Morović () is a village located in the municipality of
Šid
Šid ( sr-cyr, Шид, ; ) is a town and municipality located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It has a population of 12,628, while the municipality has 27,894 inhabitants (2022 census). A border crossing betw ...
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Srem District
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Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...
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Serbia
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. As of 2011 census, it has a population of 1,744 inhabitants.
History
In the
Middle Ages
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, Morović was a notable town, today known as the
Morović Fortress
Morović Fortress () is a fortress in the village of Morović, Šid municipality, Vojvodina, Serbia.
Background
The fortress was built in the mid-12th century and was subsequently property of Đurađ Branković with some authors dating it onl ...
. It was built by Serbian despot
Stefan Štiljanović in 1498. Štiljanović used Morović as his residence until he moved to
Baranya, escaping the
Ottomans
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The
Roman Catholic
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church of
Saint Mary
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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
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church of the
Nativity of Mary
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and the Roman Catholic church of
Saint Roch
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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
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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 Serbian Orthodox
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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
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. 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
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Dušan Popović (1877–1958) represented Morović in the Croatian Parliament from 1906 to 1913, while
Syrmia
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was part of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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.
See also
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List of places in Serbia
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List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
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Spačva basin
The Spačva basin ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Spačvanski bazen, Спачвански базен) is a geographic microregion in eastern Croatia and northwest Serbia. The region is located in the southwestern part of Syrmia—the latter being divided by ...
References
* Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
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Populated places in Syrmia