Orlovat (; hu, Orlód) is a village in
Serbia
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. It is situated in the
Zrenjanin
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municipality, in the
Central Banat District
The Central Banat District ( sr, Средњобанатски округ, Srednjobanatski okrug, ; hu, Közép-bánsági körzet) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It lies in the geogr ...
,
Vojvodina
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province. The village has a
Serb
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ethnic majority (95.52%) and its population numbering 1,789 people (2002 census).
Name
In
Serbian, the village is known as ''Orlovat'' (Орловат), in
Hungarian as ''Orlód'', and in
German
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as ''Orlowat''. Its name derived from
Serbian word "orao" ("eagle" in English). In various historical sources name was also written as ''Orlovath'', ''Borlod'', ''Orlod'', etc.
History
In 1471, Orlovat was recorded as a town. After
Ottoman conquest in the 16th century, number of its inhabitants was reduced and it became a village. In 1660, all of its inhabitants were
Serbs
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and it had 16 houses
Since 1697–98, Orlovat is situated at the new location - this new settlement was founded by Serbs who came from
Sentandreja and from old Orlovat. Since 1773, the village was part of the
Banatian Military Frontier. In 1848, an important battle between Serb and Hungarian army occurred at this place, in which Austro-Serb army led by
Stevan Knićanin
Stevan Petrović, Military Order of Maria Theresa, KCMT ( sr-cyr, Стеван Петровић), known as Stevan Knićanin (Стеван Книћанин, ''Stevan of Knić''; 15 February 1807 – 14 May 1855) was a Serbian ''voivode'' (comman ...
defeated Hungarians. Since the abolishment of Banatian Military Frontier in 1872, Orlovat was part of
Torontal county and, since 1918, it was part of the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
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and subsequently
Serbia
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.
Historical population
*1961: 2,335
*1971: 2,298
*1981: 2,159
*1991: 1,933
*2002: 1,789
Notable residents
*
Uroš Predić
Uroš Predić ( sr-Cyrl, Урош Предић, ; Orlovat, 7 December 1857 – Belgrade, 12 February 1953) was a Serbian Realist painter. Predić is perhaps best known for his early works depicting ordinary people, as well as his many portrait ...
, painter, born in 1857 in Orlovat.
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Duško Tošić
Duško Tošić ( sr-Cyrl, Душко Тошић, ; born 19 January 1985) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career Early career
Born in Zrenjanin, Tošić began his career in his native Serbia playing for ...
, football player.
Duško Tošić
Duško Tošić ( sr-Cyrl, Душко Тошић, ; born 19 January 1985) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career Early career
Born in Zrenjanin, Tošić began his career in his native Serbia playing for ...
See also
*
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
www.orlovat.org.rs
References
{{Central Banat District
Populated places in Serbian Banat
Populated places in Serbia
Zrenjanin