Sremska Mitrovica

Sremska Mitrovica is the seat of the city of Sremska Mitrovica in the Srem district. Mitrovica is the largest city in Srem, the administrative center of the Srem district and one of the oldest cities in Vojvodina and Serbia. The town is located on the left bank of the Sava River.

The city is located in the northwestern part of Serbia and southwestern part of Vojvodina, in contact with three different morphological units: the Srem plains, the Machovian plains and the Fruska Gora region.

It is located in a very convenient location, only 75 km from the capital city - Belgrade.

Sremska Mitrovica as a city rich in history and tradition and as a center of one of the districts in Serbia has a developed network of cultural and educational institutions and a series of cultural events. Educational institutions form the basis of importance for the cultural life of this region.

Cultural Institutions: The institutions of culture should mention:

  • Museum of Srem,
  • Gallery "Lazar Vozarević",
  • City Library "Gligorije Vozarevic",
  • Theater "Dobrica Milutinovic",
  • Institute for Culture "Sirmiumart",
  • Historical archive "Srem",
  • Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments.

Sremska Mitrovica is an "open-air museum" in which the remains of the ancient Roman capital, the baroque and classical architecture of the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as the Memorial Park (Memorial graveyard), the work of one of the most famous Yugoslav architects of post-war monumental construction Bogdan Bogdanovic, built in 1960.

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