Administrative divisions of the Principality of Serbia
The administrative divisions of the Principality of Serbia (Serbian: Административна подела Кнежевине Србије), which existed from 1815 to 1882, changed during the course of history.
1815–1819
In 1815, Serbia included all of the Belgrade Pashalik (12 nahije (sing. nahija, from Ottoman nahiye) and also the Poreč region of the Vidin Pashalik, with Poreč being returned to Ottoman administration in early 1816.[1]
| Nahija | Villages | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Belgrade (Beogradska nahija) | 128 | Belgrade |
| Valjevo (Valjevska nahija) | 193 | Valjevo |
| Jagodina (Jagodinska nahija) | 140 | Jagodina |
| Kragujevac (Kragujevačka nahija) | 160 | Kragujevac |
| Požarevac (Požarevačka nahija) | 194 | Požarevac |
| Požega (Požeška nahija) | 104 | Požega |
| Rudnik (Rudnička nahija) | 101 | Rudnik |
| Smederevo (Smederevska nahija) | 51 | Smederevo |
| Soko (Sokolska nahija) | 70 | |
| Užice (Užička nahija) | 123 | Užice |
| Ćuprija (Ćuprijska nahija) | 72 | Ćuprija |
| Šabac (Šabačka nahija) | 105 | Šabac |
| Poreč | 20 | Poreč |
1819–1833
In 1819, Serbia was organized into 12 nahije (sing. nahija, from Ottoman nahiye), 45 knežine (sing. knežina), 1,396 villages and towns.
| Nahija | knežine | Villages | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šabac (Šabačka nahija) | 4 | 104 | Šabac |
| Valjevo (Valjevska nahija) | 3 | 189 | Valjevo |
| Soko (Sokolska nahija) | 2 | 46 | |
| Užice (Užička nahija) | 2 | 120 | Užice |
| Požega (Požeška nahija) | 8 | 105 | Požega |
| Rudnik (Rudnička nahija) | 5 | 111 | Rudnik |
| Kragujevac (Kragujevačka nahija) | 3 | 168 | Kragujevac |
| Jagodina (Jagodinska nahija) | 2 | 145 | Jagodina |
| Ćuprija (Ćuprijska nahija) | 2 | 72 | Ćuprija |
| Požarevac (Požarevačka nahija) | 7 | 194 | Požarevac |
| Smederevo (Smederevska nahija) | 2 | 125 | Smederevo |
| Belgrade (Beogradska nahija) | 5 | 125 | Belgrade |
1833–1836
In 1833, six nahiye were ceded to Serbia with the "Third Hatišerif", an edict (hatt-i sharif) issued by Sultan Mahmud II (r. 1808–1839). In 1834, the Parliament decided that Serbia be divided on five governorships (serdarstvo) and 19 districts (okružije or okrug), thereby ending the Ottoman nomenclature. The six ceded nahiyas (part of Revolutionary Serbia before 1813), Krajina, Crna Reka, Paraćin, Kruševac, Stari Vlah, Jadar and Rađevina, were organized into the present governorships. The five governorships were Raška (Raško serdarstvo, seat in Čačak), Rasina (Rasinsko serdarstvo, seat in Jagodina), Podunavlje (Podunavsko serdarstvo, seat in Belgrade), Mačva (Mačvansko serdarstvo, seat in Šabac), and Timok (Timočko serdarstvo, seat in Negotin). In the summer of 1834 there were 15 districts and 61 captaincies (kapetanije), the latter renamed srezovi (sing. srez) in 1835.
According to the 1834 census, there were the following districts:
| District | Captaincies | Villages | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krajina (Okružije Krajinsko) | ? | ? | Negotin |
| Crna Reka (Okružije Crnorečko) | ? | ? | Zaječar |
| Banja (Okružije Banjsko) | ? | ? | |
| Ćuprija (Okružije Ćuprijsko) | ? | ? | Ćuprija |
| Požarevac (Okružije Požarevačko) | ? | ? | Požarevac |
| Kruševac (Okružije Kruševačko) | ? | ? | Kruševac |
| Jagodina (Okružije Jagodinsko) | ? | ? | Jagodina |
| Smederevo (Okružije Smederevsko) | ? | ? | Smederevo |
| Belgrade (Okružije Beogradsko) | ? | ? | Belgrade |
| Kragujevac (Okružije Kragujevačko) | ? | ? | Kragujevac |
| Rudnik (Okružije Rudničko) | ? | ? | Rudnik |
| Užice (Okružije Užičko) | ? | ? | Užice |
| Podrinje (Okružije Podrinsko) | ? | ? | Loznica |
| Valjevo (Okružije Valjevsko) | ? | ? | Valjevo |
| Šabac (Okružije Šabačko) | ? | ? | Šabac |
1836–1878
In 1836, the Čačak district was separated from the Rudnik district, while the Banja district was divided into the Aleksinac and Gurgusovac districts. The 17 districts were used until 1878. Gurgusovac was renamed Knjaževac in 1859.
In 1866, there were statistical studies done on the Principality of Serbia, one by statistician Vladimir Jakšić (1824–1899) in Glasnik, and the other done in Almanach de Gotha.[2] Serbia had a total of 1,216,346 inhabitants in 1866, according to M. Milićević (1876).[3]
| District | Srezovi | Settlements | Seat | Inhabitants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrade (Beogradski okrug) | 5 | 123 | Belgrade | 63,880 [4] |
| Smederevo (Smederevski okrug) | 4 | 55 | Smederevo | 59,980 [5] |
| Jagodina (Jagodinski okrug) | 4 | 145 | Jagodina | 62,179 [6] |
| Kragujevac (Kragujevački okrug) | 5 | 177 | Kragujevac | 98,141 [7] |
| Rudnik (Rudnički okrug) | 4 | 120 | Rudnik | 47,565 [8] |
| Valjevo (Valjevski okrug) | 6 | 213 | Valjevo | 83,483 [9] |
| Šabac (Šabački okrug) | 4 | 113 | Šabac | 73,622 [10] |
| Podrinje (Podrinski okrug) | 4 | 115 | Loznica | 48,827 [11] |
| Užice (Užički okrug) | 7 | 405 | Užice | 104,377 [12] |
| Čačak (Čačanski okrug) | 5 | 243 | Čačak | 58,037 [13] |
| Kruševac (Kruševački okrug) | 5 | 285 | Kruševac | 67,756 [14] |
| Aleksinac (Aleksinački okrug) | 4 | 119 | Aleksinac | 48,136 [15] |
| Knjaževac (Kneževački okrug) | 4 | 112 | Knjaževac | 55,079 [16] |
| Crna Reka (Crnorečki okrug) | 3 | 45 | Zaječar | 53,284 [17] |
| Krajina (Krajinski okrug) | 6 | 80 | Negotin | 70,324 [18] |
| Požarevac (Požarevački okrug) | 8 | 183 | Požarevac | 140,790 [19] |
| Ćuprija (Ćuprijski okrug) | 4 | 95 | Ćuprija | 55,888 [20] |
See also
References
- ^ Petrović & Petrović 1882, pp. 153–154.
- ^ Milićević 1876, p. V.
- ^ Milićević 1876, p. 1144.
- ^ Milićević 1876, p. 110.
- ^ Milićević 1876, p. 166.
- ^ Milićević 1876, p. 207.
- ^ Milićević 1876, p. 298.
- ^ Milićević 1876, p. 352.
- ^ Milićević 1876, pp. 359, 410.
- ^ Milićević 1876, pp. 359, 509.
- ^ Milićević 1876, pp. 359, 565.
- ^ Milićević 1876, pp. 575, 625.
- ^ Milićević 1876, pp. 575, 690.
- ^ Milićević 1876, pp. 575, 760.
- ^ Milićević 1876, pp. 771, 812.
- ^ Milićević 1876, pp. 771, 846.
- ^ Milićević 1876, pp. 771, 918.
- ^ Milićević 1876, pp. 771, 997.
- ^ Milićević 1876, pp. 1015, 1071.
- ^ Milićević 1876, pp. 1015, 1135.
Sources
- Milićević, Milan Đ. (1876). Кнежевина Србија: географија, орографија, хидрографија, топографија, аркеологија, историја, етнографија, статистика, просвета, култура, управа [Principality of Serbia]. U državnoj štampariji – via Google Books.
- Petrović, Vukašin J.; Petrović, Nikola K. (1882). "Државна управа". Грађа за Историју Краљевине Србије, време прве владе Кнеза Милоша Обреновића: књига прва, од 1815 до 1821 године. pp. 153-.
- Завод за статистику (May 1955), Административно-територијалне промене у НР Србији 1834-1954 (PDF), Народна Република Србија: завод за статистику
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