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Inđija (, ) is a town and a municipality located in the
Srem District The Srem District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the geographical regions of Syrmia and Mačva. According to the 2022 census, the Srem District has a population of 282,547 inhabitants. The administrative center is ...
of the autonomous province of
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,
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. As of 2022, the town has total population of 24,450, while the municipality has 43,433 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical region of
Syrmia Syrmia (Ekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srem, Срем, separator=" / " or Ijekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srijem, Сријем, label=none, separator=" / ") is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is div ...
.


Name

According to the legend, the name of the town comes from Turkish word "ikindia" – meaning evening prayer and is related to the time after 1699 when the town fell under Turkish rule. On the other hand, there is the claim that the town was named after the name of Orthodox women – Inđija. Newest researches states that name of the city is taken from Latin word "Indigena" meaning "indigenous". This theory is most relevant, due to presence of ancient Illyrian, Celtic and Roman settlements in neighbourhood of modern Inđija. In
Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...
, the town is known as ''Inđija'' (), in Hungarian as ''Ingyia'', in
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
as ''India'', in Slovak as ''India'' or ''Indjija'', and in Rusyn as Индїя.


History

The first verifiable evidence of Inđija's existence is in the Charter of Despot
Jovan Branković Jovan Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Бранковић, ; c. 1465 – 10 December 1502) was the titular Despot of Serbia from 1493 until his death in 1502. The title of Despot (court title), despot was given to him by Hungarian king Vladislas I ...
from 1496, but it may have existed as early as 1455 as possession of Hungarian noble family Sulyok. During the Ottoman administration (16th-18th centuries), Inđija was mostly populated by ethnic
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, and was part of the Ottoman Sanjak of Syrmia. Since 1717, Inđija was part of the
Habsburg monarchy The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm (), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities (composite monarchy) that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is ...
, and became a feudal domain of Count Marko Pejačević of the Pejačević family that originated from Chiprovtsi,
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. The old medieval Inđija was placed a little bit to the north than today town. The present-day Inđija was founded by the
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settlers from
Beška Beška () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, in the region of Syrmia (Syrmia District), in Inđija municipality. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and a population numbering 6,239 people (2002 cen ...
and Patka in 1746. According to the description from 1746 it had 60 households, while in 1791 it has already grown to 122 households with 1,054 residents. In the second half of the 18th century, this new settlement was mostly populated by ethnic Serbs.
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and
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start settling in Inđija at the beginning of the 19th century, while
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migrated there towards the end of the century. During the time, Germans became dominant population in the town. In the middle of the 18th century, Inđija became part of the
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of the
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, which also was part of the Habsburg Kingdom of Croatia and of the Habsburg
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. In 1848–1849, it was part of autonomous
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, while from 1849 to 1860 it was part of the
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. Since 1860 Inđija was again part of the
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, which in this time was a completely separate Habsburg crownland. Kingdom of Slavonia was subsequently (in 1868) joined with the Kingdom of Croatia into newly formed
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, which, following the 1868 Croatian–Hungarian Settlement, became an autonomous kingdom within the Habsburg
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and
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. First fairs started to take place in Inđija at the beginning of the 19th century, when the state's postal service was established. Telegraph became operational in Inđija in 1850, while postal money transfers commenced in 1886. The first bank was established in 1897, and the first trade school in 1897. The first electric plant in Inđija started with its operations in 1911. The industrial progress in Inđija was initiated with the establishment of mills in the mid 19th century, and the first larger steam operating mill, with a capacity of 10 cars of wheat per day, was built by a company from
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in 1890. After the mills, the brick factories followed, while the carpentry tradition and furniture production started in 1876. At the beginning of the 20th century, a famous fur factory was established, while the spirits factory was built in 1912. Industrial development of Inđija is largely related to the development of railroad infrastructure. The railroad reached Inđija in 1883, from two directions: from
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and
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in the north and west respectively, continuing towards
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. This has practically positioned Inđija on the crossroads of two key
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railroad directions. Since 1918, Inđija was part of the
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(renamed to
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in 1929). After the World War I, first factories were established producing anything from strollers for children, nails, jam, powdered eggs, and parachutes, to textiles and metal processing industry right after the World War II. In the first half of the 20th century Inđija became a traditional trading destination and headquarters of successful trade companies. The first modern road in
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the so-called "International Road" (
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Beograd) passed through Inđija in 1939. Prior to World War II, 5,900 of the total population of 7,900 was composed of ethnic
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. The town was at the time one of the most developed settlements in
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, and a spiritual and cultural center of Germans in the
Syrmia Syrmia (Ekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srem, Срем, separator=" / " or Ijekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srijem, Сријем, label=none, separator=" / ") is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is div ...
region. During the World War II (1941–1944), the town was occupied by the fascist puppet state of the Independent State of Croatia. After the defeat of Axis Powers, in 1944, the German army was expelled and most of the Yugoslav Germans were forcibly removed from the country. Those who remained in Yugoslavia were sent to prison camps. After camps were abolished (in 1948), most of the remaining Yugoslav Germans were expulsed to Germany. After 1944, new migratory patterns intensified and, according to 1953 census, Inđija was mainly populated by Serbs. Population of the town increased from 7,758 in 1948 to 26,247 in 2002. As of the 2002 census, 87.61% of the town population are
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. Inđija is also one of the economically most advanced
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n municipalities, and a premium investment destination.


Inhabited places

Inđija municipality includes the town of Inđija and the following villages: *
Beška Beška () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, in the region of Syrmia (Syrmia District), in Inđija municipality. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and a population numbering 6,239 people (2002 cen ...
* Jarkovci *
Krčedin Krčedin () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Inđija municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,878 people (2002 census). Great fishing and hunting pla ...
* Ljukovo * Maradik * Novi Karlovci * Novi Slankamen * Slankamenački Vinogradi * Stari Slankamen *
Čortanovci Čortanovci () is a village located in the Inđija municipality, Srem District, Vojvodina province, Serbia. It As of 2011 census results, the village has a population of 2,337 inhabitants. Because of its pleasant climate and neighboring Danube, ...


Demographics

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Inđija has 47,433 inhabitants.


Ethnic groups

Most of the settlements in the municipality have an ethnic Serb majority. The settlement with a Slovak ethnic majority is Slankamenački Vinogradi. The ethnic composition of the municipality:


Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):


Society and culture


Culture

Numerous cultural historical monuments, modern and prehistoric, are testify to the turbulent history of this region. Remains of Roman and medieval fortress and a monument to the
Battle of Slankamen The Battle of Slankamen was fought on 19 August 1691, near Stari Slankamen, Slankamen in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Sanjak of Syrmia (modern-day Vojvodina, Serbia), between the Ottoman Empire, and Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg Austrian forces ...
talk about the strategic importance of this area of the Danube, which was the border of various empires through history. Urban core Indjija dates from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, from the period of industrial development and the period of German nationality residents settling when building of Municipal Administration, house of Vojnovics, the Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter, the building of the presbytery and townhouses with frontage eclectically designed with elements Baroque, Classical, Renaissance and Art Nouveau were built. Somewhat earlier Church "Vavedenja presvete Bogorodice" was formed, which by its proportions, is one of the most beautiful and most suitable buildings in Srem preserved from the eighteenth century. With its new pedestrian zone with a monumental square, modern building of the Cultural Center floral arrangements and street furniture, Indjija builds an image of the European city tailored for a modern man. On June 26, 2007 there was a concert of The
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held in Inđija. The concert lasted for about 1 hour and 20 minutes and was a part of Green Fest. Around 90,000 to 100,000 people, many of them from neighbouring countries, came to see one of today's most popular bands.


Sport

Inđija has a football club
FK Inđija Fudbalski klub Inđija (), currently known as Inđija Toyo Tires for sponsorship reasons, is a football club based in the city of Inđija, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system. During Yug ...
competed in the Serbian First League and an American football club Inđija Indians competing in the SAAF league. Woman handball club ŽRK Železničar Inđija finished sixth in Handball Super League of Serbia for Woman. Basketball club named Železničar is currently playing in third division, but has participated in
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in 2011–12 season. Indjija was elected as one of the hosts of the 2009 Summer Universiade, which was held in Serbia in July 2009.


Education

Indjija has 10 elementary school, 3 middle schools and Faculty of Technical Sciences(Novi Sad) Department for Software Engineering ;Elementary schools * Dušan Jerković * Petar Kočić * Jovan Popović * Braća Grulović - Beška * Branko Radičević - Maradik * Dr Đorđe Natošević - Novi Slankamen * Ruža Đurđević Crna, Čortanovci * Slobodan Bajić Paja, Novi Karlovci * 22. jul, Krčedin * Petar Kočić - Ljukovo ;Middle Schools * Technical School Mihajlo Pupin * Đorđe Natošević School * Gymnasium (Gimnazija) Indjija


Religion

Inđija has two main churches: Serbian Orthodox Church (from 1756) and Roman Catholic Church (from 1867−1872). There is also a new Orthodox church. Smaller, home-based, Protestant congregations also exist.


Notable people

*
Arsenije Sremac Arsenije Sremac (, ''Arsenius the Syrmian''; 1219 – 1266) was the second Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church (1233–1263) and a disciple of Saint Sava of Serbia. Early life Arsenije was born in the village of Dabar, near Slankamen ( ...
, the second
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of the
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*
Nenad Bogdanović Nenad Bogdanović ( sr-cyr, Ненад Богдановић, ; 12 May 1954 – 27 September 2007) was a Serbian politician who served as the mayor of Belgrade from 2004 to 2007. Education and career Bogdanović was born on 12 May 1954. He comple ...
,
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* George Seitz, Australian politician * Zoran Janković, Bulgarian football player * Slobodan Popović, middle distance runner, Universiade champion * Miroslav Raduljica, basketball player, silver medalist at the
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and 2014 FIBA World Cup *
Bojan Banjac Bojan Banjac (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Бањац; born 24 October 1971) is a former Serbian association footballer. Career After playing with FK Zemun in the First League of FR Yugoslavia, Banjac moved to France in 1996 where he played 2 ...
, football player for
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* Milan Bubalo, football player * Dejan Georgijević, football player * Srđan Dimitrov, football player * Darko Lemajić, football player * Bojan Dubajić, football player * Vladimir Tintor, football player * Goran Ješić, politician


International relations


Twin towns - sister cities

Inđija is twinned with: *
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, North Macedonia * Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina *
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, North Macedonia *
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, Italy *
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, Lithuania *
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, Jordan


See also

*
Syrmia Syrmia (Ekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srem, Срем, separator=" / " or Ijekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srijem, Сријем, label=none, separator=" / ") is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is div ...
*
Syrmia District The Srem District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the geographical regions of Syrmia and Mačva. According to the 2022 census, the Srem District has a population of 282,547 inhabitants. The administrative center is ...
*
List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = ...
*
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* Church of the Presentation of the Theotokos, Inđija


References


External links


Official municipal website

Indjija.biz
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