Idvor () is a village in northern
Serbia
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. It is located in the
Kovačica
Kovačica ( sr-cyrl, Ковачица, ; sk, Kovačica; hu, Antalfalva; ro, Covăcița) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the town has ...
municipality,
South Banat District
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,
Vojvodina
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province. The village has a
Serb
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The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
ethnic majority (93.98%) and its population numbers 1,198 people (2002 census).
Name
In
Serbian, the village is known as ''Idvor'' (Идвор), in
German
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as ''Idwor'', and in
Hungarian as ''Torontáludvar''. The town's name originates from ''Hyd Var'', which means "Guard near border crossing" in
Hungarian.
Geography
It is situated near the
Tamiš river in the
Banat
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region of Serbia.
History
During Ottoman rule (in 1660/66), Idvor was populated by ethnic Serbs. Another wave of Serbs came to the town near the end of the 17th century during the second of the
Great Migrations
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, led by
Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta
Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta ( sr-cyr, Арсеније IV Јовановић Шакабента, ; 1698 – 18 January 1748) was the Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch from 1725 to 1737 and Head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Habsbu ...
. Until 1795, the village was situated at location known as "Staro selo", and in that year it was moved to its current position.
Historical population
*1961: 1,823
*1971: 1,621
*1981: 1,442
*1991: 1,308
*2002: 1,198
Notable residents
*Serbian physicist and physical chemist
Mihajlo Pupin
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin ( sr-Cyrl, Михајло Идворски Пупин, ; 4 October 1858Although Pupin's birth year is sometimes given as 1854 (and Serbia and Montenegro issued a postage stamp in 2004 to commemorate the 150th anniversary o ...
was born in Idvor.
References
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
*Jovan Erdeljanović, Srbi u Banatu, Novi Sad, 1992.
*Dr. Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga 1, Novi Sad, 1990.
See also
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List of places in Serbia
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List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia.
List of largest cities and towns in Vojvodina
List of urban settlements in Vojvodina
List of all urban settlements (cities and towns) in Vojvodina with populati ...
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Populated places in South Banat District
Populated places in Serbian Banat
Kovačica