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Syrmien [German], Syrmia / Sirmium [Latin], Szerémség / Szerém [Hungarian], and Srijem [Croatian]; the Serbian language usually use name Srem to designate region.  The Romans gave the region the name Syrmia (Srem).  Syrmien is in Yugoslavia/Serbia, between the Sava (Save) & Danube (Donau) Rivers, about 80 km long & 50 km wide.  Most of Syrmia is located in the Srem & South Bačka districts of Serbia's Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. A small part of the region around Novi Beograd, Zemun, & Surčin is a part of Central Serbia. The westernmost part lies in eastern Croatia, in the Vukovar-Srijem county.  The name Srem (Syrmien) came from Roman times.

News & Latest Additions . . .
Last Updated: November 09, 2009

NEW: The Flame Devours Us - From the Diary of Pastor Matthias Rometsch (Chronik Neu-Pasua 1790-1945) Contributed by Gerhard Banzhaf, translated by Henry Fischer and edited by Rose Vetter. Published at DVHH.org 04 Nov 2009]

Neu-Pasua, A Short Homeland Book, By Mathias Huber, translated by Henry Fischer, edited by Rose Vetter. Published at DVHH.org 18 Aug 2009.

Obresch Village Site, Village Coordinator Eve Brown, published 29 Jul 2009; Webmaster: Ludwig Keck

The richest and best preserved wildlife habitats in the Pannonian plain

Images of Lifestyles in Syrmia

Syrmia Village Images Last Updated: November 09, 2009
See Walter Borecki's recent trip images, published at DVHH.org 29 Oct 2008

Agriculture in Surtschin from the book “Surtschin” Ortsbiografie der deutschen Minderheit eines Dorfes in Syrmien By: Michael Schmidt, 1980; translated by Roy Engel, contributed by Eve Brown.  Published at DVHH.org 21 Aug 2008.

Syrmia Lookup Volunteers are now listed on the Syrmia Village Index, for Lookup Guides under the village name.

Tribute to Barbara Scheuer Wolfram, DVHH Village Coordinator for Vodjinci

Professor Oskar Sommerfeld 1885-1973 Academic Painter from the town of India (Indjija)

The Later Migration to the Syrmien village India during the Years 1836-1855 (List of Family Names, and their former residence) by Dr. Wendelin Müller

Surtschin in Syrmien - A summary and translation of portions of Surtschin: Ortsbiografie der deutschen Minderheit eines Dorfes in Syrmien published by the Ortsausschuss der Ortsgemeinschaft Surtschin in 1980. 

Journey to Freedom 1850-1943
Part 1: (Family background)
Dautermann's of Obresch & Sklena's of Bohemia & Schwarzwald, Germany, Apfeldorf & Kupinovo
Part 2: Obresch to Camp Haid to America

Obresch - “Surtschin” Ortsbiografie der deutschen Minderheit eines Dorfes in Syrmien
By Michael Schmidt – 1980, translated by Roy Engel.

Banner Photo taken by by Andrea Ballreich, 2007.

Syrmia Coordinator:
Eve Brown
MI - USA