Bosut
Босут (
Serbian) | |
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Coordinates: 44°56′N 19°22′E / 44.933°N 19.367°E | |
Country | Serbia |
Province | Vojvodina |
Region | Syrmia |
District | Srem |
Municipality | Sremska Mitrovica |
Area | |
• Total | 28.39 km2 (10.96 sq mi) |
Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
Population (2011)
[2] | |
• Total | 971 |
• Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Bosut ( Serbian Cyrillic: Босут) is a village located in the city of Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia. It is situated near the Bosut River, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. As of 2011 census, it has a population of 971 inhabitants.
While returning early from Budapest-Rakos M/Y mission, town was bombed by 1 x 463rd BG Boeing B-17 on 27 June 1944 as a target of opportunity: 16 x 250 GP bombs dropped on the main highway / powerplant.
In Serbian, the village is known as Bosut (Босут), in Croatian as Bosut, and in Hungarian as Boszut. There is also a river with the same name (see: Bosut River).