Batschka-Torontal District
Batschka-Torontal District (Serbian: Bačko-torontalski okrug or Бачко-торонталски округ; German: Bezirk Batschka-Torontal; Hungarian: Bács-Torontáli körzet; Romanian: Districtul Bacica-Torontal; Croatian: Bačko-torontalski okrug) was one of two original administrative districts of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar (a crown land within Austrian Empire). It existed from 1849 to 1850.
| Batschka-Torontal District Bezirk Batschka-Torontal Бачко-торонталски округ Bačko-torontalski okrug Bács-Torontáli körzet Districtul Bacica-Torontal | |||||||||||||||||
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| district of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar | |||||||||||||||||
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• Established | 1849 | ||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1850 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||
History
The crown land Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar 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, Zombor District and Großbetschkerek District.
Geography
The Batschka-Torontal District included most of Bačka (excluding Šajkaška region), north-western Banat and northern Syrmia. It shared borders with Temeschwar-Karasch District in the east, Austrian Military Frontier in the south, Austrian Kingdom of Slavonia in the west, and Austrian Kingdom of Hungary in the north-west.
Demographics
According to 1850 census, the population of the district numbered 1,002,013 residents, including:[1]
- Germans = 276,552 (27.6%)
- Serbs = 264,547 (26.4%)
- Hungarians = 251,247 (25.07%)
Cities and towns
Main cities and towns in the district were:
- Abthausen (Apatin)
- Alt Betsche (Stari Bečej)
- Frankenstadt (Baja)
- Futok (Futog)
- Großbetschkerek (Veliki Bečkerek)
- Großkikinda (Velika Kikinda)
- India (Inđija)
- Josephsfeld (Kula)
- Maria-Theresiopel (Subotica)
- Neusatz (Novi Sad)
- Plankenburg (Palanka)
- Ruma (Ruma)
- Temeri (Temerin)
- Zenta (Senta)
- Zombor (Sombor)
Most of the mentioned cities and towns are today in Serbia, while town of Frankenstadt (Baja) is today in Hungary.
References
- Dr Saša Kicošev - Dr Drago Njegovan, Razvoj etničke i verske strukture Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 2010, page 19.
Further reading
- Dr Saša Kicošev - Dr Drago Njegovan, Razvoj etničke i verske strukture Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 2010.
- Dr Drago Njegovan, Prisajedinjenje Vojvodine Srbiji, Novi Sad, 2004.
See also
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