Rusko Selo ( sr-Cyrl, Руско Село; hu, Torontáloroszi) is a village in northeastern Serbia, located within the
Kikinda
Kikinda ( sr-Cyrl, Кикинда, ; hu, Nagykikinda) is a city and the administrative center of the North Banat District in Serbia . The city urban area has 38,069 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 59,453 inhabitants.
The c ...
municipality,
North Banat District
The North Banat District ( sr, Севернобанатски округ, Severnobanatski okrug, ; hu, Észak-bánsági körzet) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It lies in the geograph ...
,
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...
.
Name
In
Serbian the village is known as ''Rusko Selo'' (Руско Село), meaning "Russian Village". In
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
it is known as ''Ruskodorf'', and in
Hungarian as ''Kisorosz'' or ''Torontáloroszi''.
History
In the Middle Ages, the settlement was known as Oroszi. During Ottoman times, it was populated by Serbs. In 1718, it was incorporated into the
Habsburg province of
Banat of Temeswar
The Banat of Temeswar or ''Banat of Temes'' was a Habsburg province that existed between 1718 and 1778. It was located in the present day region of Banat, which was named after this province. The province was abolished in 1778 and the follow ...
, at which time it was known in Serbian as Mali Orosin. In 1723–25, the place was uninhabited. It was repopulated in 1767 by German colonists, while Hungarian colonists were settled in the village in 1776. In the 19th century, Romanians settled in the village as well. After World War I, a new settlement known as ''Kolonija'' or ''Čarnojevićevo'' was built near the old village. After
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
,
Serb refugees from Bosnia settled in the village.
Culture
*Serbian Orthodox church of the Ascension of Holy Madonna, built in 1797
*Roman Catholic church of St. Peter and Paul, built between 1802 and 1832
*Čarnojević family mausoleum (
sr)
Rusko_Selo,_Catholic_Church.jpg, Catholic church
Carnojevic Family Mausoleum, Rusko Selo, Serbia 2.jpg, Čarnojević family mausoleum
Demographics
The village has a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 2,811 (2011 census).
In 2002 village had population of 3,328 and ethnic groups in the village were: Serbs (1,880) or 56.49%, Hungarians (1,181) or 35.48%, Yugoslavs (55), Roma (48), Montenegrins (43), Croats (18), Ukrainians (12), etc.
;Historical population
*1948: 4,294
*1953: 4,341
*1961: 4,143
*1971: 3,830
*1981: 3,657
*1991: 3,510
*2002: 3,328
See also
*
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 gi ...
*
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
Elementary school– official page
Interesting news(In Serbian)
Economy news(In Serbian)
Ethno-news(In Serbian)
(In Serbian)
Populated places in Serbian Banat
Populated places in Vojvodina
Kikinda
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