Idvor () is a village in northern

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. It is located in the

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municipality,

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province. The village has a

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ethnic majority (93.98%) and its population numbers 1,198 people (2002 census).

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as ''Idvor'' (Идвор), in

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as ''Idwor'', and in Hungarian as ''Torontáludvar''. The town's name originates from ''Hyd Var'', which means "Guard near border crossing" in Hungarian.

Geography

It is situated near the Tamiš river in the

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region of Serbia.

History

During Ottoman rule (in 1660/66), Idvor was populated by ethnic Serbs. Another wave of Serbs came to the town near the end of the 17th century during the second of the

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, led by

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. Until 1795, the village was situated at location known as "Staro selo", and in that year it was moved to its current position.

Historical population

*1961: 1,823 *1971: 1,621 *1981: 1,442 *1991: 1,308 *2002: 1,198

Notable residents

*Serbian physicist and physical chemist

Mihajlo Pupin Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin ( sr-Cyrl, Михајло Идворски Пупин, ; 4 October 1858Although Pupin's birth year is sometimes given as 1854 (and Serbia and Montenegro issued a postage stamp in 2004 to commemorate the 150th anniversary o ...

was born in Idvor.

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