Zombor District ( sr, Сомборски округ, ; german: Bezirk Zombor; hu, Zombori körzet; Bunjevac: ''Somborski okrug'') was one of five administrative districts of the

Voivodeship of Serbia and Temes Banat , conventional_long_name = Voivodeship of Serbia and Temes Banate , common_name = Serbia and Banat , subdivision = Crownland , nation = the Austrian Empire , year_start = 1849 , date_start = 18 November , year_end = 1860 , date_end = ...

(a crown land within

Austrian Empire The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central-Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence, ...

) from 1850 to 1860. Its administrative center was Zombor (Serbian: ''Sombor'').

History

The crown land

was formed in 1849 and was initially divided into two districts: Batschka-Torontal and Temeschwar-Karasch. In 1850, crown land was divided into five districts and the territory of Batschka-Torontal District was divided among

Neusatz District Neusatz District ( sr, Novosadski okrug, script=Latn or ; german: Bezirk Neusatz; hr, Novosadski okrug; hu, Újvidéki körzet; sk, Novosadský obvod) was one of five administrative districts of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of ...

, Zombor District and

Großbetschkerek District Großbetschkerek District ( sr, script=Latn, Okrug Veliki Bečkerek or ; german: Bezirk Großbetschkerek; hu, Nagybecskereki körzet; ro, Districtul Becicherecul Mare) was one of five administrative districts of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Ba ...

. In 1860, the

and its five districts were abolished and the territory of the Zombor District was administratively included into the Batsch-Bodrog County (part of the Austrian Kingdom of Hungary).

Geography

The Zombor District included northern parts of

Bačka Bačka ( sr-cyrl, Бачка, ) or Bácska () is a geographical and historical area within the Pannonian Plain bordered by the river Danube to the west and south, and by the river Tisza to the east. It is divided between Serbia and Hungary ...

. It shared borders with the

in the south,

in the east, Austrian Kingdom of Slavonia in the south-west, and Austrian Kingdom of Hungary in the north-west.

Demographics

According to 1850 census, the population of the Zombor district numbered 376,366 residents, including:Dr Saša Kicošev - Dr Drago Njegovan, Razvoj etničke i verske strukture Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 2010, page 19. *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

= 160,016 (42.52%) *

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= 103,886 (27.6%) * Bunjevci = 53,908 (14.32%) *

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

= 40,054 (10.64%) *

Jews Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

= 7,830 (2.08%)

Cities and towns

Main cities and towns in the district were: * Abthausen (Apatin) * Ada an der Theiß (Ada) * Almasch (Almás) * Alt-Kanischa (Stara Kanjiža) * Batschka Topola (Bačka Topola) * Frankenstadt (Baja) * Jankovatz (Jankovácz) * Josephsfeld (Kula) * Maria-Theresiopel (Subotica) * Zenta (Senta) * Zombor (Sombor) Most of the mentioned cities and towns are today in

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

, while towns of Frankenstadt (Baja), Almasch (Almás) and Jankovatz (Jankovácz) are today in

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

References

External links

Map of the DistrictMap of the DistrictMap of the District
{{Coord, 45.774167, 19.112222, display=title Sombor History of Bačka Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar