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From 1718, Ruma was under administration of the [[Habsburg monarchy]]. In 1746, the town of Ruma was founded near the original village of Ruma. The first inhabitants of the town were [[Serbs]], who came from neighboring settlements, as well as [[Germans]], who came from Germany. In the beginning of the 19th century, [[Croats]] and [[Hungarians]] settled there as well. In 1807, a large rebellion of the [[Syrmia]]n peasants known as the [[Tican's Rebellion]] started on the territory of Ruma, with its center in the village of [[Voganj]]. During the [[Revolutions of 1848|1848–1849 revolution]], Ruma was one of the important centers of the Serbian national movement in Syrmia. |
From 1718, Ruma was under administration of the [[Habsburg monarchy]]. In 1746, the town of Ruma was founded near the original village of Ruma. The first inhabitants of the town were [[Serbs]], who came from neighboring settlements, as well as [[Germans]], who came from Germany. In the beginning of the 19th century, [[Croats]] and [[Hungarians]] settled there as well. In 1807, a large rebellion of the [[Syrmia]]n peasants known as the [[Tican's Rebellion]] started on the territory of Ruma, with its center in the village of [[Voganj]]. During the [[Revolutions of 1848|1848–1849 revolution]], Ruma was one of the important centers of the Serbian national movement in Syrmia. |
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In the late 19th and early 20th century, Ruma was a district capital in the [[Syrmia County]] of the [[Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia]]. According to the 1910 census, the population of the Ruma municipality was 49,138 inhabitants, of whom 22,956 spoke [[Serbian language|Serbian]], 15,529 [[German language|German]], 5,746 [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], and 3,730 [[Croatian language|Croatian]].[http://www.talmamedia.com/php/district/district.php?county=Szer%E9m%2B] {{dead link|date=February 2015}} |
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Ruma was a district capital in the [[Syrmia County]] of the [[Kingdom of Slavonia]] who later was annexed by [[Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia]] region in [[Austria-Hungary]]. According to the 1910 census, the population of the Ruma municipality was 49,138 inhabitants, of whom 22,956 spoke [[Serbian language|Serbian]], 15,529 [[German language|German]], 5,746 [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], and 3,730 [[Croatian language|Croatian]].[http://www.talmamedia.com/php/district/district.php?county=Szer%E9m%2B] {{dead link|date=February 2015}} |
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=== World War I === |
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After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, on November 24, 1918, the Assembly of Syrmia in Ruma proclaimed the unification of Syrmia with the [[Kingdom of Serbia]]. In 1933, Ruma officially gained the status of a city. |
After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, on November 24, 1918, the Assembly of Syrmia in Ruma proclaimed the unification of Syrmia with the [[Kingdom of Serbia]]. In 1933, Ruma officially gained the status of a city. |
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=== World War II === |
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{{Main|Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia}} |
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When [[World War II]] began, Ruma was one of the centers of [[Germans|German]] national minority in [[Vojvodina]]. In 1942, during the [[Axis Powers|Axis]] occupation of Syrmia, a unit of the [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich's]] [[Wehrmacht]], known as the ''Volunteer Company Ruma ES der DM'', was formed from local [[Volksdeutsche]] volunteers. A large number of non-German citizens of Ruma participated in the [[anti-fascist]] struggle against Axis occupation.{{cite web | url = http://www.internetmedia.rs/ruma/opstina/istorija.php | language = sr | title = Opština Ruma - Istorija | publisher = Internet Media | year = 2006 | access-date = 2010-11-14}} In 1944, as a consequence of the war, most members of the German ethnic minority left the town, escaping from [[Yugoslav partisans]] and [[Soviet Red Army]]. Around 1,000 of them remained when the partisans took the town. Many of them were shot in November 1944, while survivors were taken to the Svilara concentration camp in Sremska Mitrovica.Weißbuch der Deutschen aus Jugoslawien, München 1991, S. 713 |
When [[World War II]] began, Ruma was one of the centers of [[Germans|German]] national minority in [[Vojvodina]]. In 1942, during the [[Axis Powers|Axis]] occupation of Syrmia, a unit of the [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich's]] [[Wehrmacht]], known as the ''Volunteer Company Ruma ES der DM'', was formed from local [[Volksdeutsche]] volunteers. A large number of non-German citizens of Ruma participated in the [[anti-fascist]] struggle against Axis occupation.{{cite web | url = http://www.internetmedia.rs/ruma/opstina/istorija.php | language = sr | title = Opština Ruma - Istorija | publisher = Internet Media | year = 2006 | access-date = 2010-11-14}} In 1944, as a consequence of the war, most members of the German ethnic minority left the town, escaping from [[Yugoslav partisans]] and [[Soviet Red Army]]. Around 1,000 of them remained when the partisans took the town. Many of them were shot in November 1944, while survivors were taken to the Svilara concentration camp in Sremska Mitrovica.Weißbuch der Deutschen aus Jugoslawien, München 1991, S. 713 |
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In 1949 the Union of Pilots of Yugoslavia (Vazduhoplovni Savez Jugoslavije) opened a pilot school, a school for parachute instructors and a school of aircraft modelling in Ruma, all of which were funded by the Airforces of Yugoslavia. This led to an impressive International air show held in the center of the town in 1950. |
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=== 1990s === |
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During the 1990s, about 10,000 refugees from [[Croatia]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]] and [[Kosovo]] settled in Ruma as well. {{Citation needed}} After the war, colonists from various parts of the former Yugoslavia settled this area.{{Citation needed}} |
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