Podrinje (Serbia)

proposed Podrinje Region

Podrinje is the name of the proposed new administrative unit of Serbia.

Some political parties in Serbia (notably Democratic Party of Serbia and Šumadija Coalition) propose the creation of new administrative units of Serbia. According to these proposals, Serbia would be divided into 6 regions: Vojvodina (capital city: Novi Sad), Kosovo (capital city: Priština), Šumadija (capital city: Kragujevac), Podunavlje (capital city: Niš), Podrinje (capital city: Užice) and Belgrade City Region.

Historical background

Between 1929 and 1941, the Drina Banovina was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia named after the river Drina and consisting of parts of western Serbia and eastern Bosnia. The capital city of the province was Sarajevo, the present-day capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In 1941 Yugoslav Partisans liberated the large territory of German occupied western Serbia. In this territory they proclaimed the Republic of Užice (Uzička Republika) with Užice city as centre of the Republic. This large free territory was island of freedom in Nazi occupied Europe. Republic of Užice lived a short life. Very soon, German troops occupied this territory again, while the majority of Partisan forces escaped towards Bosnia.

See also

* Podrinje (region)
* Republic of Užice
* Drina Banovina
* Bosnian Podrinje Canton