Braničevo (region)

Braničevo (Браничево) is a geographical region in east-central Serbia. It is mostly situated in the Braničevo District.

History

In the Middle Ages, a Slavic tribe known as Braničevci inhabited region. In this time, the town named Braničevo also existed in the area, at the estuary of the river Mlava into Danube. The town was a seat of the Eparchy of the Orthodox Church.

During the Middle Ages, Braničevo was under Byzantine, Bulgarian and Hungarian rule. During administration of the Kingdom of Hungary, a province named Banovina of Braničevo existed in this area. In the 13th century, two independent local Bulgarian rulers, Drman and Kudelin, ruled over the region. In 1290, they were defeated by the Serbian king, Stefan Dragutin, who joined Braničevo to his Syrmian Kingdom. The region later belonged to subsequent Serbian states, until it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century. In the 14th century, the region was in a possession of local rulers from the House of Rastislalić.

During the Ottoman rule, Braničevo was part of the Sanjak of Smederevo, and since 19th century, it is again part of the Serbian state.

ee also

*Geographical regions in Serbia
*Braničevo District