History of Zrenjanin

Since great fire destroyed almost whole town in 1807, county seat was temporarily moved to Groß Sankt Nikolaus, until new county building was finished in 1820. Bečkerek got a theatre hall in 1839 and a gymnasium in 1846, as well as City Hall in 1820 and the Palace of Justice in 1908.

During the Revolution of 1848-1849, the town was one of de facto capitals of Serbian Vojvodina, a Serbian autonomous region within Habsburg Empire. Between 1849 and 1860, it was part of a separate Austrian crown land known as the Vojvodina of Serbia and Tamiš Banat. After the abolishment of this province, the town was included into Torontal County, and was the administrative center of this county. After 1867, Bečkerek was located within the Hungarian part of Austria-Hungary. In the beginning of the 20th century, the town was ethnically mixed.