Ledinci ( sr-cyr, Лединци) also known as Novi Ledinci ( sr-cyr, Нови Лединци) is a suburban settlement located in the
Petrovaradin
Petrovaradin ( sr-cyr, Петроварадин, ) is a historic town in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, now a part of the city of Novi Sad. As of 2011, the urban area has 14,810 inhabitants. Lying on the right bank of the Danube, across from t ...
municipality, one of two municipalities of the city of
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...
, Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of
Vojvodina
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. The village is part of the metropolitan area of Novi Sad.
Name
The name of the settlement in
Serbian is plural.
Population
![Ledinci02](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Ledinci02.jpg)
Most of the inhabitants are ethnic
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 ...
.
Geography
The village is geographically located in
Srem
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 ex ...
, but it is part of
South Bačka District
The South Bačka District ( sr, Јужнобачки округ, Južnobački okrug, ; hu, Dél-bácskai körzet; ) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Geographically it lies in the southern ...
. There are two villages with this name: Novi Ledinci (New Ledinci) and
Stari Ledinci (Old Ledinci). Today, the name "Ledinci" is officially used to designate Novi Ledinci, while other village is officially known as Stari Ledinci. Both villages are located in Petrovaradin municipality, on the brows of
Fruška Gora
Fruška gora ( sr-Cyrl, Фрушка гора; hu, Tarcal-hegység) is a mountain in Syrmia, administratively part of Serbia with a part of its western side extending into eastern Croatia. The area under Serbian administration forms the country ...
mountain.
History
The village of Novi Ledinci was founded after the
Second World War
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. It was built for inhabitants of Stari Ledinci, since this village was destroyed during the war. Later, the village of Stari Ledinci was rebuilt too.
Family names of the villagers
Some prominent families in the village include:
Alimpijević,
Antonijević,
Arackić,
Arsenijević,
Avramović,
Bačić,
Batajić,
Božić,
Čelić
Čelić ( sr-cyrl, Челић) is a town and municipality located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Čelić was part of the municipality of Lopare prior to the war in Bosnia and He ...
,
Čerkez,
Dešanović,
Dikić,
Dimitrijević Dimitrijević (Cyrillic script: Димитријевић) is a Serbian patronymic surname derived from a masculine given name Dimitrije. It may refer to:
*Bojan Dimitrijević (actor) (born 1973), Serbian actor
* Bojan Dimitrijević (politician) (b ...
,
Doroci,
Đermanov,
Florić,
Isajević,
Jeftić,
Jovanović,
Kirilović,
Kiselica,
Kovačević Kovačević ( South Slavic, Cyrillic: Ковачевић), Kovačevič ( Slovene and Slovak; feminine (Slovak): Kovačevičová) or Kovačovič ( Slovak; feminine: Kovačovičová), is a Slavic surname meaning "lackmith's son". The surname is d ...
,
Krstić Krstić (, sr-cyr, Крстић) is a Serbian surname, a patronymic derived from the given name ''Krsta'' or '' Krsto''. It may refer to:
* Aleksandar Krstić, Serbian football agent and a former footballer
*Bilja Krstić, Serbian singer
* Denko K ...
,
Lukić,
Marinković,
Matić,
Mikerević,
Milinković,
Milićević Miloradović,
Milošević,
Milutinović Milutinović ( sr, Милутиновић) is a Serbo-Croatian surname, a patronymic derived from ''Milutin''. It may refer to:
* Andreja Milutinović (born 1990), Serbian basketball player.
* Bora Milutinović (born 1944), Serbian football coach.
...
,
Mirković,
Nikolić,
Ninković,
Pavlov ,
Pantelić,
Petrić Petrić is a South Slavic surname, a patronymic of Petar. Notable people with the name include:
* Bojan Petrić, Bosnian football player
* Branka Petrić, Serbian actress
* Denis Petrić, Serbian football player
* Frane Petrić, Croatian philos ...
,
Petrović Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Петровић, ;) is a South Slavic language patronymic surname literally meaning ''Peter's son'', equivalent to the English last name of Peterson. In Eastern Slavic naming customs its counterpart is "Petrovich".
The surn ...
,
Pisarević,
Poguberović,
Popović,
Prodanović Prodanović is a Serbian surname, derived from the name ''Prodan''. It may refer to:
*Boško Prodanović (born 1943), Former Bosnian footballer
* Jaša Prodanović, Former Serbian Minister for Serbia in Yugoslav government
* Ilija Prodanović (bor ...
,
Prokić,
Rakić,
Rukavina,
Stanković
Stanković ( sr-cyr, Станковић, ) is a common surname derived from the South Slavic masculine given name Stanko. Stanković is the eighth most frequent surname in Serbia, and is also common in Croatia, with 2,842 carriers (2011 census). ...
,
Suvajdžić,
Teodorović,
Teofanović,
Vojnović,
Vrčinac,
Vujković,
Zaklanac,
Zarić,
Zoranović,
Vasilić,
Vukajlović,
Stjepanović,
Mršić,
Vujinović, etc.
Gallery
Image:Centar ledinaca.JPG, Center of the village
Image:Ledinci009.JPG, Ledinci
Image:Poplava ledinci.JPG, Flood of the Danube river near Ledinci in 2006
See also
*
Stari Ledinci
*
Ledinci Lake
*
Fruška Gora
Fruška gora ( sr-Cyrl, Фрушка гора; hu, Tarcal-hegység) is a mountain in Syrmia, administratively part of Serbia with a part of its western side extending into eastern Croatia. The area under Serbian administration forms the country ...
*
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 ...
References
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
{{South Bačka District
Suburbs of Novi Sad
Populated places in Syrmia
South Bačka District