Batschka-Torontal District
  • Bezirk Batschka-Torontal (German)
  • Бачко-торонталски округ/Bačko-torontalski okrug (Serbian)
  • Bács-Torontáli körzet (Hungarian)
  • Districtul Bacica-Torontal (Romanian)
district of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar
1849–1850

Capitalnot specified
History 
• Established
1849
• Disestablished
1850
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Batsch-Bodrog County
Torontal County
Syrmia County
Neusatz District
Zombor District
Großbetschkerek District
Today part ofSerbia, Romania, Hungary, Croatia

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.

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, the Banat Military Frontier in the south, Kingdom of Slavonia (Osijek/Essek County) in the southwest, and the Kingdom of Hungary in the north and west (all parts of the Austrian Empire).

Demographics

According to 1850 census, the population of the district numbered 1,002,013 residents, including:[1]

Cities and towns

Main cities and towns in the district were:

Most of the mentioned cities and towns are today in Serbia, while town of Frankenstadt (Baja) is today in Hungary.

References

  1. ↑ 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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