Dél-bánsági
körzet
(Hungarian) Južnobanatski okrug
(Serbian) Južnobanatski okrug
(Croatian)
Districtul Banatul
de Sud
(Romanian)
Northeastern district of Serbia
(the Serbian
Banat)
Vojvodina,
officially is an
Autonomous Province
located in the
northern part of
Serbia, in the
Pannonian Plain of
Central Europe. Its
capital and largest
city is Novi Sad
and its second
largest city is
Subotica.
District seat with
city status: Pančevo.
Municipalities:
Alibunar, Bela Crkva,
Kovačica, Kovin,
Opovo, Plandište,
Vršac
Geography of
Vojvodina
Vojvodina is
situated in the
northern part of
Serbia. The region
is divided by the
Danube and Tisza
rivers into: Bačka
in the northwest,
Banat in the east
and Syrmia (Srem) in
the southwest. A
small part of the
Mačva region is also
located in
Vojvodina, in the
Srem District.
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.
Vojvodina has a
total surface area
of 21,500 km2 (8,300
sq mi). Vojvodina is
also part of the
Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa
euro region.
Most of Vojvodina
became part of the
Kingdom of Hungary
in the 11th century
and remained in
Hungary until about
900 years later
(1918/1920), except
for the period of
the Ottoman
conquest.
Political situation
in 1848
Between 1849 and
1860, this region
was referred to as
Voivodship of Serbia
and Tamiš Banat.
In November
1849, in
accordance with
a decision made
by the Austrian
emperor, this
Serbian region
was transformed
into the new
Austrian crown
land known as
Voivodship of
Serbia and Tamiš
Banat. It
consisted of
Banat, Bačka,
Syrmia,
excluding the
southern parts
of these regions
which were part
of the Military
Frontier. An
Austrian
governor seated
in Temeschwar
ruled the area,
and the title of
voivod belonged
to the emperor
himself. The
full title of
the emperor was
"Grand Voivod of
the Voivodship
of Serbia"
(German:
Großwoiwode der
Woiwodschaft
Serbien). The
province was
abolished in
1860, and from
1867 was located
again within the
Hungarian
Kingdom (part of
Austria-Hungary).
1920
In
1920, the Vojvodina
was detached
from Hungary and
was granted to
the Kingdom of
Serbia in the
Treaty of Trianon, and in
1945 it became
part of
Yugoslavia.
Vojvodina is situated in the
northern part of Serbia. The
region is divided by the
Danube and Tisza rivers
into: Bačka in the
northwest, Banat in the east
and Syrmia (Srem) in the
southwest. A small part of
the Mačva region is also
located in Vojvodina, in the
Srem District. 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. Vojvodina
is also part of the
Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euro
region.
At the end of World
War I, the
Austro-Hungarian Empire
collapsed. On 29 October
1918, Syrmia became a
part of the State of
Slovenes, Croats and
Serbs. On 31 October
1918, the Banat Republic
was proclaimed in
Temeschwar. The
government of Hungary
recognized its
independence, but it was
short-lived.
In 1920, the region was
detached from Hungary
and was granted to the
Kingdom of Serbia in the
Treaty of Trianon, and
in 1945 it became part
of Yugoslavia.
1921 The Treaty
of Trianon & the
Dismemberment of the
Kingdom of Hungary
The Treaty of
Trianon is the
peace treaty
concluded at the end
of World War I by
the Allies of World
War I, on one side,
and Hungary, seen as
a successor of
Austria-Hungary, on
the other. It
established the
borders of Hungary
and regulated its
international
situation. Hungary
lost over two-thirds
of its territory and
about two-thirds of
its inhabitants
under the
treaty.[1]. The
principal
beneficiaries of
territorial
adjustment were
Romania,
Czechoslovakia, and
the Kingdom of
Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes. The treaty
was signed on June
4, 1920, at the
Grand Trianon Palace
in Versailles,
France.
1944 - Forward
Axis occupation ended in
1944 and the region was
temporarily placed under
military administration
(1944–1945) run by the
new communist
authorities. During, and
after the military
administration,
thousands of people were
killed, interned,
arrested, violate,
tortured or expelled -
this affected most of
the German and Hungarian
population.
The region was
politically restored in
1945 as an autonomous
province of Serbia
(incorporating Syrmia,
Banat, and Bačka).
Instead of the previous
name (Danube Banovina),
the region regained its
historical name of
Vojvodina, while its
capital city remained
Novi Sad.
Under the rule of
the Serbian
president Slobodan
Milošević, Vojvodina
and Kosovo lost most
of their autonomy in
September 1990.
Vojvodina was still
referred to as an
autonomous province
of Serbia, but most
of its autonomous
powers - including,
crucially, its vote
on the Yugoslav
collective
presidency - were
transferred to the
control of Belgrade.
The province,
however, still had
its own parliament
and government and
some other
autonomous functions
as well.
After the fall of
Milošević in 2000 a
new reform was
needed in Vojvodina,
as the statute of
the Autonomous
Province of
Vojvodina is from
1991 and has been
deemed by the
Serbian Parliament
as outdated. The
Vojvodina provincial
assembly adopted a
new statute on 15
October 2008, partly
amended, was
approved by
Parliament of Serbia
on 30 November 2009.
The Statute was
officially
proclaimed on 14
December 2009, in
Novi Sad, and came
into force on 1
January 2010.
After a constitution
of Serbia from 1992,
Vojvodina is divided
into seven
districts, which are
called after its
main geographical
location. Districts
are named after the
main region which
district covers.
Minister of Local
Government, in the
Serbian Government
appoints
commissioners of the
districts, but they
have no political
power. Local
government lies in
municipalities and
cites. The seven
districts are
further subdivided
into 43
municipalities and
the cities of Novi
Sad and Subotica.
