Maribor Oblast Explained

Native Name:Mariborska Oblast
Conventional Long Name:Maribor Oblast
Common Name:Maribor Oblast
Subdivision:Oblast
Nation:the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
P1:Province of Slovenia
Flag P1:Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1943).svg
P2:Province of Croatia and Slavonia
Flag P2:Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1943).svg
S1:Drava Banovina
Flag S1:Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1943).svg
S2:Sava Banovina
Flag S2:Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1943).svg
Year Start:1922
Year End:1929
Image Map Caption:Maribor Oblast map
Image Map2:Maribor Oblast.png
Stat Area1:7569
Stat Pop1:624,121[1]
Stat Year1:1921
Today:Slovenia
Croatia

Maribor Oblast (Slovenian: Mariborska oblast) was one of the oblasts of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 1922 to 1929. Its capital was Maribor.

History

The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was formed in 1918 and was initially divided into provinces (this division was inherited from previous state administrations). In 1922, new administrative units known as oblasts (Slovene: oblasti) were introduced and the whole country was divided into 33 oblasts. Before 1922, the territory of the Maribor Oblast was part of the Province of Slovenia and the Province of Croatia and Slavonia.

Geography

The Maribor Oblast was composed of the traditional regions of Lower Styria, Slovene Carinthia, Prekmurje, which were predominantly Slovene-speaking, and Međimurje, which was predominantly Croatian-speaking. The Oblast bordered Austria to the north, Hungary to the east, Ljubljana Oblast to the west and Zagreb Oblast to the south.

Administrative units

The oblast included the following districts:[2]

See also

References

  1. Book: Leskovec . Zgodovina uprave v Mariboru 1752-1941 . 286.
  2. Book: Administrativna razdelitev države, Tabor . May 5, 1922 . 4, 5.