Divoš () is a village located in the Sremska Mitrovica municipality, in the Syrmia District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,585 people (2002 census).

Name In Serbian, the village is known as Divoš (Дивош) and in Hungarian as Diós.

History Following Ottoman retreat from the region, the Lordship of Ilok and Upper Syrmia was established, and the village became part of its domain.

Historical population

1961: 1,614 1971: 1,644 1981: 1,618 1991: 1,527

Culture

Near the village there is Kuveždin Monastery, one of 16 Orthodox monasteries on Fruška Gora mountain. See also List of places in Serbia List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

References

Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

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