Srem District
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Srem District within Vojvodina |
Srem District (
Serbian:
Sremski okrug or
Сремски округ,
Croatian:
Srijemski okrug,
Hungarian:
Szerémségi Körzet,
Slovak:
Sriemski okres,
Rusyn:
Сримски окрух,
Romanian:
Districtul Srem) 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.
It encompasses the municipalities of:
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Šid*
Inđija*
Sremska Mitrovica*
Irig*
Ruma*
Stara Pazova*
PećinciDistrict population is composed of:
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Serbs (84.51%),
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Croats (3.13%),
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Slovaks (2.78%),
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Yugoslavs (1.52%),
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Hungarians (1.26%),
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Roma (1.04%),
*Others.
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.
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".
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SyrmiaNote:
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