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74-555: Suvača in Kikinda is characteristic of the Vojvodina area of the 19th century. It was built in 1899, and the mill stopped working in 1945. It is located in the western part of town, on the corner of Nemanjina and Moravska streets. The plot of land is 728 square metres (7,840 sq ft). Suvača is a mill for grinding grain that uses the work of horses as its driving force. The mill uses one to five pairs of horses. One pair of horses

148-674: A campaign that involved the posting of "Republic of Vojvodina" posters in Novi Sad . Vojvodina is situated in the northern quarter of Serbia , in Central Europe. In the southeast part of the Pannonian Plain , the plain that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea dried out. As a consequence of this, Vojvodina is rich in fertile loamy loess soil , covered with a layer of chernozem . The region

222-614: Is a geographical and historical region in the northwest of Central Serbia , on a fertile plain between the Sava and Drina rivers. The chief town is Šabac . The modern Mačva District of Serbia is named after the region, although the region of Mačva includes only the northern part of this district. A small northern part of Mačva region is in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina , in the Syrmia District . The region

296-818: Is between the Danube and the Drava ) is in Hungary and Croatia. Vojvodina has a total surface area of 21,500 km (8,300 sq mi). Vojvodina is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion . The Gudurica peak (Gudurički vrh) on the Vršac Mountains , is the highest peak in Vojvodina, at an altitude of 641 m above sea level. The climate of the area is moderate continental, including cold winters and hot and humid summers. The Vojvodina climate

370-441: Is characterized by a vast range of extreme temperatures and very irregular rainfall distribution per month. The Assembly of Vojvodina is the provincial legislature composed of 120 proportionally elected members. The current members were elected in the 2020 provincial elections . The Government of Vojvodina is the executive administrative body composed of a president and cabinet ministers. The current ruling coalition in

444-407: Is covered in tile. The building relies on fourteen low and three stubby pillars of bricks. Between the columns, the space is enclosed by wooden slat fencing. On the south side, instead of fences, gates were set up using wooden lattices for the introduction of horses into the building. The miller's apartment consists of three rooms: a sitting room, a kitchen, and a cellar. These rooms are located next to

518-826: Is divided by the Danube and Tisa rivers into: Bačka in the northwest, Banat in the east and Syrmia (Srem) in the southwest. A small part of the Mačva region is also located in Vojvodina south of the Sava river, in the Srem District . Today, the western part of Syrmia is in Croatia , the northern part of Bačka is in Hungary , the eastern part of Banat is in Romania (with a small piece in Hungary), while Baranja (which

592-408: Is essentially the part of the building in which the device is located. The main building is a multi-pyramid shape where the most important part of Suvača—the circular area where the grinding took place—is located. This section of the building is about 15 metres (49 ft) in diameter, with a ceiling height in the center of the pyramid of 8.55 metres (28.1 ft). The roof construction is wooden and

666-780: Is named after a town of Mačva, which existed in the Medieval Ages near the river Sava . In the past, the region was also known as Lower Srem , while the neighbouring region on the northern bank of the river Sava (present-day Srem ) was known as Upper Srem . In Serbian Cyrillic , the region is known as Мачва, in Serbian Latin , Bosnian and Croatian as Mačva , in Hungarian as Macsó or Macsóság , in Turkish as Maçva , and in German as Matschva . Throughout history,

740-884: Is the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina . Its name in the province's six official languages is: In the Neolithic period, two important archaeological cultures flourished in this area: the Starčevo culture and the Vinča culture . Indo-European peoples first settled in the territory of present-day Vojvodina in 3200 BC. During the Eneolithic period, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age , several Indo-European archaeological cultures were centered in or around Vojvodina, including

814-562: The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina , is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia , located in Central Europe. It lies within the Pannonian Basin , bordered to the south by the national capital Belgrade and the Sava and Danube Rivers. The administrative centre, Novi Sad , is the second-largest city in Serbia. The historic regions of Banat , Bačka , Syrmia and northernmost part of Mačva overlap

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888-655: The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed Yugoslavia ). Between 1918 and 1922 the region was part of Podrinjski okrug, between 1922 and 1929 part of Podrinjska oblast, while between 1929 and 1941 it was part of Drina Banovina . Between 1941 and 1944, Mačva was part of the area governed by the Military Administration in Serbia , and since 1945, it has been part of the Socialist Republic of Serbia and new socialist Yugoslavia . After

962-618: The Magyars and took part in the Magyar conquest of the Carpathian basin including what is now Vojvodina in 895–907.) Following territorial disputes with Byzantine and Bulgarian states, most of Vojvodina became part of the Kingdom of Hungary between the 10th and 12th century and remained under Hungarian administration until the 16th century (Following periods of Ottoman and Habsburg administrations, Hungarian political dominance over most of

1036-699: The Serbian Empire of Stefan Dušan and part of the state of the Serbian prince Lazar Hrebeljanović . In the 15th century, Mačva was part of Serbian Despotate , and since 1459, it was part of the Ottoman Empire . In the 16th-17th century, Mačva was part of the Ottoman Sanjak of Zvornik , which was part of the Pashaluk of Bosnia . It was under Ottoman administration until 1718, when it

1110-650: The State of Serb king Stefan Dragutin (13th-14th century), the Serbian Empire (14th century), the State of Nikola Altomanović (14th century), the Moravian Serbia (14th century), the Serbian Despotate (15th century), the Ottoman Empire (15th century; 16th-18th century; 18th-19th century), the Kingdom of Serbia under the Habsburg Monarchy (1718–1739), Karađorđe's Serbia (1804–1813),

1184-645: The Ustashe regime's mass killings as genocide of the Serbs , including Raphael Lemkin . In 1942, in the Novi Sad Raid , a military operation carried out by the Királyi Honvédség , the armed forces of Hungary , during World War II , after occupation and annexation of former Yugoslav territories. It resulted in the deaths of 3,000–4,000 civilians in the southern Bačka (Bácska) region. Under

1258-938: The Vučedol culture , the Vatin culture , and the Bosut culture , among others. Before the Roman conquest in the 1st century BC, Indo-European peoples of Illyrian , Thracian and Celtic origin inhabited this area. The first states organized in this area were the Celtic State of the Scordisci (3rd century BC-1st century AD) with capital in Singidunum ( Belgrade ), and the Dacian Kingdom of Burebista (1st century BC). During Roman rule, Sirmium (modern Sremska Mitrovica )

1332-651: The war in Croatia in persecution of Croats in Serbia during Yugoslav Wars was organized and participated in the expulsion of the Croats in some places in Vojvodina. Based on an investigation by the Humanitarian Law Fund from Belgrade in the course of June, July, and August 1992, more than 10,000 Croats from Vojvodina exchanged their property for the property of Serbs from Croatia, and altogether about 20,000 Croats left Serbia. According to other estimations,

1406-585: The 17th century (in 1690). Most settled in what is now Hungary, with the lesser part settling in western Vojvodina. All Serbs in the Habsburg monarchy gained the status of a recognized nation with extensive rights, in exchange for providing a border militia (in the Military Frontier ) that could be mobilized against invaders from the south (such as the Ottomans), as well as in case of civil unrest in

1480-726: The 1910 census, the last census conducted in Austria-Hungary, the population of Vojvodina included 510,754 (33.8%) Serbs; 425,672 (28.1%) Hungarians; and 324,017 (21.4%) Germans. At the end of World War I , the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed. On 29 October 1918, Syrmia became a part of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs . On 31 October 1918, the Banat Republic was proclaimed in Timișoara . The government of Hungary recognized its independence, but it

1554-595: The 5th century, and the region was conquered by the Sarmatians , Huns , Goths , Gepids , Lombards and Avars . In the 6th century, Slavic tribes settled in the region. The region was then included into Byzantine Empire , Frankish Kingdom , and Bulgarian Empire . In the 11th century, the Byzantine province known as the Theme of Sirmium included both, the present-day region of Srem and Mačva, thus Srem became

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1628-490: The 8 cities of Kikinda , Novi Sad , Subotica , Zrenjanin , Pančevo , Sombor , Sremska Mitrovica , and Vršac . Vojvodina is more diverse than the rest of Serbia with more than 25 ethnic groups and six languages which are in official use by the provincial administration. Population by ethnicity: Population by mother tongue: Population by religion: Ma%C4%8Dva Mačva ( Serbian Cyrillic : Мачва , pronounced [mâːt͡ʃv̞a] ; Hungarian : Macsó )

1702-670: The Assembly of Syrmia also proclaimed the unification of Syrmia with Serbia. On 1 December 1918, Vojvodina (as part of the Kingdom of Serbia) officially became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes . Between 1929 and 1941, the region was part of the Danube Banovina , a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia . Its capital city was Novi Sad. Apart from the core territories of Vojvodina and Baranja, it included significant parts of Šumadija and Braničevo regions south of

1776-521: The Bulgarian administration (9th century), local Bulgarian dukes, Salan and Glad , ruled over the region. Salan's residence was Titel, while that of Glad was possibly in the rumoured rampart of Galad or perhaps in the Kladovo (Gladovo) in eastern Serbia. Glad's descendant was the duke Ahtum, another local ruler from the 11th century who opposed the establishment of Hungarian rule over the region. In

1850-556: The County of Bač. Later, the civil administration was expanded to other (mostly northern) parts of the region, while southern parts remained under military administration. The eastern part of this area was held again by the Ottoman Empire between 1787 and 1788, during the Russo-Turkish War . In 1716, Vienna temporarily forbade settlement by Hungarians and Jews in the area, while large numbers of German speakers were settled in

1924-551: The Danube (but not the capital city of Belgrade ). Between 1941 and 1944, during World War II , Nazi Germany and its allies, Hungary and the Independent State of Croatia , occupied Vojvodina and divided it. Bačka and Baranja were annexed by Hungary and Syrmia was included in the Independent State of Croatia. A smaller Danube Banovina (including Banat, Šumadija, and Braničevo) was designated as part of

1998-587: The Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary. Wallachian Right became the point of reference in the 18th century for military settlement in lowland region. The Vlachs who settled there were actually mainly Serbs, although there were also Romanians while Aromanians lived in the urban areas. At the beginning of Habsburg rule, most of the region was integrated into the Military Frontier, while western parts of Bačka were put under civil administration within

2072-573: The Hungarian authority, 19,573 people were killed in Bačka, of which the majority of victims were of Serb, Jewish and Romani origin. When Axis occupation ended in 1944, the region was temporarily placed under a military administration (1944–45) run by the new communist authorities. During and after the military administration, several thousands of citizens were killed. Victims were mostly ethnic Germans, but Hungarian and Serb populations were also killed. Both

2146-407: The Hungarian noblemen from the region joined forces against him and defeated the Serbian troops in the summer of 1527. Emperor Jovan Nenad was assassinated and his state collapsed. After the fall of emperor's state, the supreme military commander of Jovan Nenad's army, Radoslav Čelnik , established his own temporary state in the region of Syrmia, where he ruled as Ottoman vassal. A few decades later,

2220-459: The Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Hungary. In the 14th century, the bans of the Garay family ( Paul Garay , Nicholas I Garay and his son Nicholas II Garay ) which were under the Hungarian suzerainty expanded their rule not only to Bosnia but to Srem and the last one also became the ban of Slavonia and Croatia , which was also part of the Kingdom of Hungary at the time. Mačva was part of

2294-616: The Vojvodina parliament is composed of the following political parties: Serbian Progressive Party , Socialist Party of Serbia and Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians . The current president of Vojvodinian government is Igor Mirović ( Serbian Progressive Party ), while the president of the provincial Assembly is István Pásztor ( Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians ). Vojvodina is divided into seven districts . They are regional centers of state authority, but have no powers of their own; they present purely administrative divisions. The seven districts are further subdivided into 37 municipalities and

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2368-460: The Yugoslav collective presidency – were transferred to the control of Belgrade, the capital. The province still had its own parliament and government, and some other autonomous functions as well. According to Đorđe Tomić, this is an example of a phantom border . The fall of Milošević in 2000 created a new political climate in Vojvodina. Following talks between the political parties, the level of

2442-805: The area governed by the Military Administration in Serbia . The administrative center of this smaller province was Smederevo . But, Banat was a separate autonomous region ruled by its ethnic German minority. The occupying powers committed numerous crimes against the civilian population, especially against Serbs, Jews and Roma; the Jewish population of Vojvodina was almost completely killed or deported. In total, Axis occupational authorities killed about 50,000 citizens of Vojvodina (mostly Serbs, Jews and Roma) while more than 280,000 people were interned, arrested, violated or tortured. Such crimes in varying regions of Vojvodina were carried out by Nazi Germans, Ustaše and Hungarian Axis forces. Many historians and authors describe

2516-523: The area. Most of the Hungarians left the region during the Ottoman conquest and early period of Ottoman administration, so the population of Vojvodina in Ottoman times was predominantly Serbs (who comprised an absolute majority of Vojvodina at the time), with significant presence of Muslims of various ethnic backgrounds. After the defeat of the Kingdom of Hungary at Mohács by the Ottoman Empire ,

2590-541: The breakup of Yugoslavia and Yugoslav wars , Mačva became part of an independent Serbia . Mačva is located in the southern edge of Pannonian basin , between the Cer and Fruška Gora Mountains. Territory of Mačva is divided among 3 municipalities: Šabac (including 18 settlements of Mačva), Bogatić (including 14 settlements of Mačva), and Sremska Mitrovica (including 7 settlements of Mačva). Total number of settlements in Mačva

2664-644: The civilian populations. Following the Habsburg-Russian and Serb victory over the Hungarians in 1849, a new administrative territory was created in the region in November 1849, in accordance with a decision made by the Austrian emperor . By this decision, the Serbian autonomous region created in 1848 was transformed into the new Austrian crown land known as Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar . It consisted of Banat, Bačka and Srem, excluding

2738-744: The consent of the two Provincial Assemblies. The 1974 Serbian constitution, adopted at the same time, reiterated that "the Socialist Republic of Serbia comprises the Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo , which originated in the common struggle of nations and nationalities of Yugoslavia in the National Liberation War (the Second World War) and socialist revolution". In 1990s, during

2812-448: The constitution of the Serbian Voivodship ( Serbian Duchy ), a Serbian autonomous region within the Austrian Empire . The Serbian Voivodship consisted of Srem, Bačka, Banat, and Baranja . The head of the metropolitanate of Sremski Karlovci , Josif Rajačić , was elected patriarch , while Stevan Šupljikac was chosen as first voivod (duke). The ethnic war erupted violently in the area, with both sides committing atrocities against

2886-401: The continent. According to the treaty, the western part of Vojvodina passed to Habsburgs. The eastern part (eastern Syrmia and Province of Tamışvar ) remained in Ottoman hands until Austrian conquest in 1716. This new border change was ratified by the Treaty of Passarowitz in 1718. During the Great Serb Migration , Serbs from Ottoman territories settled in the Habsburg monarchy at the end of

2960-408: The crown land. In 1860, the new province was abolished and most of it (with exception of Syrmia) was again integrated into the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary . Vojvodina remained Austrian Crown land until 1860, when Emperor Franz Joseph decided that it would be Hungarian Crown land again. After 1867, the Kingdom of Hungary became one of two self-governing parts of Austria-Hungary , and the territory

3034-424: The designation for both regions. In the 13th century, the region was included into the Kingdom of Hungary and Banovina of Mačva was formed in 1247. Banovina was named after a town called Mačva, but the location of this settlement has not been clearly established in modern times. It is suspected that the town of Mačva existed a few kilometers down the river from modern Šabac . During the Hungarian administration

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3108-428: The largest in importance was a Gepid state, which had its capital in Sirmium. According to the 7th-century Miracles of Saint Demetrius , Avars gave the region of Syrmia to a Bulgar leader named Kuber circa 680. The Bulgars of Kuber moved south with Maurus to Macedonia where they co-operated with Tervel in the 8th century. Slavs settled today's Vojvodina in the 6th and 7th centuries, before some of them crossed

3182-400: The mill area. In 1951, Suvača was placed under state protection, and in 1990 it was proclaimed a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance . In March 2018 a reconstruction of the Suvača complex began. The entire wooden mechanism of the mill will be conserved and reconstructed. An additional object will be built within the complex. It is planned to serve as a souvenir and gift shop and as

3256-411: The name Srem was designation for two territories: Upper Srem (present day Srem ) and Lower Srem (present day Mačva). Kingdom of Srem under the rule of Stefan Dragutin was located in Lower Srem. According to some sources, Stefan Dragutin also ruled over Upper Srem, but other sources are mentioning another local ruler, Ugrin Csák , who ruled over Upper Srem and Slavonija . At first, Stefan Dragutin

3330-419: The number of Croats which have left Serbia under political pressure of Milošević's regime might be between 20,000 and 40,000. According to Petar Kuntić of Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina , 50,000 Croats were pressured to move out from Serbia during the Yugoslav wars. Under the rule of Serbian president Slobodan Milošević , a series of protests against Vojvodina's party leadership took place during

3404-404: The other half by the post-war Communist authorities. The region was politically restored in 1944 (incorporating Syrmia, Banat, Bačka and Baranja) and became an autonomous province of Serbia in 1945. Instead of the previous name (Danube Banovina), the region regained its historical name of Vojvodina, while its capital city remained Novi Sad. When the final borders of Vojvodina were defined, Baranja

3478-405: The other two being in Szarvas , Hungary and Otok , Croatia . Being the only one in Serbia, Suvača is a unique architectural monument. Suvača consists of three connected parts: the drive space, the mill space, and the miller's apartment. The drive space is the compartment with a pyramid roof where the device is located that runs the mill stones. Although the entire facility called Suvača, Suvača

3552-437: The province's autonomy was somewhat increased by the omnibus law in 2002. The Vojvodina provincial assembly adopted a new statute on 15 October 2008, which, after being partially amended, was approved by the Parliament of Serbia . On 28 January 2013, as an answer to the proposal of the Third Serbia political organization from Novi Sad to abolish the autonomy of Vojvodina, the pro-autonomist Vojvodina's Party performed

3626-435: The province. Modern Vojvodina is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, with some 26 ethnic groups and six official languages. Less than two million people, nearly 27% of Serbia's population, live in the province. Vojvodina is also the Serbian word for voivodeship , a type of duchy overseen by a voivode . The Serbian Voivodeship , a precursor to modern Vojvodina, was an Austrian province from 1849 to 1860. Its official name

3700-429: The region fell into a period of anarchy and civil wars. In 1526 Jovan Nenad , a leader of Serb mercenaries, established his rule in Bačka , northern Banat and a small part of Syrmia . He created an ephemeral independent state, with Subotica as its capital. At the peak of his power, Jovan Nenad proclaimed himself Serbian Emperor in Subotica. Taking advantage of the extremely confused military and political situation,

3774-412: The region from Bavaria and southern areas, in order to repopulate it and develop agriculture. From 1782, Protestant Hungarians and ethnic Germans settled in larger numbers. During the 1848–49 revolutions , Vojvodina was a site of a war between Serbs and Hungarians, due to the opposite national conceptions of the two peoples. At the May Assembly in Sremski Karlovci (13–15 May 1848), Serbs declared

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3848-753: The region in 1944, together with the defeated German army. Most of those who remained in the region (about 150,000) were sent to some of the villages cordoned off as prisons. It is estimated that some 48,447 Germans died in the camps from disease, hunger, malnutrition, mistreatment, and cold. Some 8,049 Germans were killed by partisans during military administration in Vojvodina after October 1944. It has also been estimated that post-war communist authorities killed some 15,000–20,000 Hungarians and some 23,000–24,000 Serbs during Communist purges in Serbia in 1944–45 . According to Dragoljub Živković , some 47,000 ethnic Serbs were murdered in Vojvodina between 1941 and 1948. About half were killed by occupational Axis forces and

3922-436: The region is part of an independent Serbia . Mačva was inhabited since the Stone Age . Before the Roman conquest, the region was inhabited by Illyrians and Celtic Scordisces . In the first century BC, the region was conquered by the Romans , and Scordisces were pushed to the northern side of the Sava river. During the Roman rule, the region was part of the provinces of Moesia and Pannonia . Roman rule lasted until

3996-421: The region of Mačva has successively been a part of the Roman Empire (1st-4th century); the Byzantine Empire (4th-5th century; 5th-7th century; and 11th-12th century), the Hun Empire (5th century), Avar Khaganate (7th century), the Slavic-controlled territories (7th-9th century), the Bulgarian Empire (9th-11th century), the Kingdom of Hungary (12th-13th century; 14th century; 15th century; 16th century),

4070-420: The region was established again in 1867 and over entire region in 1882, after abolition of the Habsburg Military Frontier). The regional demographic balance started changing in the 11th century when Magyars began to replace the local Slavic population. But from the 14th century, the balance changed again in favour of the Slavs when Serbian refugees fleeing from territories conquered by the Ottoman army settled in

4144-573: The region was ruled by several powerful bans . Hungarian king Béla IV granted authority over Mačva to Rostislav Mikhailovich , a refugee Russian prince. In the 13th century, Béla of Macsó (grandson of Béla IV) ruled Mačva as well as Usora and Soli (areas across Drina river in today's northeastern Bosnia ). Between 1282 and 1316 the Serb King Stefan Dragutin ruled the Kingdom of Srem , which consisted of Mačva, Usora , Soli and some adjacent territories. His capital cities were Debrc (between Belgrade and Šabac ) and Belgrade . In that time

4218-428: The rivers Sava and Danube and settled in the Balkans. Slavic tribes that lived in the territory of present-day Vojvodina included Abodrites, Severans, Braničevci and Timočani. In the 9th century, after the fall of the Avar state, the first forms of Slavic statehood emerged in this area. The first Slavic states that ruled over this region included the Bulgarian Empire, Great Moravia and Ljudevit's Pannonian Duchy. During

4292-418: The southern parts of these regions which were part of the Military Frontier with significant Serbian populations. An Austrian governor seated in Temeschwar ruled the area, while the title of Voivod belonged to the emperor himself. The full title of the emperor was " Grand Voivod of the Voivodship of Serbia" (German: Großwoiwode der Woiwodschaft Serbien ). German and Serbian were the official languages of

4366-478: The summer and autumn of 1988, which forced it to resign. Eventually Vojvodina and Kosovo had to accept Serbia's constitutional amendments that practically dismissed the autonomy of the provinces in Serbia. Vojvodina and Kosovo lost elements of statehood in September 1990 when the new constitution of the Republic of Serbia was adopted. Vojvodina was still referred to as an autonomous province of Serbia, but most of its autonomous powers – including, crucially, its vote on

4440-474: The vassal Principality of Serbia (1815–1878), the independent Principality of Serbia (1878–1882), the Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918), the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918–1929), the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1941), the area governed by the Military Administration in Serbia (1941–1944), the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1944–1992), the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992–2003), and Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006). Since 2006,

4514-443: The village of Čelarevo archaeologists have also found traces of people who practised the Judaic religion. Bunardžić dated Avar-Bulgar graves excavated in Čelarevo, containing skulls with Mongolian features and Judaic symbols, to the late 8th and 9th centuries. Erdely and Vilkhnovich consider the graves to belong to the Kabars who eventually broke ties with the Khazar Empire between the 830s and 862. (Three other Khazar tribes joined

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4588-417: The war-time Axis occupational authorities and the post-war communist authorities ran concentration/prison camps in the territory of Vojvodina (see List of concentration and internment camps ). While war-time prisoners in these camps were mostly Jews, Serbs and communists, post-war camps were formed for ethnic Germans (historically known as Danube Swabians ). Most Vojvodina ethnic Germans (about 200,000) fled

4662-399: The whole region was added to the Ottoman Empire , which ruled over it until the end of the 17th and the first half of the 18th century, when it was incorporated into the Habsburg monarchy . The Treaty of Karlowitz of 1699, between Holy League and Ottoman Empire , marked the withdrawal of the Ottoman forces from Central Europe , and the supremacy of the Habsburg monarchy in that part of

4736-450: The workshop during certain happenings and festivities. Reconstruction is part of the wider cross-border project which includes the reconstructions of the windmills in Orom , near Kanjiža , and Kiskunfélegyháza , in Hungary . The work should be finished by April 2019. Vojvodina Vojvodina ( / ˌ v ɔɪ v ə ˈ d iː n ə / VOY -və- DEE -nə ; Serbian Cyrillic : Војводина , IPA: [vǒjvodina] ), officially

4810-410: Was Uroš Drmanović . Between 1804 and 1815, Mačva was part of Serbia ruled by Karađorđe . Since 1817, it was part of the autonomous Principality of Serbia , and since 1882, part of the Kingdom of Serbia . During World War I, the Austro-Hungarian army occupied the region and committed war crimes against innocent Serb civilians in Mačva and Podrinje . [1] Beginning in 1918, the region was part of

4884-405: Was a part of the Roman province of Dacia , Syrmia belonged to the Roman province of Pannonia . Bačka was not part of the Roman Empire and was populated and ruled by Sarmatian Iazyges . After the Romans were driven away from this region, various Indo-European and Turkic peoples and states ruled in the area. These peoples included Goths, Sarmatians, Huns, Gepids and Avars. For regional history,

4958-432: Was a record. Building of the mill was finished in 1899. At the time, it was the largest of its type in Austro-Hungary . The quality of the flour grinded in the mill was of such quality, that the flour was sent to the imperial court in Vienna . On the eve of World War II , it was sold to Gašpar Krimer, a German, but was nationalized after the war, in 1945. Today, there are only three horse powered mills surviving in Europe,

5032-403: Was a vassal of the Hungarian king, but since the central power in the Kingdom of Hungary collapsed, both, Stefan Dragutin and Ugrin Csák were de facto independent rulers. Stephen Dragutin died in 1316, and was succeeded by his son, King Vladislaus II (1316–1324). Vladislaus II was defeated by the king of Serbia, Stefan Dečanski , in 1324, and after this, Mačva became a subject of dispute between

5106-418: Was able to grind up to 100 kilograms (220 lb) of grain per hour. According to tradition, the taste of bread from wheat ground in Suvača was excellent and high quality. In addition to cereals, the mill at Suvača would process black pepper, cinnamon, and sweet and hot peppers . Horse powered mills were once numerous in the area. Town of Kikinda itself had 17 of them in 1781, 32 in 1801, and 51 in 1847, which

5180-410: Was assigned to Croatia, while the northern part of the Mačva region was assigned to Vojvodina. For decades, the province enjoyed only a small level of autonomy within Serbia. Under the 1974 Yugoslav constitution, it gained extensive rights of self-rule, as both Kosovo and Vojvodina were given de facto veto power in the Serbian and Yugoslav parliaments. Changes to their status could not be made without

5254-417: Was captured by the Habsburgs . Between 1718 and 1739, Mačva was part of the Habsburg-administered Kingdom of Serbia , and since 1739, it was again part of the Ottoman Empire. In this time, the region was part of the Ottoman Sanjak of Smederevo . In 1788, the "Mačvanska knežina" ("Princedom of Mačva" - a local administrative unit) had 25 villages with 845 houses. The name of the local administrator ("oberknez")

5328-629: Was one of the four capital cities of the Roman Empire , and six Roman Emperors were born in this city or in its surroundings. The city was also the capital of several Roman administrative units, including Pannonia Inferior , Pannonia Secunda , the Diocese of Pannonia , and the Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum . Roman rule lasted until the 5th century, after which the region came into the possession of various peoples and states. While Banat

5402-553: Was returned again to Hungarian administration. In 1867, a new county system was introduced. This territory was organized among Bács-Bodrog , Torontál and Temes counties. The era following the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 was a period of economic flourishing. The Kingdom of Hungary had the second-fastest growing economy in Europe between 1867 and 1913, but ethnic relations were strained. According to

5476-609: Was short-lived. On 25 November 1918, the Great People's Assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavs in Banat, Bačka and Baranja in Novi Sad proclaimed the unification of Vojvodina ( Banat, Bačka and Baranja ) with the Kingdom of Serbia (The assembly numbered 757 deputies, of which 578 were Serbs , 84 Bunjevci , 62 Slovaks , 21 Rusyns , 6 Germans , 3 Šokci , 2 Croats and 1 Hungarian ). One day before this, on 24 November,

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