Sremska Mitrovica

Sremska Mitrovica
Сремска Митровица (Serbian)
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 / 44.97000; 19.61250
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
RegionSyrmia
DistrictSrem
MunicipalitySremska Mitrovica
Settlements26
Government
 • MayorBranislav Nedimović (SNS)
Area
 • Urban49.62 km2 (19.16 sq mi)
 • Administrative762 km2 (294 sq mi)
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Rank17th in Serbia
 • Urban
36,764
 • Urban density740.9/km2 (1,919/sq mi)
 • Administrative
72,580
 • Administrative density95.2/km2 (247/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
22 000
Area code+381(0)22
Official languagesSerbian with parallel usage of Croatian in the village of Stara Bingula
Websitewww.sremskamitrovica.rs
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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).