Durrës County (Kingdom of Serbia)

For county of Republic of Albania, see Durrës County.

Durrës County Драчки округ county of Kingdom of Serbia ← 1912–1913 Coat of arms Capital Durrës History  - First Balkan War 29 November 1912  - Disestablished April 1913 Today part of Albania

Durrës County (Serbian: Драчки округ) was one of the counties of the Kingdom of Serbia established on 29 November 1912 on the part of the territory of Albania taken from the Ottoman Empire during the First Balkan War. Durrës County had four districts (Serbian: срез): Durres, Lezha, Elbasan and Tirana.^[1][2] The army of the Kingdom of Serbia retreated from Durrës in April 1913.

Establishment

Territorial expansion of the Kingdom of Serbia in 1913.

The army of the Kingdom of Serbia captured Durrës on 29 November 1912 without any resistance. An Orthodox bishop from Durrës named Jakov gave a particularly warm welcome to the new authorities. According to a 1929 work by Serbian essayist Milutin Lazarević, the Christian population of Durrës was thrilled by the arrival of the Serbian army.^[3] Right after their arrival in Durrës, on 29 November 1912, the Kingdom of Serbia established district offices and appointed the governor of the county, mayor of the city, and commander of the military garrison.^[4]

Ivan Ivanić, the first governor of Durrës County

The first governor of Durrës County was Ivan Ivanić, a Serbian diplomat. His wife Delfa, who was famous as one of the founders of the Circle of Serbian Sisters (Serbian: Kolo Srpskih Sestara), governed the city hospital in Durrës.^[5][6] The first mayor of Durrës was Petar Đurašković, a member of a family from this city, while members of the city council were Hristos Spiro, Imam Husein Efendi and Filip Serić.^[7] When the army of Kingdom of Serbia occupied Albania in 1912, Dragutin Anastasijević was engaged as a translator for the Greek language and, after a while, he was appointed as governor of Durrës County^[8] instead of Ivan Ivanić.

Disestablishment

Front page of Politika of November 29, 1912 with information about establishing of Durrës County

The army of the Kingdom of Serbia retreated from Durrës in April 1913, but it remained in other parts of Albania for the next two months.

References

1. ^ Bogdanović, Dimitrije; Radovan Samardžić (1990). Knjiga o Kosovu: razgovori o Kosovu. Književne novine. p. 208. http://books.google.com/books?id=FbpBAAAAYAAJ&q=%D1%81%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7+%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD&dq=%D1%81%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7+%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD&hl=en&ei=rww4TsSYNNCp8QOD2-n1Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA. Retrieved August 2, 2011. "На освојеном подручју су одмах успостављене грађанске власти и албанска територија је Де Факто анектирана Србији : 29. новембра је основан драчки округ са четири среза (Драч, Љеш, Елбасан, Тирана)....On conquered territory of Albania was established civil government and territory of Albania was de facto annexed by Serbia: On November 29 was established Durres County with four srez (Durres, Lezha, Elbasan, and Tirana)" 
2. ^ Petrović, Dragoljub S. (1990) (in Serbian) Heterogenost stanovništva determinanta složenosti rešenja političkog statusa albanskog prostora (Heterogeneity of the population as determinant of the complexity of solving the political status of the Albania) pp. 237–271 OCLC 439985244 http://www.rastko.rs/rastko-al/zbornik1990/dpetrovic-heterogenost_l.php "Potom, 29. novembra 1912. formiran je Drački okrug u okviru kojeg su srezovi - Drač, Tirana, Elbasan i Lješ. ... On November 29, 1912 the Durres County was established and in it there were established the follwing districts - Durres, Tirana, Elbasan and Lezhe" 
3. ^ Lazarević, Milutin D. (1934) [1929] (in Serbian) Naši ratovi za oslobođenje i ujedinjenje: Srpsko-turski rat 1912 godine (Our wars for liberation and unification: Serbian-Turkish war of 1912 Belgrade: Štamparija "Zlatibor" p. 187 OCLC 65691219 http://books.google.com/books?ei=yg1DTp3wI4WVOr2tpacJ&ct=result&id=G24NAQAAIAAJ&dq=%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%87+1912&q=%22+%D0%B0+16.+%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BE+%D1%98%D0%B5+%D1%83+%D0%94%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%87%2C+%D0%B3%D0%B4%D0%B5+%D1%98%D0%B5+%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BE+%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%B2-+%D1%99%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE+%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD+%D0%BE%D0%B4+%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5+%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%88%D1%9A%D0%B5%D0%B3+%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%88%D1%9B%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3+%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0%22#search_anchor "а 16. стигао је у Драч, где је био одушевљено дочекан од стране тамошњег хришћанског становништва (On the 16th [29th by the modern calendar] he arrived in Durrës, where he was enthusiastically welcomed by the local Christian population" 
4. ^ Popović, Bogdan; Jovan Skerlić (1924). Srpski književni glasnik, Volume 11. p. 275. http://books.google.com/books?id=eVtKAAAAMAAJ&q=%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA+%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3+%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B0&dq=%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA+%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3+%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B0&hl=sr&ei=uXU9ToHkFoKf-wbdmaypAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ. Retrieved August 6, 2011. "16. novembra odred je stigao u Drač gde je oduševljeno dočekan od hrišćanskog stanovništva. Odmah su postavljene naše policijske vlasti (načelstvo okruga dračkog, upravnik varoši, predsednik opštine i načelnik vojne stanice) i potom je bilo preduzeto utvrđivanje Drača... [transl.: 'On November 16 (i.e. Gregorian November 29) the army units arrived in Durrës, where they were welcomed warmly by the Christian population. They immediately began to organize our police authorities (the county of Durrës, a city major, a president of the town and commander of the military station) and then set up further fortification of Durrës.']" 
5. ^ Antić, Čedomir (January 2, 2010). "Kratko slavlje u Draču [Short celebration in Durres]" (in Serbian). Večernje novosti. http://www.novosti.rs/dodatni_sadrzaj/clanci.119.html:280057-Kratko-slavlje-u-Dracu. Retrieved August 5, 2011. "U Drač je ubrzo doputovao prvi načelnik okruga – Ivan Ivanić. Njegova supruga Delfa, jedna od utemeljiteljki Kola srpskih sestara, vodila je bolnicu u Draču. ...The first governor of the county soon came to Durrës – Ivan Ivanić. His wife Delfa, one of the founders of the Circle of Serbian Sisters (Serbian: Коло Српских Сестара), governed the hospital in Durrës." 
6. ^ Stojančević, Vladimir (1991). Prvi balkanski rat: okrugli sto povodom 75. godišnjice 1912–1987, 28. i 29. oktobar 1987, Volume 19. Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti. p. 134. http://books.google.com/books?id=qgIXAQAAIAAJ&q=%22%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD+%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%9B%22&dq=%22%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD+%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%9B%22&hl=en&ei=Rw4_Tq35LIXQsgbo3qHBBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAjge. Retrieved August 7, 2011. "Када јој је муж Иван Иванић, као окружни начелник, премештен у Драч, тамо прелази и она. Тако сазнајемо да је у Драчу било 12 болница и да су се сви болесници хранили „из опште кујне"...When her husband Ivan Ivanić was appointed on the position of governer of the County of Durres, she went with him there. That way we learned that there were 12 hospitals in Durres and that all patients were fed from the "common kitcen"" 
7. ^ Dinić, Dragoljub M. (1922) (in Serbo-Croatian) Prvi put kroz Albaniju sa Šumadijskim albanskim odredom 1912 : Prizren—Drač (First time with Šumadija-Albania division in 1912: Prizen – Durrës Kragujevac: Šumadija p. 84 OCLC 555240022 http://books.google.com/books?ei=asBCTvLaN46bOo2OwcQJ&ct=result&sqi=2&id=f_LLFjbn0TcC&dq=%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%87+1912&q=+%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%87#search_anchor "За председника општине Драча: Петра Ђурашковића из Драча. За чланове одбора: Христос Спиру, Имама Хусеин Ефендију и Филипа Серића.... As mayor of the city of Durres: Petar Đurašković from Durres. For city council members: Hristos Spiro, Imam Husein Efendi and Filip Serić." 
8. ^ Zbornik Matice srpske za književnost i jezik, Књига 36. Novi Sad, Serbia: Matica srpska. 1988. p. 227. http://books.google.com/books?ei=F3U9ToDGD46SswbHubT_Dw&ct=result&hl=sr&id=N1tXAAAAYAAJ&dq=%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B8+%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3+%D1%81%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5&q=%22+%D0%B0+%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5+%D1%98%D0%B5+%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BE+%D0%B8+%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA+%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3+%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B0%22#search_anchor. Retrieved August 6, 2011. "a kada je srpska vojska okupirala Albaniju, Anastasijević je isprva bio postavljen za tumača za Grčki jezik, a posle je postao i načelnik Dračkog okruga... When the Serbian army occupied Albania he was at first engaged as translator for Greek language and later he was appointed as governor of Durres county"