Military Frontier

Military Frontier (Military Border, Military Krajina, Vojna Krajina, ????? ???????, Militärgrenze, Confiniaria militaria) was a borderland of Habsburg Austria which acted as the cordon sanitaire against the Turks from the Middle Ages (Croatian Krajina) or from the late 17th and 18th centuries (Slavonian and Banat Krajina) until the 19th century.

Divisions

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the frontier was divided into the following districts:

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Banat Krajina

The Banat Krajina was located on the Serbian-Romanian border.

Related Topics:
Banat Krajina - Serbia - Romania

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The Banat Krajina was divided into Serbian, ethnic German (Volksdeutscher) and Romanian sections.

Related Topics:
Serbian - Ethnic German - Romanian

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Slavonian Krajina

The Slavonian Krajina was located on the border of Vojvodina, Slavonia, and eastern Croatia towards Bosnia and partly to Serbia.

Related Topics:
Slavonian Krajina - Vojvodina - Slavonia - Croatia - Bosnia - Serbia

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Croatian Krajina

The Croatian Krajina was located on the border of Croatia and Bosnia.

Related Topics:
Croatian Krajina - Bosnia

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This part of the Military Frontier included the geographic regions of Lika, Kordun, Banija and bordered the Adriatic Sea to the west, Venetian Republic to the south, Habsburg Croatia to the west, and the Ottoman Empire to the east.

Related Topics:
Lika - Adriatic Sea - Venetian Republic

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It extended onto the Slavonian Krajina near the confluence of the Una river into Sava.

Related Topics:
Una river - Sava

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