Syrmia Oblast


Syrmia Oblast was one of the oblasts of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 1922 to 1929. Its administrative center was Vukovar.

History

The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was formed in 1918 and was initially divided into counties and districts. In 1922, new administrative units known as oblasts were introduced and the whole country was divided into 33 oblasts. Before 1922, territory of Syrmia Oblast was part of the Syrmia County.
In 1929, 33 oblasts were administratively replaced with 9 banovinas and one district, and territory of Syrmia Oblast was divided between the Danube Banovina, the Drina Banovina, and the Belgrade City Administration.

Geography

The Syrmia Oblast included the entire region of Syrmia. It shared borders with the Bačka Oblast in the north, the Belgrade Oblast in the east, the Valjevo Oblast, the Podrinje Oblast and the Tuzla Oblast in the south, the Vrbas Oblast in the south-west, and the Osijek Oblast in the west.

Demographics

According to 1921 census, all districts and administrative cities in the Syrmia Oblast had dominant Serbo-Croatian speaking population. By religion, 7 eastern and central districts were mainly Orthodox, while 3 western districts were mainly Catholic.

Administrative units

Oblast included following districts:
Besides these districts, several cities in the oblast had a separate status:
Main cities and towns in the district were:
Most of the mentioned cities and towns are today in Serbia, while towns of Vinkovci and Vukovar are today in Croatia.