# Sremska Mitrovica

Sremska Mitrovica is a town in Syrmia (Serbian: Srem) district, in the province of Vojvodina, in the northern part of Serbia.

## Understand

The town is the centre of the Syrmia region, with about 85,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the banks of the Sava river, near the Fruska Gora mountain. It was once the capital of the Roman Empire, called Sirmium. Ten Roman emperors were born here. The name Mitrovica means "City of Saint Demetrius" (Civitas Sancti Demetrii) and has origins in the Middle Ages. There are excavations with the remainings from the Roman times all around the town.

## Get in
### By plane

Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is connected to Sremska Mitrovica by highway E70.

### By car

Sremska Mitrovica is about 70 km from Belgrade by highway E70 (former Autoput Bratstva i jedinstva)

### By bus

From Belgrade, Novi Sad, Vienna, Zagreb, etc.

### By train

The Belgrade-Zagreb line goes through Sremska Mitrovica.

## See

* 44.966719.610211 Imperial palace (Carska palata), Pivarska 2. Remains from the Roman period. From the year 393. Sirmium was one of four capitals of The Roman Empire (updated Jun 2018)
* 44.96744719.60912 Museum of Srem (Muzej Srema), Vuka Karadzica 3; Trg Sv. Stefana 15. Muzej na dve adrese (updated Jun 2018)
* 44.9678719.60723 Srpski dom. Library, theatre, gallery. (updated Jun 2018)
* 44.9679219.60354 Excavations from Roman times (Iskopine). 24/7 (in open space). Remains from Roman times, all over the town. (updated Jun 2018)
* 44.9823619.61375 Railway station (Željeznička stanica). The first building built in communist Yugoslavia after World War II (updated Jun 2018)
* 44.9676719.606626 Serbian orthodox church of St. Demetrius (Pravoslavna crkva Sv. Dimitrija), Trg Ćire Milekića 16. (updated Jun 2018)
* 44.961619.61157 River Sava beach (Plaža), Kej. In summer time. Free. (updated Jun 2018)
* 44.968419.607998 Baroque square (In the town center), Trg Ćire Milekića. (updated Jun 2018)
* 44.9769619.60339 Memorial park (Spomen groblje). Burial place for 7950 victims of the fascism in World War II. Important monument from the communist era (updated Jun 2018)
* 44.9689219.6022410 Serbian Orthodox church of St. Stephen (Srpska pravoslavna crkva Sv. Stevana). 'Little church' on The River Sava is one of the oldest churches in Vojvodina. On this place was the Roman bath, and later, in the first century AD, the Christian basilica in Sirmium. Now, there are icons painted by Teodor Kracun with unique motives, for example Christ holding a shovel. (updated Jun 2018)
* 44.969519.61164511 Cathedral Basilica of St. Demetrius. Catholic church, minor basilica. Built in 1810. (updated Jun 2018)
* 44.9703519.613412 Greek Catholic Church of Ascension (Ukrainian Church). (updated Jun 2018)
* 44.943119.5131713 Zasavica bog (Bara Zasavica). Special nature reserve, auto camping. (updated Jun 2018)
* 45.139319.651414 Fruška Gora. Mountain, national park. (updated Jun 2018)
* Fruska gora monasteries (Fruškogorski manastiri). Fruska gora is declared as a saint mountain because of 16 monasteries still active. Thanks to monks in Fruska gora monasteries Serbian culture survived the Otoman rule in Serbia. (updated Jun 2018)
* 44.96754919.6072915 Memorial picture gallery Lazar Vozarevic. (updated Jun 2018)
* 44.96979419.60915316 St. Demetrius basilica remains (ostaci bazilike Sv. Dimitrija), Solarski trg. Built between 426 and 441 AD. Located in the basement of a nowadays residential building. (updated Mar 2019)
* 44.9659219.6012917 St. Irenaeus Footbridge (Pešački most). Longest cable-stayed pedestrian bridge in Europe (span length 35 m - 192.50 m - 35 m, deck width 5,5 m). Ancient Roman Artemis bridge was located on this site. Many Christians were executed here, one of them was St. Irenaeus, bishop of Sirmium in Pannonia (updated May 2020)
* 44.967719.6082518 Stone Flower Fountain (Fontana Kameni cvet). Fountain in the town center, made by Irina Nepokojčicka, Russian architect who ran away from bolsevik Russia to Sremska Mitrovica. Longing for home she made a beautiful fountain, stone flower which 'cries', symbolizing her tears. (updated May 2020)

## Do

* Stringfest (String Instruments Festival - Festival gudača). (updated May 2020)
* Wine festival. dedicated to Roman emperor Probus (updated May 2020)
* Motorcycle meeting. (updated May 2020)
* SM Jazz&Blues Spring Fest. (updated May 2020)
* Sirmium Rock Fest. (updated May 2020)
* Watermelon fest (Bostanijada). (updated May 2020)
* Srem Folk Fest. (updated May 2020)
* StrudelFest. (updated May 2020)
* 44.9681519.607831 Magic Square (New Year and Christmas festival). Christmas Market, concerts... (updated May 2020)
* Rhetoric Festival (SIRMIUM LUX VERBI, Festival besedništva). (updated May 2020)

## Eat

The Syrmia region is famous for pork meat specialties - bacon, sausages and other products of pork meat. Fish is also a regional product (Syrmia is located between two large rivers - the Sava and the Danube).

## Drink

The Syrmia region is known for good wine. Beer is also good and most people drink beer in restaurants. Schnaps ('rakija') made of plum, apricot or apple is a traditional drink in Serbia.