Morava Banovina

Morava Banovina Moravska banovina Моравска бановина
Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1929–1941 →
Morava Banovina (red) within Kingdom of Yugoslavia (light yellow)
Capital		Niš
History
•	Established	1929
•	Disestablished	1941
Today part of		Serbia/Kosovo

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Map of Morava Banovina

The Morava Banovina or Morava Banate (Serbian: Моравска бановина/Moravska banovina) was a province (banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of parts of present-day Central Serbia (including Vučitrn and Podujevo in Kosovo) and it was named for the Morava Rivers. The capital city of the Morava Banovina was Niš.

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The building that served as administrative seat of Banovina. Today serves as University of Niš, front view

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Side view

Borders

According to the 1931 Constitution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia,

The Morava Banovina is bounded on the north and the east by the State frontiers with Romania and Bulgaria as for as the southern boundary of the district of Lužnica (at Descani Kladenac). From this point the boundary of the Banovina follows the southern boundaries of the districts of Lužnica, Niš, Dobrić, Prokuplje, Kosanica, Lab and Vučitrn (Vushtrria), including all these districts, and at the intersection of the boundaries of the three districts of Vučitrn, Gračanica and Drenica it joins the boundary of the Zeta Banovina. The boundary then continues northwards, coinciding with the boundaries of the Zeta, Drina, and Danube Banovinas.

History

In 1941, the World War II Axis Powers occupied the Morava Banovina and it was made part of German and Bulgaria -occupied Serbia and Italian-occupied Albania. Following World War II, the region was made a part of Serbia within a federal Socialist Yugoslavia.

Notes and references

Notes:

References:

• The Constitution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia

See also

• Southern and Eastern Serbia
• Kosovo