Idvor () is a village in northern Serbia. It is located in the Kovačica municipality, South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (93.98%) and its population numbers 1,198 people (2002 census).

Name

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, the village is known as ''Idvor'' (Идвор), in German 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 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, led by Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta. 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 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.