Neusatz District ( or ; , from 1853; ; ; ) was one of five administrative districts (originally , modern spelling ; , , from 1853) of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar (a crown land within Austrian Empire) from 1850 to 1860. Its administrative center was Neusatz (Serbian: ).
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.
In German the original term used for these subdivisions was (modern spelling ). In 1851 they were divided into subdivisions called , usually translated as '(political) districts'.
In Bach's reforms from 1853 the became ,Gesetz vom 19. Jänner 1853, RGBl. 10/1853: a form of administrative division already in use across much of the non-Hungarian part of the Empire since the 18th century. The term , literally 'circle', is also often translated as 'district'. The subdivisions of the were also called in German, or ('office districts', in reference to the or 'district offices' which ran them) to distinguish them from other types of . The change of name was not superficial – different political, administrative and judicial structures were used in each subdivision type. (See also .)
In 1860, the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar and its five districts were abolished and the territory of the Neusatz District was divided among Batsch-Bodrog County (part of the Kingdom of Hungary) and Syrmia County (part of the Austrian Kingdom of Slavonia).
Geography The Neusatz District included parts of southern Bačka and northern Syrmia. It shared borders with the Zombor District in the north, Großbetschkerek District in the north-east, Military Frontier in the south-east and Austrian Kingdom of Slavonia in the west.
Demographics According to 1850 census, the population of the district numbered 236,943 residents, including:Dr Saša Kicošev - Dr Drago Njegovan, Razvoj etničke i verske strukture Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 2010, page 19. Serbs = 100,382 (42.37%) Germans = 45,936 (19.39%) Hungarians = 30,450 (12.85%) Slovaks = 20,683 (8.73%) Šokci = 13,665 (5.77%) Jews = 2,098 (0.89%)
Subdivisions In 1851 Neusatz District was subdivided into 5 political districts (), which were structurally akin to the modern districts of Austria (names as defined, modern German in parentheses):Gesetz vom 17. August 1851, 192/1851: Neusatz Palanka Becse (Alt Betsche) Illok Ruma
The city of Neusatz (Novi Sad) was separate from the political districts; the district which carried its name covered the area around the city, which acted as its seat/capital (i.e. it was a statutory city).
In 1854 Neusatz District (now a ) was subdivided into 5 'office districts' () (names as defined, modern German in parentheses):Gesetz vom 1. Februar 1854, RGBl. 28/1854: Neusatz Alt-Becse (Alt Betsche) Palanka (Plankenburg) Ruma Illok
Cities and towns Main cities and towns in the district were: Alt Betsche (Stari Bečej) Batsch (Bač) Futok (Futog) Hodschach (Odžaci) Illok (Ilok) India (Inđija) Irick (Irig) Neusatz (Novi Sad) Plankenburg (Palanka) Ruma (Ruma) Schid (Šid) Temeri (Temerin) Thomasberg (Sentomaš)
Most of the mentioned cities and towns are today in Serbia, while town of Illok (Ilok) is today in Croatia.
See also History of Novi Sad Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar
References
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.
External links Map of the District Map of the District Map of the District