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40-593: Progar is located in Syrmia 's sub-region of Podlužje , in southwestern corner of the municipality ( Forest of Bojcin ) and stretches from the left bank of the Sava at the mouth of the Jarčina canal, to the southern shores of the Živača pond. It is situated 18 km (11 mi) southwest of Surčin, its municipal seat, and 34 km (21 mi) from Belgrade, roughly at Sava's 45 km (28 mi). Local roads connect Progar with

80-1058: A Montenegrin and then a confidant of Josip Broz Tito , drew the border according to demographic criteria, which explains why the town of Ilok on the Danube , with a Croat majority, lies east of Šid in Serbia, with a Serb majority. The border drawn in 1945 was very similar to the 1931-1939 border between the Danube Banovina and the Sava Banovina within the Kingdom of Yugoslavia . List of cities in Syrmia (with population): Petrovaradin, Sremska Kamenica, Sremski Karlovci and Beočin are geographically located in Syrmia, but they are part of South Bačka District . Municipalities in Serbian Syrmia: The Syrmian villages of Neštin and Vizić are part of

120-538: A peace treaty in 845 AD. The region was later incorporated into the Principality of Lower Pannonia , but during the 10th century it became a battleground between Hungarians , Bulgarians , and Serbs . At the beginning of the 11th century, the ruler of Syrmia was Duke Sermon , vassal of the Bulgarian emperor Samuil . There had been Bulgar resistance to Byzantine rule. This collapsed and Sermon, who refused to capitulate

160-653: Is a suburban settlement of Belgrade , Serbia . It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Surčin . Petrovčić is the westernmost settlement in the municipality, located right next to the administrative border which divides Central Serbia and the province of Vojvodina . It is located in the Syrmia region (north of the Bojčinska woods), west of the village of Bečmen , almost 30 kilometers west of downtown Belgrade and 12 kilometers west of its municipal seat, Surčin. The road which connects Petrovčić to Surčin (through Bečmen) on

200-471: Is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain , which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia and Croatia . Most of the region is flat, with the exception of the low Fruška gora mountain stretching along the Danube in its northern part. The word "Syrmia" is derived from the ancient city of Sirmium (now Sremska Mitrovica ). Sirmium was a Celtic or Illyrian town founded in

240-580: Is controlled by the Vok canal. Progar is roughly triangularly shaped. In 21st century it began to expand to the north, in the direction of the Propadnica field, along the road which swerves around the western and northern shores of Živača, and connect Progar to Boljevci. The village is built in the locality of Rašina Bara, which extends to the west. Šojićeva Greda field locality separates Progar from Živača, while fields Debele Bare, Donje Polje, Dodaci and Duži extend into

280-503: Is location of the civil Progar Airstrip . It has a grassy, 700 m (2,300 ft) long runway . By the 2020s, Progar still remained almost exclusively agricultural settlement, despite the numerous opportunities for development of tourism. They include the Bojčin Forest, Živača pond and the neighboring Boljevci fish pond , and river island of Progarska Ada on the Sava. At the bank, across

320-576: Is statistically classified as a "rural settlement", or village. It is the second least populated settlement in the municipality, after Petrovčić , with the number of inhabitants being steady and stagnant for decades. Because of the distance from Belgrade and slow economic development, it is one of the rare settlements in the municipality that doesn't have significant growth of population: 1,457 (1991 census ) and 1,455 (2002 census; consisting of Serbs 1,381 (94,91%), Yugoslavs 9 (0,61%) Hungarians 8 (0,54%) and Croats 8 (0,54%). The field of Šojićeva Greda

360-517: The Croatian War of Independence ensued shortly thereafter. The Serbs self-proclaimed in one part western Syrmia an autonomous region called the "Serbian Autonomous Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia ". This region was one of the two Serbian autonomous regions that formed the self-declared and unrecognized Republic of Serbian Krajina . The region was ethnically cleansed of its Croat and some other non-Serb population leading to some of

400-861: The South Bačka district , and another smaller area around Novi Beograd , Zemun , and Surčin belongs to the City of Belgrade . The remaining part of Syrmia is part of the Vukovar-Syrmia County in Croatia. The present international border of the region of Syrmia was drawn in 1945 by the Đilas commission . It divided the Yugoslav constituent republic of Croatia and the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina , itself part of Serbia , within Yugoslavia . Milovan Đilas ,

440-402: The "Branko Radičević" elementary school and sports hall, and demolition of the old and construction of the new local dispensary and public, multi-functional venue instead of the local administrative office. The surrounding area, at the moment a regular crossroad, wll be adapted into the square, with new paving, green areas, parking lots and avenues . Works are scheduled to start in 2024. Progar

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480-465: The 2011 census to 1,394. Major ethnic groups are the Serbs (1,261 or 89,69%), Romani (73 or 5,19%), Montenegrins and Gorani (17 each or 1,21%). people The settlement is statistically classified as a rural one (village). It has a junior grades elementary school and a poetry festival “Stihovi pod vedrim nebom” (Verses under the open skies). Urban agriculture is today predominant, including breeding of

520-599: The 6th century, Syrmia was part of the Byzantine province of Pannonia . During that time, Byzantine rule was challenged by Ostrogoths and Gepids . In 567, Byzantine rule was fully restored, although it later collapsed during the Siege of Sirmium by Avars and Slavs (582). It remained under Avar rule up to c. 800, when it came under the control of the Frankish Empire . In 827, Bulgars invaded Syrmia and continued to rule after

560-755: The Kelmendi tribe to Syrmia, who were recorded as speaking Albanian as late as 1921. In 1745, the County of Syrmia was established as part of the Habsburgs' Kingdom of Slavonia . During the Austro-Turkish War (1788-1791), there were émigrés from Serbia who settled in Syrmia. In 1807, the Tican's Rebellion , a Syrmian peasant uprising, occurred on Ruma estate and in the village of Voganj in Ilok estate. In 1848, most of Syrmia

600-519: The Kingdom of Hungary. On 29 October 1918, Syrmia became a part of the newly independent State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs . On 24 November 1918, the Assembly of Syrmia proclaimed the unification of Serb-populated parts of Syrmia with the Kingdom of Serbia . However, from 1 December 1918, all of Syrmia was made a part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes . From 1918 to 1922, Syrmia remained within

640-426: The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and from 1922 to 1929, Syrmia was a province ( oblast ). In 1929, after a new territorial division, Syrmia was divided between Danube Banovina and Drina Banovina , in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and in 1931, it was divided between Danube Banovina and Sava Banovina . In 1939, the western part of Syrmia was included into the newly formed Banovina of Croatia . In 1941, Syrmia

680-653: The Syrmia by the Ustashe and German Wehrmacht , it turned into a massacre by the Ustasha militia that left up to 7,000 Serbs dead. Among those killed was the prominent painter Sava Šumanović , who was arrested along with 150 residents of Šid . In 1945, with the creation of new borders, eastern Syrmia became part of the People's Republic of Serbia , while western Syrmia became part of the People's Republic of Croatia . In 1991, Croatia declared its independence from SFR Yugoslavia , and

720-807: The area. After the 1739 Treaty of Belgrade , the Sava became a permanent border between the Ottoman and Austrian empires. This made Progar an outpost within the Austrian Military Frontier . The Serbian Orthodox church dedicated to Saint Archangel Gabirel was built in 1799 and was declared a cultural monument in 1972. Formerly part of the Zemun municipality, since 2003 it is within the Surčin municipality, after it split from Zemun. In December 2022, municipality announced plans for revitalization of Progar's central section. The plan includes reconstruction and expansion of

760-400: The east and Valkó (Vukovar) in the west. In the 13th century, between 1282 and 1316, Syrmia was ruled by Stefan Dragutin of Serbia. Initially, Dragutin was a vassal of Hungary but later ruled independently. Dragutin died in 1316, and was succeeded by his son, Stefan Vladislav II (1316–1325). In 1324, Vladislav II was defeated by Stefan Uroš III Dečanski of Rascia . Lower Syrmia became

800-490: The east, continues into the Vojvodina on the west, to the village of Karlovčić . A crossroad of this road and the one opposite to it (north to south, Deč - Ašanja ) is just west of Petrovčić. Like majority of the settlements in the municipality, Petrovčić experienced steady population growth for decades, especially from the 1990s, almost 26% between the censuses of 1991 (1,117 inhabitants) and 2002 (1,406), but it depopulated by

840-490: The fertile, floodplain of the Savа. It is surrounded by the preserved nature vegetation, including the Bojčin Forest, Crni Lug and Jasenska Forest, with combined forested area of 22 km (8.5 sq mi). The channeled Jarčina stream flows into the Sava at the western corner of the village. The horseshoe-shaped Živača pond is located northeast from Progar, stretching almost to Boljevci. An oxbow lake of Sava, Živača's water level

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880-625: The forest, of which 15 are under protection or strict protection, and 165 species of fungi (15 protected). There are 10 species of amphibians and reptiles, of which 8 are protected. One third of the entire number of the bird species found in Serbia, 108, can be found in Bojčin. The remains belonging to the Scordisci , a Celtic tribe which founded Singidunum and Taurunum , the predecessors of Belgrade and Zemun , respectively, were found in Progar. The village

920-543: The forest. A number of hospitality and touristic venues developed by the 2020s in the forest area, in the northern extension of the village. There are other annual events held in the forest, like "Saint Peter's Day Fiacre Parade" ( Petrovdanska fijakerijada ) and "Equestrian Marathon" ( Konjički maraton ). This Belgrade District , Serbia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Syrmia Syrmia ( Ekavian Serbo-Croatian : Srem / Срем or Ijekavian Srijem / Сријем )

960-554: The last of the titular Serbian despots in Syrmia, Stjepan Berislavić , moved to Slavonia , ahead of invading Ottoman forces. Another important local governor was Laurence of Ilok , Duke of Syrmia (1477 to 1524), who reigned over large parts of the region from Ilok . In 1521, parts of Syrmia fell to the Ottomans and by 1538, the entire region was under Ottoman control. Between 1527 and 1530, Radoslav Čelnik ruled Syrmia as an Ottoman vassal. The area of Ottoman administration in Syrmia

1000-648: The most serious violation of human rights including the Lovas killings , the Tovarnik massacre , the Vukovar massacre and other crimes . The autonomous regions lasted until 1995, when it was reintegrated in Croatia . After the war, a number of towns and municipalities in the Croatian part of Syrmia were designated Areas of Special State Concern . In 2002, the population of Syrmia in Serbia

1040-666: The municipality of Bačka Palanka , the main part of which is in Bačka . Several settlements that are part of the municipality of Sremska Mitrovica are located in Syrmia in Mačva . Municipalities and villages in Croatian Syrmia: Syrmia's principal mountain is Fruška Gora . Its highest peak is Crveni Čot at 539 m. 45°10′12″N 19°17′17″E  /  45.170°N 19.288°E  / 45.170; 19.288 Petrov%C4%8Di%C4%87 Petrovčić ( Serbian Cyrillic : Петровчић )

1080-503: The south, in the direction of forested Crni Lug region. Along the Sava bank is the island of Progarska Ada. West of it, separated by the Sava's armlets along the embankment which connects the mainland and Progarska Ada, there is another, much smaller island. The Bojčin Forest, located in the southeastern section of Syrmia, in the Sava valley, is the remnant of the once vast and thick pedunculate oak marshy forests. There are 185 plant species in

1120-471: The southernmost tip of the island there is a kayak and canoe club "Marina", which is organizing even some international events. There is a small beach on the island, the Tarzan Beach ( Tarzan plaža ). The beach is 40 km (25 mi) southwest from downtown Belgrade. It has no facilities except for the small kafana . The beach got its name because of the vines hanging above the beach, often used by

1160-931: The subject of dispute between the Kingdoms of Rascia and Hungary. In 1404, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor ceded part of Syrmia to Stefan Lazarević of Serbia. From 1459, the Hungarian kings endorsed the House of Branković and later, the Berislavići Grabarski family as the titular heads of the Serbian Despotate of which Syrmia was a part. They resided in Kupinik (modern Kupinovo). The local rulers included Vuk Grgurević (1471 to 1485); Đorđe Branković (1486 to 1496), Jovan Branković (1496 to 1502), Ivaniš Berislavić (1504 to 1514), and Stjepan Berislavić (1520 to 1535). In 1522,

1200-512: The swimmers to jump into the water, in the Tarzan style. Summer festival "Bojčin Cultural Summer" ( Bojčinsko kulturno leto ) is held annually in the Forest of Bojčin. Every weekend, poets, musicians, dancers and theatrical troops perform on an open stage in the woods. In 2011 a permanent exhibition of the sculptures donated by the artists from Serbia, Bulgaria and North Macedonia was set in

1240-422: The third century BC. Srem ( Serbian Cyrillic : Срем ) and Srijem ( Сријем ) are used to designate the region in Serbia and Croatia respectively. Other names for the region include: Between 3000 BC and 2400 BC, Syrmia was at the centre of Indo-European Vučedol culture . Sirmium was conquered by Romans in the first century BC and became the economic and political capital of Pannonia . In 6 AD, there

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1280-548: The villages of Kupinovo , on the west, and Boljevci , on the east. Progar also marks the order of the administrative territory of the City of Belgrade in this section. First settlements to the west are Kupinovo and Ašanja , in the Pećinci municipality, in Vojvodina province. On the south, across the Sava, it borders another Belgrade's municipality, Obrenovac . The village is located in

1320-512: Was 790,697. 668,745 (84.58%) were Serb . In 2001, the population of the Croatian Vukovar-Srijem county was 204,768. The census showed that Croats made up 78.3% of total population, Serbs 15.5%, Hungarians 1%, Rusyns 0.9% and others. The majority of Syrmia is located in the Srem district of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina in Serbia . A smaller area around Novi Sad is part of

1360-455: Was an uprising of the indigenous peoples against Roman rule. However, ten later Roman Emperors were born in Sirmium or nearby. They included Herennius Etruscus (227–251), Hostilian (230?–251), Decius Traian (249–251), Claudius II (268–270), Quintillus (270), Aurelian (270–275), Probus (276–282), Maximianus Herculius (285–310), Constantius II (337–361) and Gratian (367–383). In

1400-631: Was captured and killed by Constantine Diogenes . A new but ultimately short lived area of governance named the Thema of Sirmium was established. It included the region of Syrmia and what is now Mačva . In 1071, Hungarians took over the region of Syrmia, but the Byzantine Empire reconquered the province after the victory over the Hungarians in the Battle of Syrmia (1167) . Byzantine rule ended in 1180, when Syrmia

1440-508: Was founded in 1521. It was built by the Serbs who escaped from the Ottoman army running across the Sava. They selected the location of the former, by this time completely burned and vacated settlement, and founded Progar on its location. The village was mentioned in the 1546 Ottoman census under the name of Živač. Under its present name, it was mentioned for the first time in 1716, when Austria occupied

1480-736: Was known as the Sanjak of Syrmia . In 1699, the Habsburg monarchy took western Syrmia from the Ottomans as part of the Treaty of Karlowitz . Until the Treaty of Passarowitz at the end of the Austro-Turkish War of 1716-18 , remainder of Syrmia was part of the Habsburg Military Frontier . At the end of the Austro-Russian-Turkish War of 1735–1739, there was a migration of Albanians from

1520-570: Was occupied by the World War II Axis powers and its entire territory was ceded to the Independent State of Croatia , a Nazi puppet state . The fascist Ustashe regime systematically murdered Serbs (as part of the Genocide of the Serbs ), Jews ( The Holocaust ), Roma ( The Porajmos ), and some political dissidents. In August 1942, following the joint military anti-partisan operation in

1560-600: Was part of the temporary Serbian Voivodship , a Serb autonomous region within the Austrian Empire. By a 1849 decree of the Emperor Franz Joseph , the Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat was created, comprising Northern Syrmia, including Ilok and Ruma. After 1860, the County of Syrmia was re-established and returned to the Kingdom of Slavonia . In 1868, the Kingdom of Slavonia became part of Croatia-Slavonia in

1600-407: Was taken again by the Hungarians. In the 13th century, the region was controlled by the Kingdom of Hungary . On 3 March 1229, the acquisition of Syrmia was confirmed by Papal bull . Pope Gregory IX wrote, "[Margaretha] soror…regis Ungarie [acquired] terram…ulterior Sirmia". In 1231, The Duke of Syrmia was Giletus . In the 1200s, the territory around Syrmia was divided into two counties: Syrmia in

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