Hungary), while Baranja (which is between the Danube and the Drava) is in Hungary and Croatia.
www.houstonresidence.net /wiki/?title=Vojvodina   (1860 words)

  
 The Vazul-line   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the 9th century it was under Frank, then Bulgarian rule, but from the 10th century on it was controlled by the Hungarians.
By the 13th century the territory of Syrmia was divided into two castle districts: Szerém (in the east) and Valkó (in the west).
12th century Byzantine sources mention Syrmia as the richest and most fertile region of Hungary, and this was true till the 15th century, when the Turks devastated the country.
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 Diakovár
See of the Bishop of the united Dioceses of Bosnia or Diakovár and Syrmia (Szerem) (Bosniensis seu Diacovensis et Sirmiensis), a municipality of Slavonia (Austria-Hungary), in the county of Virovititz (Hungarian Verocze).
Diakovár is also the seat of a district court; in 1900 it contained 6824 inhabitants, mostly Catholics, of whom 65 per cent were Serbs and 28 per cent Germans.
In 1735 the territory of the Diocese of Bosnia became the Vicariate Apostolic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (q.v.), while by a Bull of Clement XIV of 9 July, 1773, the See of Syrmia was united in perpetuity with Diakovár.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/d/diakovar.html   (507 words)

  
 HistorySum
However, Serbs living in Syrmia intention was to split the Syrmia from the Civil Croatia State by force and to "annex" it to "Serbian Vojvodina" thus thrashing Jelacic's efforts.
Vukovar became the administrative center of the County of Syrmia that integrated the eastern Slavonia and the whole Syrmia with major towns of Vinkovci, Ilok, Sid, Srijemska Mitrovica and Zemun as its important economic and cultural centers.
Eastern Slavonia with Syrmia and the town of Vukovar were administrated from the Drina Banovina with the seat in Sarajevo.
www.cosy.sbg.ac.at /~zzspri/travels/regional_history/HistorySum.html   (5234 words)

  
 German genealogy: Donauschwaben in Syrmien
The western border of Syrmia is not entirely fixed, particularly with respect to the assignment of several small communities.
In 1745 the district of Syrmia was established with capital at Wukowar; its first governor was Baron Pejacevic (Pejatschewitsch) who in 1746 settled the first Germans on his property at Ruma.
At this time most of Syrmia apart from the extreme eastern portion joined the new nation of Yugoslavia as part of the Treaty of Trianon (June 4, 1920) to become part of the Vojvodina autonomous region of the Serbian republic.
www.genealogienetz.de /reg/ESE/dssyrmi.html   (1068 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Kalocsa-Bacs
The history of the archdiocese and the archbishops of Kalocsa-Bacs is closely interwoven with that of Hungary.
Under Ugrin (1219-41) occured the foundation of the great hospital in Kalocsa, and the establishment of the Diocese of Syrmia in 1229.
In this time also the wars against the Patarenes in Bosnia broke out, and, more especially after the establishment of the See of Syrmia, these wars against the Patarenes and other unbelievers were the chief occupation of the archbishops.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/08594b.htm   (1467 words)

  
 Informat.io on Stefan Vladislav Ii Of Syrmia
Stefan Vladislav II (Стефан Владислав II, Stephen Ladislaus II) was a Serb monarch, king of Syrmia (1316-1325) and claimant to the whole Serbia.
He was son of king Stefan Dragutin of the House of Nemanjić and Hungarian princess Katarina.
After king Dragutin died (in 1316), Stefan Vladislav II started to rule the Syrmian state of his father, known at the time as the Kingdom of Syrmia (Lower Syrmia), but the king of Serbia, Milutin, his uncle, beat him and imprisoned him.
www.informat.io /?title=stefan-vladislav-ii-of-syrmia   (297 words)

  
 Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Notes on the Dioceses of Sirmium / Syrmia / Srijem, and of Bosna [the Bosnian diocese]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Notes on the Dioceses of Sirmium / Syrmia / Srijem, and of Bosna [the Bosnian diocese]
The diocese of Sirmium, first mentioned in the sources in the 4th century, is located in the Slavonian region of Croatia, known as "the breadbasket of Croatia", and in Srijem that is partially located within the territory of the [new] Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
The territory of the Srijem Diocese had been the ancient Syrmia Diocese during early Christian times and was overrun by the Huns and the Avars.
www.katolsk.no /utenriks/kronologi/croatia_sirmium.htm   (269 words)

  
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The Banovina consisted of Syrmia, Bačka, Banat, Baranja, and Šumadija.
Following talks between the parties, the level of the province's autonomy was increased by the omnibus law in 2002.
The region is traditionally divided by the Danube and Tisa rivers into: Bačka in the northwest, Banat in the east and Syrmia in the southwest.
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 An International Symposium "Southeastern Europe 1918-1995"
The ethnic map of Voivodina, Syrmia, and eastern Slavonia changed significantly to the advantage of the primarily Serbian, Slav population.
The majority of German settlements in the eastern part of Syrmia were situated around Zemun, Nova Pazova, and Indjija; in the western parts around Ruma and Mitrovica, in Slavonia around Osijek, Vinkovci, Vukovar, as well as smaller settlements in the broader vicinity of Djakovo, Pozega, Garesnica, Daruvar and Virovitica.
Those who remained were women, children, and the elderly who had waited in vain for the war situation to change and for their relatives to return.
www.hic.hr /books/seeurope/016e-geiger.htm   (5351 words)

  
 The Eastern Front, 1914-1915. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
Completely demoralized, the Russians fell back, while the Germans advanced to the lower Niemen River and occupied the gouvernement of Suvalki.
Austrian forces again crossed the Drina into Serbia as the Serbs invaded Syrmia.
The Serbs captured Zemlin (Zemun) on Sept. 10, but were unable to continue the advance into Austrian territory.
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The marriage produced seven children – four daughters Sava, Sara, Poleksija and Stamenka, and three sons: Sima (died after birth), Aleksa (died when he was 29 in Kisinjev, Russia) and Alexander.
Soon after starting a family Karadjordje went to Syrmia, where he took part in the Austro-Turkish war 1787-1791, as a member of the Austrian “Freikorps” under the command of Radic Petrovic.
During that war he was awarded a gold medal for courage and became a non commissioned officer.
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 DKV Mahnmal - English   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Danube Swabians are descendants of German farmers and craftsmen who, after the expulsion of the Turks from Hungary, settled in the area known as the Pannonien Basin, between the years of 1630 and 1794.
With the plow, not the sword, they established a new homeland in the regions known as Banat, Batschka, Syrmia, Slavonia, Baranya-Tolna and the hills around Budapest.
The Danube Swabian people lived in peace and harmony with neighboring nationalities, through hard work, cultivation of the soil, and the clearing of the land.
www.germanstl.org /mahnmale.html   (242 words)

  
 EASO Budapest
Next we drive to Szentendre and visit the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, the Main Square and the historic centre of the city.
After a delicious lunch in Szentendre, the tour will continue to Eger, where we will visit the Serbian Orthodox Church (Ráctemplom), famous for its wood-cover of Syrmia.
Before returning to Budapest, you will taste local wines in one of Hungary’s 22 wine regions.
www.asszisztencia.hu /eco/index.php?content=optional   (1516 words)

  
 Axis History Factbook: XVI Ustasha Battalion (Croatia)
Formed January 1942 in Hrvatska Mitrovica in Syrmia.
20-30 Aug 42: participated in Operation “Fruška Gora” in the mountains of the same name that are located just south of Novi Sad in Syrmia.
Mitrovica, but now operating under German Divisionsstab z.b.V. Stephan, a special tactical command deployed in south Slavonia and parts of Syrmia that consisted of German-Croatian police units and Ustasha.
www.axishistory.com /index.php?id=6539   (585 words)

  
 Estate Agents in Syrmia, Serbia and Montenegro - Syrmia Estate Agents
Estate Agents in Syrmia, Serbia and Montenegro - Syrmia Estate Agents
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Real Estate Agents in Syrmia, Serbia and Montenegro
www.europeanproperty.com /directory/cs/syrmia   (38 words)

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