Sava Banovina

The Sava Banovina or Sava Banate was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1929 to 1939. It was named after the Sava River and covered much of what is now Croatia, including areas known as historical Croatia and Slavonia. Before 1931, it also included a region called White Carniola, which is now a part of Slovenia.

The main city and capital of the Sava Banovina was Zagreb, an important cultural and political center. This period was part of the larger changes happening in Yugoslavia as the country reorganized its administrative areas into banovinas, or provinces, to better manage its diverse regions.

Borders

According to the 1931 Constitution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Sava Banovina had specific borders. To the north, near the river Mura, it shared a boundary with the Drava Banovina. The border followed the Mura river, then the edge of the country with Hungary, and continued along the Drava river before reaching the area around Ilok. From there, the boundary moved to follow the Sava river, passing through areas like Vukovar, Vinkovci, and Županja.

The border then followed the Una river to the area near Dvor and continued to the Adriatic Sea. It passed through several districts including Petrinja, Glina, Gvozd, Vojnić, Slunj, Korenica, Donji Lapac, Gračac, and Gospić. Finally, it reached the coast near the gorge of Ljubač and the canal of Nova Povljana.

History

In 1939, the Sava Banovina joined with the Littoral Banovina and some nearby areas to form the Banovina of Croatia. Then, in 1941, during World War II, the Axis powers took over this region. Some small parts were taken by Fascist Italy and Hungary, and the rest became part of the Independent State of Croatia. After the war, the area became part of Croatia in federal Communist Yugoslavia.

List of Bans

Here is a list of the people who were governors, called Bans, of the Sava Banovina.

(a) = acting