Neusatz District


Neusatz District was one of five administrative districts of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar from 1850 to 1860. Its administrative center was Neusatz.

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 Districte. In 1851 they were divided into subdivisions called Districts of Austria, usually translated as ' districts'.
In Bach's reforms from 1853 the Districte became Kreis, a form of administrative division already in use across much of the non-Hungarian part of the Empire since the 18th century. The term Kreis, literally 'circle', is also often translated as 'district'. The subdivisions of the Kreise were also called Bezirke in German, or to distinguish them from other types of Bezirk. The change of name was not superficial – different political, administrative and judicial structures were used in each subdivision type.
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 and Syrmia County.

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:
  • Serbs = 100,382
  • Germans = 45,936
  • Hungarians = 30,450
  • Slovaks = 20,683
  • Šokci = 13,665
  • Jews = 2,098

    Subdivisions

In 1851 Neusatz District was subdivided into 5 political districts, which were structurally akin to the modern districts of Austria :
The city of Neusatz was separate from the political districts; the district which carried its name covered the area around the city, which acted as its seat/capital.
In 1854 Neusatz District was subdivided into 5 'office districts' :
  1. Neusatz
  2. Alt-Becse
  3. Palanka
  4. Ruma
  5. Illok

    Cities and towns

Main cities and towns in the district were:
  • Alt Betsche
  • Batsch
  • Futok
  • Hodschach
  • Illok
  • India
  • Irick
  • Neusatz
  • Plankenburg
  • Ruma
  • Schid
  • Temeri
  • Thomasberg
Most of the mentioned cities and towns are today in Serbia, while town of Illok is today in Croatia.