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Sremski District
The SREMSKI District expands in the western parts of the Republic. It encompasses
the municipalities of: Sid, Indjija, Sremska Mitrovica, Irig, Ruma, Stara Pazova, and
Pecinci. It has a population of 309,981. Seat of the district is in the city of Sremska
Mitrovica.
The Monasteries on the mountain Fruska Gora are the greatest cultural treasure of this
region. They include the Grgeteg monastery from 1471 and the Jazak monastery from
1522.
The Krusedol monastery is a true treasury of the Vojvodian painting. It was founded in
1514 as an endowment of Orthodox bishop Maksim Brankovic and his mother Angelina.
In the Novo Hopovo monastery particularly attractive is the church architecture and the
fresco paintings. The exact time of its first construction is unknown, but 1765 is known
as the year of its reconstruction.
Leading actors in the economy of Sremska Mitrovica are the "Matroz" factory of
cellulose and paper, the Wood Combine, the "1 novembar" furniture factory and the
"Woods of Serbia".
District Seat ADDRESS
22000 Sremska Mitrovica,13 Sv.Dimitrije.
Tel./Fax: 022-221 538, 221 201
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