Potisje ( sr-cyr, Потисје) is the name of the

Tisa The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa, is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. Once, it was called "the most Hungarian river" because it flowed entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national borders. The Tisza be ...

river basin parts located in

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, in the autonomous province of

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

. The river Tisa flow between

Banat Banat (, ; hu, Bánság; sr, Банат, Banat) is a geographical and historical region that straddles Central and Eastern Europe and which is currently divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of ...

and

Bačka Bačka ( sr-cyrl, Бачка, ) or Bácska () is a geographical and historical area within the Pannonian Plain bordered by the river Danube to the west and south, and by the river Tisza to the east. It is divided between Serbia and Hunga ...

regions.

Municipalities in Potisje

Municipalities in Bačka: * Kanjiža * Senta *

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Bečej Bečej ( sr-cyrl, Бечеј, ; hu, Óbecse, ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 23,895, while the municipality has 37,351 inhabitants. I ...

Žabalj Žabalj ( sr-cyrl, Жабаљ, ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town Žabalj has a population of 9,107 and the municipality Žabalj has a population of 25,777 ...

Titel Titel ( sr-Cyrl, Тител, hu, Titel) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town of Titel has a population of 5,247, while the population of the municipality of Titel is 15, ...

Municipalities in Banat: * Novi Kneževac * Čoka *

Kikinda Kikinda ( sr-Cyrl, Кикинда, ; hu, Nagykikinda) is a city and the administrative center of the North Banat District in Serbia . The city urban area has 38,069 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 59,453 inhabitants. The ...

* Novi Bečej *

Zrenjanin Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; hu, Nagybecskerek; ro, Becicherecu Mare; sk, Zreňanin; german: Großbetschkerek) is a city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbi ...

History

In the 1st century, ancient author Plinius used name ''Pathissus'' to describe a surroundings of the river

. Because of the similarity of this name with modern Slavic name ''Potisje'' (meaning approximately "a land around river Tisa" in Slavic), which is a typical Slavic name used for surroundings of the rivers (like

Podunavlje Podunavlje ( sr-Cyrl, Подунавље) is the name of the Danube river basin parts located in Serbia (Vojvodina, Belgrade and Eastern Serbia) and Croatia ( Slavonia, Syrmia, and Baranya). Podunavlje is located on the southern edge of Panno ...

, Pomoravlje, etc.), name mentioned by Plinius might indicate an early Slavic presence in the area.Oleg Trubačov, Etnogeneza i kultura drevnih Slovena, Beograd, 2005. (page 50) Between 1702 and 1751, the western part of Potisje (in the region of

) belonged to the

- Mureș (Potisje- Pomorišje) section of the

Habsburg The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...

Military Frontier. Potisje segment of the Frontier included towns near river Tisa:

, Senta and Kanjiža (in present-day

Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also other alternative names) is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat of Csongrád-Csanád county. The University of Szeged is one of the m ...

(in present-day

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...

), as well as other places in Bačka, including

Subotica Subotica ( sr-cyrl, Суботица, ; hu, Szabadka) is a city and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, contemporary Subotica i ...

, Sombor and Sentomaš (Srbobran). After the abolishment of this part of the Frontier in 1751, many

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of ...

that lived in the region emigrated to

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(notably to New Serbia and Slavo-Serbia). To prevent this emigration, the Habsburg authorities formed autonomous

District of Potisje The District of Potisje ( sr , script=Latn, Potiski krunski dištrikt or ) was an administrative territorial entity of the Habsburg monarchy. It was formed in 1751 with headquarters in Stari Bečej, and existed for almost one century (until 1848) ...

with seat in

. District of Potisje existed between 1751 and 1848. The three privileges were given to the district in 1759, 1774, and 1800. First privilege of the District defined its autonomous status, while the second one allowed to ethnic

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the ...

to settle in the district. In the following period many Hungarians settled in Potisje and they replaced Serbs as a dominant nation in parts of the region.

Ethnic groups

The municipalities with

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

ethnic majority are: Žabalj (86%), Titel (85%), Novi Kneževac (59%), Kikinda (76%), Novi Bečej (69%), and Zrenjanin (74%). The municipalities with Hungarian ethnic majority are: Kanjiža (86%), Senta (81%), Ada (77%), and Čoka (52%). The Bečej municipality is ethnically mixed with 49% Hungarians and 41% Serbs.

Gallery

Image:Kanizsa2.jpg, Kanjiža Image:Martonos2.jpg, Martonoš Image:Novi_Bečej_Orthodox_church.jpg, Novi Bečej Image:Zenta1.jpg, Senta Image:Ada1.jpg,

Image:Peterr1.jpg, Bačko Petrovo Selo Image:Obecse1.jpg,

Image:Titel1.jpg,

References

#Potiska i Pomoriška vojna granica (1702–1751), Muzej Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 2003. #Dr. Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjige 1-3, Novi Sad, 1990.

Municipalities in Potisje

History

Ethnic groups

Gallery

References

Notes

See also