South Serbia ( sr, Јужна Србија / ''Južna Srbija'') was a province (''pokrajina'') of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes that existed between 1919 and 1922. It encompassed the modern territories of Sandžak (parts of Serbia and Montenegro), Kosovo and North Macedonia. The term "

Old Serbia Old Serbia ( sr, Стара Србија, Stara Srbija) is a Serbian historiographical term that is used to describe the territory that according to the dominant school of Serbian historiography in the late 19th century formed the core of the S ...

", was historically used in Serbian politics, literature and science for the territories of the province. The term continued in use for the

Vardar Banovina The Vardar Banovina, or Vardar Banate ( mk, Вардарска бановина, Vardarska banovina; sr, Вардарска бановина, translit=Vardarska Banovina; al, Banovina e Vardarit, italics=no), was a province (banate) of the King ...

and Zeta Banovina following its disestablishment.

History

The province was established in 1919, following the creation of Yugoslavia on 1 December 1918. Serbia had greatly expanded its borders during the Balkan Wars. The province was disestablished in 1922 and its territories were reorganized into the

and Zeta Banovina. The term was then colloquially used for those territories.

Economy

The province of South Serbia, as a mostly highland region, had favorable conditions for development of cattle breeding as illustrated by statistics on the increase of livestock numbers. The livestock numbers exceeded 13% of the total number of all of Yugoslavia. The restoration of cattle breeding, which had been destroyed during the war years, was the primary goal of the Ministry of Economy.

Demographics

In 1921, the province had 1.7 million inhabitants. Following the First World War in Vardar Macedonia and the so called Western Outlands, the local Bulgarian/Macedonian population was not recognized as separate community and became a subject of state-policy of Serbianisation.Papavizas, George C. (2015). Claiming Macedonia: The Struggle for the Heritage, Territory and Name of the Historic Hellenic Land, 1862-2004. McFarland. pp. 92-93, .

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