Aleksandrovo (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Александрово) is a neighborhood of

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Name

It is most commonly known as ''Aleksandrovo'' (Александрово) or ''Šandor'' (Шандор), but it is also known as ''Novo Naselje'' (Ново Насеље). The Serbian name is Александрово (Cyrillic) or ''Aleksandrovo'' (Latin). Croats and Bunjevci call this part of Subotica ''Šandor'', and the inhabitant of Šandor is called ''Šandorčanin''.
In Hungarian, this part of Subotica is called ''Sándor''.
In German sources this village was called ''Schandor''.

History

There are traces of older settlements at this location dating from

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...

, time of the Sarmatians and

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

. Aleksandrovo was founded in the 18th century or more exactly in 1786 by

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

from Subotica.OŠ Sv. Sava - Istorijat
/ref> In 1804, Aleksandrovo was officially proclaimed a village. In this time, most of its inhabitants were Serbs, while some

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...

(from the group of Bunjevci) lived there as well. Aleksandrovo was a separate municipality for one century until it was joined to Subotica (in 1904). The

Serbian Orthodox The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches. The majority of the population in ...

church in Aleksandrovo was built in 1818.

Economy

Aleksandrovo is home of several big companies, including Bratstvo (steel manufacturing), Subotička Mlekara (milk products), Fidelinka (grain and bread) and 29. Novembar (meat production).

Sports

There is a

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

club named "Aleksandrovo" in the neighborhood.Aleksandrovo wrestling club website
, subotica.rs; accessed 1 June 2016.

References

External links

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