МИГРАЦИЈЕ СРПСКОГ НАРОДА У СРЕМ У ВРЕМЕ АУСТРО-ТУРСКОГ РАТА 1737–1739.
MIGRATIONS OF THE SERBS TO SYRMIA DURING THE AUSTROTURKISH WAR OF 1737–1739

Summary/Abstract: The author has taken into account the migrations of the Serbs from Serbia to Syrmia (Srem) during the Austro-Turkish war of 1737–1739 are concerned. In this war the border between the two empires has stabilized on the rivers Danube and Sava. Serbs have very much supported Austrian Imperial Christian army on its’ way through central and southern (Old) Serbia, but aft er the defeat of the imperial units, Serbs were constrained to migrate, just like in 1690. Th e largest number went with the units of Colonel Athanasius Rašković, who, besides the Serbs, had also led the Roman Catholic Albanian tribe of Clements. A part of the Serbian units (militia) has retreated under the command of Captain Vuk Isaković. He had later become one of the heroes of the Serbian literature. Besides them, aft er the fall of Belgrade in 1739 many traders and craftsmen, not only Serbs, but also Germans, Armenians, Aromanians had fled as well and settled in the urban parts of Srem, like for instance the towns of Karlovci, Mitrovica, Irig, Zemun, Ruma, etc. These refugees, especially traders and craft smen that were settled in the aforementioned urban areas of Syrmia have contributed very much to the economic growth and social power of the cities and market towns in Syrmia (Srem) by their wealth, but also experience and craftsmanship.

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