Srem region

Srem in Serbian or Srijem in Croatian (from Latin: Sirmium) is a fertile region of the Pannonian plain in Europe, between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia and Montenegro and Croatia.

Most of Srem is located in Serbia's northern province of Vojvodina, in the Srem District. A small part of the region around Belgrade and Zemun is a part of Serbia proper. The westernmost part lies in eastern Croatia, in the Vukovar-Srijem county.

The region was historically a whole, notably under the Kingdom of Hungary in the Szerém county.

Geography

The regions principal hill is Fruška Gora.

Bordering regions

• Bačka to the north, across Danube
• Banat to the east, also across Danube
• Šumadija the south-east, across Sava
• Mačva to the south, across Sava
• Semberija to the south-west, across Sava
• Slavonia to the west. The border between Srem and Slavonia is unclear. It runs somewhere along the line Vukovar-Vinkovci-Županja. According to another interpretation, the western border follows the Bosut, Barica and Vuka rivers.

Cities in Srem

• Serbia-Montenegro
  • Zemun
  • New Belgrade
  • Vojvodina
    • Ruma
    • Šid
    • Sremska Mitrovica
    • Sremski Karlovci
• Croatia
  • Ilok
  • Vinkovci
  • Vukovar
  • Županja

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