The Sava Banovina or Sava Banate ( hr, Savska banovina), was a province ( banovina) of the

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between 1929 and 1939. It was named after the

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River and consisted of much of the present-day

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(the areas of historical Croatia and

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). Until 1931, it also comprised

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, now part of

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. The capital city of the Sava Banovina was

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Borders

According to the 1931

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of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, :''The Sava Banovina is bounded on the north, as far as the river Mura, by the ... boundary of the

Drava Banovina The Drava Banovina or Drava Banate ( Slovene and Serbo-Croatian: ''Dravska banovina''), was a province ( banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of most of present-day Slovenia and was named for the Dra ...

. Thereafter the boundary of this Banovina follows the river Mura, then the State frontier with

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to the point where this leaves the Drava; from this point the boundary of the Banovina follows the course of the Drava, then that of the

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, as far as the northern boundary of the district of

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. From this point the boundary of the Banovina leaves the Danube and goes towards the Sava, following the eastern boundaries of the district, of

Vukovar Vukovar () ( sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, hu, Vukovár, german: Wukowar) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern region of Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of ...

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, and

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; taking in these districts. It then follows the course of the river Sava to the mouth of the river

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, then the course of the river Una as far as the north-eastern boundary of the district of

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(south-west of Kostajnica). From this point to the

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( Morlach Channel) the boundary of the Banovina follows the southern boundaries of the districts of Kostajnica,

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, and

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, then the south-eastern boundary of the district of

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and the eastern boundaries of the districts of

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and

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. The boundary then passes along the southern boundary of the districts of Gračac and

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, which it includes. From the Adriatic coast the boundary follows the gorge of Ljubač and the canal of Nova

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, passes between the islands of Maun and Planik, to rejoin, north of the islands of

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and

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, the State frontier on the Adriatic.'' Savska lat

History

In 1939, the Sava Banovina was merged with the

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and parts of neighboring provinces to create the

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. In 1941, the

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occupied the former area of the Sava Banovina. Small areas were annexed by Fascist Italy and

with the remainder becoming a part of the

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. Following World War II, the region was made a part of

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within a

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List of Bans

The following is the list of people who held the title of Ban (governor) of Sava Banovina: (a) = acting

References

The Constitution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
{{coord missing, Croatia 20th century in Croatia Yugoslav Croatia Banovinas of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Former states and territories in Slovenia 1929 establishments in Yugoslavia 1939 disestablishments in Yugoslavia History of Banovina History of Lika