Morović () is a village located in the municipality of Šid,

Srem District The Srem District ( sr, / , ) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It lies in the geographical regions of Syrmia and Mačva. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of ...

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. As of 2011 census, it has a population of 1,744 inhabitants.

History

In the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

, Morović was a notable town. It was built by Serbian despot Stefan Štiljanović in 1498. Štiljanović used Morović as his residence until he moved to

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, escaping the

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. The

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church of

Saint Mary Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother o ...

from the 13th century, built in both Romanesque and Gothic styles is a very noteworthy monument. It is located on a cemetery north of the village. The

Serbian Orthodox The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches. The majority of the population in ...

church of the

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and the Roman Catholic church of Saint Roch are also located in the village.

Historical population

* 1961: 2,110 * 1971: 2,292 * 1981: 2,196 * 1991: 2,105 * 2002: 2,164 * 2011: 1,744

Geography

Morović is located at the

confluence In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river ( main stem); ...

of the Bosut and Studva rivers and is surrounded by opulent oak forests. The Adaševci interchange on the A3 motorway is located to the north of the village. The nearby village of Jamena can only be accessed by traveling through Morović. File:Bosut River.jpg, Swimmers on the Bosut river File:Morović 159.jpg, Bridge over the Bosut river with the

church in the background

Sport and Hunting

Morović is most famous for its hunting area often referred to as Tito's hunting ground, it was one of his favorite hunting grounds in the time of

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label= Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavij ...

. In recent years it has attracted interest from international hunters with excellent facilities and accommodations dedicated to the sole purpose of hunting. The surrounding area contains an abundance of red deer, fellow deer, wild boar and pheasants. It spreads on 2500 hectares covered with magnificent centenary oaks. In the middle of the reserve there is Tito's hunting lodge with eight beds and another common hunting lodge with about twenty beds. The infrastructures are very good and all the reserve is very well looked after. The area also hosts a well known fishing tournament every year, the area is popular with anglers due to the surrounding rivers around Morović. The local football club is FK Jedinstvo Morović, it currently competes in the Vojvođanska liga - Jug which is the equivalent fourth division.

Notable people

* Dušan Popović (1877–1958) represented Morović in the Croatian Parliament from 1906 to 1913, while

Syrmia Syrmia ( sh, Srem/Срем or sh, Srijem/Сријем, label=none) 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 exc ...

was part of the

Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise o ...

References

* Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

External links

Hunting

{{Authority control Populated places in Syrmia