Kupinovo () is a village located in the municipality of
Pećinci
Pećinci (, ; hu, Pecsince) is a village and municipality located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a population of 2,581 (2011), while Pećinci municipality has 19,720 inhabitants.
Name
In ...
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Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
. As of 2011 census, the village has 1,866 inhabitants.
It is near the famous biodiversity area, the
Obedska bara
Obedska bara (Obedska pond or Obedska bog, Serbian Cyrillic: Обедска бара, pronounced ) is a large swamp-forest area and natural reserve stretching along the Sava River in Serbia, in Southern Syrmia (Srem/Szerémség), some 40 km west ...
. This contains several insects and other life forms unique to the area.
Name
In
Serbian, the village is known as ''Kupinovo'' (Купиново), formerly also ''Kupinik'' ( sr-cyr, Купиник); in
Croatian as ''Kupinovo''; and in
Hungarian as ''Kölpény'' or ''Kelpény''. The name of the village derived from Serbian word "kupina" ("blackberry" in English).
History
In the Middle Ages, Kupinik was a notable city and was a residence of
Serbian despots in
Syrmia
Syrmia ( sh, Srem/Срем or sh, Srijem/Сријем, label=none) is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia and Croatia. Most of the region is flat, with the exce ...
in the 15th and 16th century.
Demographics
As of 2011 census results, them village has 1,866 inhabitants.
Historical population
* 1961: 2,220
* 1971: 2,057
* 1981: 2,002
* 1991: 2,009
* 2002: 2,047
* 2011: 1,866
Notable residents
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Miki Đuričić
Miroslav Đuričić (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирослав Ђуричић; born 13 March 1977), better known as Miki, is a Serbian television personality. Born and raised in the village of Kupinovo, he rose to prominence as a contestant on the first ...
, reality TV star
See also
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List of places in Serbia
This is the list of populated places in Serbia (excluding Kosovo), as recorded by the 2002 census, sorted alphabetically by municipalities. Settlements denoted as "urban" (towns and cities) are marked bold. Population for every settlement is giv ...
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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 ...
References
* Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
Populated places in Syrmia
Populated places in Srem District
Pećinci
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