Veternik ( sr-cyr, Ветерник) is a suburban settlement 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. Its population numbers 17,454 (2011 census) and most of its inhabitants are ethnic

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. Over the years, especially in the 1990s, it grew with size and inhabitants thus merging with

Futog Futog (, German and hu, Futak) is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia, with a population of 18,642 according to the 2011 census in Serbia. It is situated in southern Bačka, 7 km away from Novi Sad. Name ''Terra que Futog et ...

to the west and

to the east.

Name

The settlement was named in honour of the assault of the Serbian army in the Veternik mountain area during the breach of the Macedonian front in

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. It was first called ''Novi Veternik'' ("New Veternik"), but was later changed into ''Veternik''. The name ''Veternik'' itself means "windy" in Serbian

In Serbian language, Serbian Cyrillic, the settlement is known as Ветерник (in Serbian Latin as ''Veternik'') and in Hungarian as ''Hadikliget''.

History

The first settlement at this location was mentioned in 1848 and its name was ''Neu Ilof''. It was a settlement for workers that worked in the nearby estate whose last owner was count Kotek. The modern settlement was founded in 1918 as a settlement for Serb veterans from

. During

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, the Hungarian occupational authorities relegated the population of the village across the

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, and settled Hungarians from Bukovina into their houses. After the war, the population returned and settlement largely developed in the next period: from only 789 inhabitants that were recorded by the 1948 census, the population of Veternik rose to 18,626 in 2002.

Demographics

Status

Officially, Veternik holds suburban settlement status, as it is part of the agglomeration of Novi Sad. Today, Veternik has merged with Novi Sad completely.

Features

Besides basic village infrastructure (post office, two elementary schools, infirmary, library, market etc.), Veternik is also home to an institution for handicapped children and young people. In 2009 the city of Nova Sad decided to build a new primary school in Veternik with access for children with disabilities. The new school was named after the local philanthropist Marija Trandafil.

References

* Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

External links

Elementary school Marija Trandafil

The Home for Handicapped Children and Young People in Veternik

FC Veternik Viskol
{{South Bačka District Places in Bačka Suburbs of Novi Sad 1918 establishments in Serbia South Bačka District