Sremska Mitrovica

Sremska Mitrovica Сремска Митровица (Serbian)
City
City of Sremska Mitrovica
From top: Panorama of the city, Town library, Imperial Palace in Sirmium, Military- border building, Town Gallery, Building of the Police Station, The "Stone flower" fountain
Flag Coat of arms
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
Region	Syrmia
District	Srem
Municipality	Sremska Mitrovica
Settlements	26
Government
• Mayor	Svetlana Milovanović (SNS)
Area [1]
• Urban	49.62 km2 (19.16 sq mi)
• Administrative	762 km2 (294 sq mi)
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Population  (2022 census)[2]
• Rank	17th in Serbia
• Urban	40,144
• Urban density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
• Administrative	72,580
• Administrative density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22 000
Area code	+381(0)22
Car plates	SM
Website	www.sremskamitrovica.rs

Sremska Mitrovica (Serbian pronunciation: [srêːmskaː mîtroʋitsa]; Serbian Cyrillic: Сремска Митровица, Hungarian: Szávaszentdemeter, Latin: Sirmium) is a city and the administrative center of the Srem District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the left bank of the Sava river. As of 2022^[update], the city has a total population of 40,144 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).