Sremska Mitrovica
Сремска Митровица (Serbian) | |
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| City of Sremska Mitrovica | |
       From top: Panorama of the city, Town library, Imperial Palace in Sirmium, Military- border building, Town Gallery, Building of the Police Station, The "Stone flower" fountain | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the administrative area of Sremska Mitrovica within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 44°58′12″N 19°36′45″E / 44.97000°N 19.61250°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Region | Syrmia |
| District | Srem |
| Municipality | Sremska Mitrovica |
| Settlements | 26 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Branislav Nedimović (SNS) |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 49.62 km2 (19.16 sq mi) |
| • Administrative | 762 km2 (294 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)[2] | |
| • Rank | 17th in Serbia |
| • Urban | 40,144 |
| • Urban density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| • Administrative | 72,580 |
| • Administrative density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22 000 |
| Area code | +381(0)22 |
| Car plates | SM |
| Website | www |
Sremska Mitrovica (Serbian pronunciation: [srêːmskaː mîtroʋitsa]; Serbian Cyrillic: Сремска Митровица, Latin: Sirmium) is a city in Serbia. It is situated on the left bank of the Sava river. As of 2022[update], the city has a total population of 40,144 inhabitants, while its administrative area has a population of 72,580 inhabitants.
As Sirmium, it was a capital of the Roman Empire during the Tetrarchy of 4th century CE. Ten Roman emperors were born in or near this city, Emperors Herennius Etruscus (251), Hostilian (251), Decius Traian (249–251), Claudius Gothicus (268–270), Quintillus (270), Aurelian (270–275), Probus (276–282), Maximian (285–310), Constantius II (337–361) and Gratian (367–383).
- ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. p. 45. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.