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.

Novo Mesto is one of the largest cities in Slovenia and the most important settlement of the Region of South East Slovenia, that is, part of the state between Ljubljana and Zagreb. Novo Mesto is also the administrative center of the municipality of the same name in Novo Mesto.

Novo Mesto has been in the possession of the Habsburgs for centuries. In 1918, it received the present name and joined the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, later Yugoslavia, to be one of the leading cities of Slovenia today.

Relief: Novo Mesto is located in the center of the Dolenjska region, in the valley of the Krka River, at the point where its valley crosses from the cliff part into a wider field. Around the city there is a wreck, and the oldest part of the city is called "Breg", because of the position on the bank above Krka.

Climate: There is moderate continental climate in the city.

Waters: Through the city flows the river Krka and divides the city into an old and new part.

Novo Mesto is one of the most developed cities in Slovenia for the past 100 years. The reason for this is the development of Slovenia's traffic connections with the East, which were reflected in the construction of a modern highway near the settlement. Thanks to the good position in the city, the light industry, but also the vehicle industry and the cosmetics industry, developed primarily.