Zenta

Zenta, also known as Senta, stands on the Tisza in the fertile plain of northern Bačka. King Vladislaus II granted it the status of a free royal town in 1506, before the Ottoman conquest transformed the region. The river gave its name to a decisive battle on 11 September 1697: Prince Eugene of Savoy attacked the Ottoman army as it crossed the Tisza and won a major victory. After the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699, Zenta became part of the Habsburg Military Frontier along the Tisza and Maros.