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Srem District
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| Сремски округ Sremski okrug |
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| 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 | ||
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Srem District (Serbian: Sremski okrug or Сремски округ) 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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In Serbian, the district is known as Sremski okrug or 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.
It encompasses the municipalities of:
District population is composed of:
- Serbs (84.51%),
- Croats (3.13%),
- Slovaks (2.78%),
- Yugoslavs (1.52%),
- Hungarians (1.26%),
- 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".
Vojvodina: Central Banat • North Bačka • North Banat • South Bačka • South Banat • Srem • West Bačka
Central Serbia: Bor • City of Belgrade • Braničevo • Jablanica • Kolubara • Mačva • Moravica • Nišava • Pčinja • Pirot • Podunavlje • Pomoravlje • Rasina • Raška • Šumadija • Toplica • Zaječar • Zlatibor
UN administered Kosovo (1990-1999) : Kosovo • Kosovo-Pomoravlje • Kosovska Mitrovica • Peć • Prizren
Note: All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from official website.