SHABATS (also written Shabatz and Sabac)  , a town in Servia, capital of the Drina department, on the right bank of the river Save . Pop . (1900) 12,072 . It has a medieval castle, built in 1470 by Sultan Mahommed II., to facilitate the incursion of the Turks into Slavonia, which lies on the left bank of the river . It is the principal commercial town of north-western Servia, exporting cereals, prunes, cattle and pigs to Hungary . It is well known for the excellent white honey which comes from its neighbourhood . The district is rich in lime-trees . Shabats is the seat of a bishop, of the district prefecture, and of a tribunal . It has a college and a library, and a garrison occupies the old fort . The people of Shabats have the reputation of being the wittiest in Servia .