Batschka-Torontal District
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1849–1850 | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital | not specified | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
• Established | 1849 | ||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1850 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||
Batschka-Torontal District ([Bačko-torontalski okrug or Бачко-торонталски округ] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help); 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.
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 Temesch-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 Temesch-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.