Banat

LC control no.	sh2008004564
Geographic heading	Banat *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Geographic subdivision usage	Banat
Variant(s)	Banatul Bánság
Found in	Work cat.: 2007479407: Borki-Kálmán Béla. Öt nemzedék és ami előtte következik--, 2006: p. 47 (Bánság) GeoNet, June 17, 2008 (Banat, rgn, 45°30ʹN 21°00ʹE; Romania; variant: Banat of Temesvar) GeoNet, June 17, 2008 (Banat, rgn, 45°30ʹN 21°00ʹE; Serbia; variant: Banat of Temesvar) Wikipedia WWW site, June 17, 2008 (hdg.: Banat, Bánság; The Banat is a geographical and historical region of Central Europe currently divided between three countries: the eastern part lies in Romania (the counties of Timiş, Caraş-Severin, Arad (part of it, south of Mures/Maros river), and Mehedinţi), the western part in Serbia (the Serbian Banat, mostly included in the Vojvodina region, except for a small part included in Central Serbia), and a small southern part in Hungary (Csongrád county). It's populated by Serbs, Romanians, Hungarians, Slovaks and by many other in smaller number. The Banat is a part of the Pannonian plain bordered by the River Danube to the south, the River Tisza (Theiss, Tissa, Tisa) to the west, the River Mureş to the north, and the Southern Carpathian Mountains to the east. Its historical capital was Timişoara, now in Timiş county in Romania.The name of the Banat is similar in the languages of the region; Romanian: Banat, Serbian: Банат (Banat), Hungarian: Bánát or Bánság, German: Banat, Turkish: Banat, Slovak: Banát, Banat Bulgarian: Banát, and Standard Bulgarian: Банат (Banat). In the 17th century, parts of the Banat were incorporated into the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria. In 1716, Prince Eugene of Savoy took the last parts of the Banat from the Ottomans. It received the title of the Banat of Temeswar after the Treaty of Passarowitz (1718), and remained a separate province of Habsburg Monarchy under military administration until 1751, when Empress Maria Theresa of Austria introduced a civil administration. The Banat of Temeswar province was abolished in 1778. The southern part of the Banat region remained within the Military Frontier (Banat Krajina) until the Frontier was abolished in 1871.) Új magy. lex., 1960: v. 1, p. 235 (Bánát, Bánság; in Romanian Banatul; largest city in the region is Timişoara (Temesvár); lies in three countries, Romania, Yugoslavia (Vojvodina), and southern Hungary)