Čelarevo ( sr-Cyrl, Челарево; ) is a village located in the

Bačka Palanka Bačka Palanka ( sr-cyrl, Бачка Паланка, ; ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the left bank of the Danube. In 2022 the town had a total ...

municipality, in the South Bačka District of

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. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbers 5,423 people (2002 census). Prior to 1946, the village was known as ''Čib'' ( sr-Cyrl, Чиб), but was renamed ''Čelarevo'' in honour of Partisan commander and National Hero of Yugoslavia Zdravko Čelar (1917-1942).

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census): *

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...

= 4,396 *

Slovaks The Slovaks ( (historical Sloveni ), singular: ''Slovák'' (historical: ''Sloven'' ), feminine: ''Slovenka'' , plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history ...

= 462 *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

= 138 *

Yugoslavs Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jugoslaveni/Jugosloveni, Југославени/Југословени; ; ) is an identity that was originally conceived to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has been used in two connotations: ...

= 114 *

Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...

= 62 *

Montenegrins Montenegrins (, or ) are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common ancestry, culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Montenegrins are mostly Orthodox Christians; however, the population also includes ...

= 22 *

Germans Germans (, ) are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, constitution of Germany, imple ...

= 15 *

Ukrainians Ukrainians (, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. Their native tongue is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, and the majority adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, forming the List of contemporary eth ...

= 10 * others.

Historical population

*1961: 3,717 *1971: 4,073 *1981: 4,817 *1991: 5,011

Gallery

File:Backa palanka mun.png, Map of the Bačka Palanka municipality, showing the location of Čelarevo Image:Wiki.Vojvodina V Katolička crkva (Čelarevo) 043.jpg, The Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption of Mary Image:Lav1.jpg, The "Lav" brewery in Čelarevo

References

*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996. Bačka Palanka Places in Bačka South Bačka District {{SouthBačkaRS-geo-stub

Demographics

Historical population

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