Stari Banovci
Stari Banovci
Стари Бановци (Serbian) | |
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| Coordinates: 44°59′N 20°17′E / 44.983°N 20.283°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Region | Syrmia |
| District | Srem |
| Municipality | Stara Pazova |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.48 km2 (11.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,954 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Stari Banovci (Serbian Cyrillic: Стари Бановци) is a suburban settlement in Serbia. It is located in the Stara Pazova municipality, in the region of Syrmia (Syrmia District), Vojvodina province. Stari Banovci, Banovci-Dunav and Novi Banovci form together urban settlement Banovci. The population of the settlement as the whole is 16,000 people (2011 census).[1]
Name
[edit]The name of the settlement in Serbian is plural.
History
[edit]In ancient times, Roman fortress named Burgene existed at this location. The village of Banovci existed here since the 16th century, and perhaps even before that. Another two villages, Darinovci and Tusa, were situated at this location, but both were later resettled.
According to the Ottoman census from 1566/7, most of the inhabitants of Banovci were Serbs. In 1734, the population of the village was composed of 53 houses. In 1756, population numbered 211 houses.
During the Axis occupation in World War II, 158 villagers were murdered, 52 were sent to concentration camp Sajmište, 38 were sent to forced labour, and 104 were held as war prisoners.
Tourism
[edit]International hiking- and bikingroute Sultans Trail goes thru Banovci. Both routes follow the old route from Budapest to Istanbul
Historical population
[edit]- 1948: 2,029
- 1953: 2,074
- 1961: 2,374
- 1971: 2,829
- 1981: 3,393
- 1991: 4,033
- 2002: 5,488
- 2011: 5,954
Family names of the villagers
[edit]Some of the families in the village include: Antić, Azlen, Ašćerić, Babić, Bajić, Barišić, Bogdanovic, Bošković, Damjanac, Dražeta, Drljača, Đorđević, Đurić, Girgis, Glumac, Gojković, Grabovica, Gugleta, Hinić, Ilić, Janjic, Jekić, Jevtic, Jojić, Jovanović, Kasagic, Knežević, Korlat, Korolija, Kosovic, Kovačević, Kristić, Krndija, Krnjic, Lazarević, Leskur, Levnajić, Lukic, Malbaša, Malenić, Maljković, Marković, Markulin, Mijačević, Mijatović, Miljković, Mirilovic, Mrđić, Nikolić, Obradovic, Ostojić, Petrović, Pražić, Preočanin, Prnjić, Prtina, Punos, Purić, Radojčić, Riđošić, Sasin, Savić, Skerletović, Slavik, Srebro, Sovilj, Stanković, Stanišić, Šaula, Šimunović, Tadic, Tesic, Tica, Tišma, Trninić, Tomašević, Tufegdzic, Ušljebrka, Večerinac, Vezmar, Vidaković, Vojnović, Vujasinović, Vukadinović, Vuković, Vuckovic, Zeljug, Zorić, Zubovic, etc.
Education
[edit]There is a primary school Slobodan Savković in the village.
See also
[edit]- Stara Pazova
- Syrmia District
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
[edit]- ^ "Comparative overview of the number of population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- Milorad Babić - Petar Vukelić - Sretenije Zorkić, Hronika Starih Banovaca, Sremska Mitrovica, 1989.
- Sreta Pecinjački, Stari Banovci do kraja 18. veka, Matica srpska, Zbornik za društvene nauke 36, Novi Sad, 1963.
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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