Okrug Mačva

Мачвански округ Mačvanski Okrug

State :	Serbia
Area :	3,268 km²
Residents :	339,644 (2002)
Capital :	Sabac
ISO 3166-2 :	RS-08

Mačva ( Serbian Мачвански округ or Mačvanski okrug ) is a Serbian administrative district and lies in the northwest of the Serbian heartland.

It consists of the following municipalities ( opštine ):

According to the 2002 census, this district has a population of 339,644. The main administrative seat is the city of Šabac .

Largest settlements (as of: 2002 census)

Place name	Cyrillic	Residents
Sabac	Шабац	54,832
Loznica	Лозница	26,203
Lozničko Polje	Лозничко Поље	7,668
Bogatić	Богатић	7,346
Klupci	Клупци	7.177
Majur	Мајур	6,768
Banja Koviljača	Бања Ковиљача	6,274
Pocerski Pričinović	Поцерски Причиновић	5,991
Badovinci	Бадовинци	5,413
Krupanj	Крупањ	4,875
Mali Zvornik	Мали Зворник	4,740
Lešnica	Лешница	4,677
Koceljeva	Коцељева	4,614
Prnjavor	Прњавор	4,488
Lyubovija	Љубовија	4.116

In the vicinity of Šabac there are many monuments dedicated to the historical events of the Serbian people:

Monument to Karađorđe and other Serbian heroes of the first Serbian uprising
Museum of the Battle of Mišar
Remains of old towns on the Sava :
1. Novo Selo (King Milutin's Castle)
2. Košanin Grad (castle on the nearby mountain)

Not far from Loznica is the village Tršić , the birthplace of the Serbian philologist and creator of the modern Serbian written language, Vuk Stefanović Karadžić .

A footpath leads from Tršić to the Tronosa Monastery , one of the oldest structures of the Nemanjić dynasty . This 14th century monastery played an important role during the Ottoman Empire in the preservation and continuation of Serbian culture, as many historical documents and writings were hidden in the monastery at the time and repeatedly restored over the centuries .

The economic activity in the region is concentrated in the chemical factory “Zorka”, the meat factory “Šapčanka”, the furniture factory “Jela” and the metal and plastic factory “Metaloplastika”.

history

There is evidence that the Mačva region has been inhabited since the Stone Age. During the Roman Empire , the province of Moesia was located there . Old writings were also found in which the town of Mačva was mentioned, but the location of this town is still unclear today. It is believed to be a few kilometers south of Šabac.

In the Middle Ages, the Mačva region belonged to Serbia , Hungary , Bulgaria and Byzantium . Mainly it was fought between Serbia and Hungary. In the 13th century, the Mačva region was part of the Kingdom of Hungary under Béla IV. Between 1282 and 1316 Mačva was part of the Kingdom of Syrmia under the Serbian King Stefan Dragutin with the capital Debrc (between Belgrade and Šabac). In the 15th century the region came under the domination of the Ottomans and remained so into the 19th century. In 1804 Mačva became Serbian again.

The painter Milić Stanković, known as "Milić von Mačva", comes from the region.

Web links

Commons : Okrug Mačva - collection of images, videos and audio files