Elemir

Elemir Елемир
Village (Selo)
The Orthodox Church
Elemir Location of Elemir within Serbia Elemir Elemir (Serbia) Elemir Elemir (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°26′20″N 20°17′32″E
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	Central Banat
Area
• Total	72.6 km2 (28.0 sq mi)
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	3,672
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	23208
Area code	+381(0)23
Car plates	ZR

Elemir (Serbian Cyrillic: Елемир; Hungarian: Elemér) is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the province of Vojvodina. As of 2011 census, the village has a population of 4,338 inhabitants.

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Elemir or Елемир, in Hungarian as Elemér and in German as Elemer.

Geography

Lake Okanj is located near Elemir. Okanj is a part of the broader Important Bird and Biodiversity area "Okanj and Rusanda".

Demographics

Catholic church in Elemir

As of 2011 census, the village has a population of 4,338 inhabitants.

Historical population

• 1869: 4,359
• 1900: 4,749
• 1948: 4,656
• 1953: 4,757
• 1961: n/a
• 1971: 5,001
• 1981: 4,998
• 1991: 4,724
• 2002: 4,690
• 2011: 4,338
• 2022: 3,672

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the village (as of 2011 census):

• Serbs = 4,158 (88.66%)
• Romani = 181 (3.86%)
• Hungarians = 93 (1.98%)
• Yugoslavs = 54 (1.15%)
• Croats = 24 (0.51%)
• Others (3.84%)

Gallery

• 
  Kastel park in autumn
• 
  Orthodox church and primary school
• 
  Sunset near Elemir
• 
  European white stork

See also

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

References

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