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Vojlovica, Pančevo
Vojlovica ( sr-cyr, Војловица) is a neighborhood of the city of Pančevo, Serbia. Formerly, it was a separate village that was joined with Pančevo in the second half of the 20th century. Vojlovica's centre is located 3,32 kilometers away from the Pančevo's centre. The geographical latitude of the settlement is 44° 50' 41.48" North, while the longitude is 20° 40' 21.69" East. Name In Serbian the neighborhood is known as ''Vojlovica'' or Војловица, in Hungarian as ''Hertelendyfalva'', and in German as ''Wojlowitz''. Vojlovica was founded on 21 July 1883 and was named ''Hertelendyfalva'' in Hungarian, after Hertelendy József. Today's name exists from 1922, and the village got it after the nearby Orthodox monastery of Vojlovica (which was founded in 1404). In the time of the village foundation, there was only one forest which belonged to the monastery. History Bronze Age graves of south Russian steppe nomads was found in the village. In period between 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of Serbia
The administrative divisions of Serbia ( sr, административна подела Србије, аdministrativna podela Srbije) are regulated by the Government of Serbia ''Enactment'' of 29 January 1992,Government of SerbiaDistricts In Serbia/ref> and by the Law on Territorial Organization adopted by the National Assembly of Serbia on 29 December 2007.Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government , Parliament of Serbia is divided into 29 districts by the government decree issued in 1992. The units of the territorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Settlers
A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established a permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. A settler who migrates to an area previously uninhabited or sparsely inhabited may be described as a pioneer. Settlers are generally from a sedentary culture, as opposed to nomadic peoples who may move settlements seasonally, within traditional territories. Settlement sometimes relies on dispossession of already established populations within the contested area, and can be a very violent process. Sometimes settlers are backed by governments or large countries. Settlements can prevent native people from continuing their work. Historical usage One can witness how settlers very often occupied land previously residents to long-established peoples, designated as Indigenous (also called "natives", "Aborigines" or, in the Americas, "Indians"). The process by which Indigenous territories are settled by foreign peoples is usually called settler colonialism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skorenovac
Skorenovac ( Serbian: Скореновац; Hungarian: ''Székelykeve''; German: ''Skorenowatz,''; Banat Bulgarian: ''Gjurgevo'') is a village located in the Kovin municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority (86.71%) and a population of 2,574 (2002 census). Geography The closest towns are Kovin (6 km), Smederevo (17 km), Pančevo (30 km), and Belgrade (46 km). History General history The village named Gyurgyova-Rádayfalva (Đurđevo) existed between 1869 and 1886 at the location between Banatski Brestovac and Danube river. In 1869, the population of Gyurgyova numbered 396 people, later, 1880 census, the population number drop to 298 people. After initial settlement, which included Hungarian (Palóc) families from Banatsko Novo Selo (''hun'': Újfalu), Jermenovci (''hun'': Ürményháza), Sándorfalva, Szeged county and Banatski Dušanovac (''hun'': Szőlősud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivanovo (Serbia)
Ivanovo ( rus, Иваново, p=ɪˈvanəvə) is a city in Russia. It is the administrative center and largest city of Ivanovo Oblast, located northeast of Moscow and approximately from Yaroslavl, Vladimir and Kostroma. Ivanovo has a population of 361,644 as of the 2021 Census, making it the 50th largest city in Russia. Until 1932, it was previously known as ''Ivanovo-Voznesensk''. It is the youngest city of the Golden Ring of Russia. The city lies on the Uvod River, in the centre of the eponymous oblast. Ivanovo gained city status in 1871, and emerged as a major centre for textile production and began to be referred as the "Russian Manchester". The city is served by Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport. Geography The Uvod River, a tributary of the Klyazma, flows from north to south, dividing the city into two halves. There are also two rivers in Ivanovo: the Talka and the Kharinka. History The city is first mentioned in 1561, when it was given to the Cherkassky princely family by Iv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knićanin
Knićanin (, ) is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Zrenjanin municipal area, in the Banat region (Central Banat District), Vojvodina province. Its population is 2,034 (2002 census) and most of its inhabitants are ethnic Serbs (97.39%). Name The village was named after voivod Stevan Knićanin, who was the commander of the Serbian volunteer squads in the Serbian Vojvodina during the 1848/1849 revolution. Other names for the village used in Serbian were ''Knićaninovo'' (Книћаниново) and ''Rudolfovo'' (Рудолфово). The former German name of the village, ''Rudolfsgnad'', was in use since 1868, when the village was named after Crown Prince Rudolf (1858-1889). The Hungarian version of the name derives from the German. Population Knićanin has a Serb ethnic majority; ethnic Serbs number 1,981 inhabitants of the village. Other ethnic groups include Hungarians, Yugoslavs, Slovaks, Croats, and others. History The village was founded during Austrian admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belo Blato
Belo Blato ( sr-cyr, Бело Блато; sk, Biele Blato or ; hu, Erzsébetlak, , , or ) is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village is ethnically mixed and its population numbering 1,477 people (2002 census). Name In Serbian the village is known as ''Belo Blato'' (Бело Блато), in Slovak as ''Biele Blato'' or ''Lízika'', in Hungarian as ''Nagyerzsébetlak'', in Banat Bulgarian as ''Belo-Blato'' and ''Liznájt'', and in German as ''Elisenheim''. Ethnic groups (2002 census) The population of the village include: * 583 (39.47%) Slovaks * 488 (33.04%) Hungarians * 128 (8.67%) Bulgarians * 118 (7.99%) Serbs * others. Slovaks and Hungarians in the village speak their native languages and nestle their national cultures, while Bulgarians do not have school classes in their language, which is slowly disappearing. History Belo Blato was settled in 1883 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glogonj
Glogonj ( sr-Cyrl, Глогоњ, ) is a village in Serbia, situated in the South Banat District of the province of Vojvodina. It is located on the banks of the Tamiš River, about 20 kilometers northwest of Pančevo, and about 20 kilometers direct north of Belgrade. It has a Serb ethnic majority, numbering 3,012 people as of 2011. Its neighboring villages are Sefkerin to the north and Jabuka to the south. All of them lie on the Tamiš. Name The name 'Glogonj' refers to the shrubs of the Hawthorn tree, (Crataegus) that was prevalent in the settlement during ancient times. The name was first mentioned as a settlement in 1586. History Early history Throughout its history, Glogonj was colonized during several different periods. The first of these occurred during Austro-Hungarian rule with the arrival of German inhabitants. In 1718 the Habsburg monarchy had captured much of the Banat Region from the Ottomans and by the 1760s, they were fortifying the border regions of the Banat wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opovo
Opovo (; hu, Ópáva) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 4,546, while Opovo municipality has 10,475 inhabitants. Name In Serbian, the town is known as ''Opovo'' (Опово), in German as ''Opowa'', in Hungarian as ''Ópáva'', in Croatian as ''Opovo'', in Romanian as ''Opovo'', in Slovak as ''Opovo'', and in Rusyn as Опово. History There are traces from Neolithic and Roman periods in this area. An older settlement named Želj existed at this locality during medieval Hungarian and later Ottoman administration. During Hungarian administration it was part of the Kovin county and during Ottoman administration part of the Temeşvar Eyalet. Southern part of modern Opovo is still called Želj by local inhabitants. According to historical sources, modern Opovo was mentioned first in 1672-1690 and it was populated by Serbs. They lived in the houses made from mud. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovin
Kovin (, hu, Kevevára) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 13,515, while the municipality has 33,722 inhabitants. In Romanian, the town is known as Cuvin, in Hungarian as Kevevára or (until 1899) Temeskubin, and in German as Kubin or Temeschkubin. In the past, the town was also known as Donji Kovin ("lower Kovin") in contrast to the town with same name in Hungary that was known in Serbian as '' Gornji Kovin'' ("upper Kovin") and in Hungarian as ''Ráckeve'' ("the Serb Kovin"). History The Dacian tribe of Albocenses dwelled in this area in the second century AD. There are remains of the ancient Roman fortress called '' Contra Margum'', opposite to the Margum, a fortress on the other side of the Danube. In the ninth and tenth centuries, this area was populated by Slavs and Romanians and Voivode Glad ruled over the region. Glad was defeated by the Hungarians, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titel
Titel ( sr-Cyrl, Тител, hu, Titel) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town of Titel has a population of 5,247, while the population of the municipality of Titel is 15,738. It is located in southeastern part of the geographical region of Bačka, known as Šajkaška. Name In Serbian, the town is known as ''Titel'' (Тител), in Hungarian as ''Titel'', in German as ''Titel'' (and sometimes ''Theisshügel''), and in Latin as ''Titulium''. History The Titel Plateau is an elevated region between the Danube and Tisza rivers, close to the confluence; about ; roughly . It has an ellipsoid form and is characterized by steep slopes at the margins. It has a substantial loess cover and is often called the Titel Loess Plateau; the loess on the plateau is considered to contain the most detailed terrestrial palaeoclimate records in Europe, with a thick and apparently continuous record extending to the middle and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The term is derived from French and Latin . The English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
