Sremska Mitrovica
Sremska Mitrovica
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| City of Sremska Mitrovica | |
Panorama of Sremska Mitrovica Sremska Mitrovica City Library Imperial Palace in Sirmium Military- border building Sremska Mitrovica City Gallery Sremska Mitrovica Police Station The "Stone flower" fountain | |
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) | |
| • Rank | 17th in Serbia |
| • Urban | 36,764 |
| • Urban density | 740/km2 (1,900/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 |
| Official languages | Serbian with parallel usage of Croatian in the village of Stara Bingula |
| 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, the city has a total population of 36,764 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).