Lokve (
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Romanian: ''Locve'', ''Sân-Mihai'' or ''Simiai'') is a
village
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in
Serbia
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. It is situated in the
Alibunar
Alibunar (; German language, German: ''Alisbrunn''; ; ) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Alibunar town and Alibunar municipality have a population of 2,694 and 17,139 r ...
municipality
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, in the
South Banat District,
Vojvodina
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province. The village has a Romanian ethnic majority (90.85%) and a population of 2,002 people (2002 census). The town often seems rather empty since more than half of population of Lokve lives abroad - mainly in USA and Switzerland.
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Name and Name History
In Serbian, the village is known as ''Lokve'' (Локве), in Romanian as ''Sân-Mihai'' or ''Simiai'', and in Hungarian as ''Végszentmihály''. The town name was changed from Saint Micheal when the town was invaded by the Nazi military forces during World War II.
Historical population and cemetery
The Town has two cemeteries, one on each side of the town, and is only used for each side. Every family gets reserved spots on the cemetery.
Notable people
* Lazăr Sfera (1909–1992), Romanian footballer
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
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Sources
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
*Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u 2002, Stanovništvo 1, Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost - podaci po naseljima, Beograd, Februar 2003.
*Na temeljima gde je prvobitno bilo smešteno naselje pronađeni su praistorijski predmeti i jedan srebrni denar iz doba kralja Domicijana (51 - 96. pre n.e.). U ataru susednog sela Janošik pronađeni su temelji kuće iz doba Rimljana i kraljevski novac. Prilikom iskopa temelja Crkve u Alibunaru pronađen je novac sa amblemom Rima i natpisom Vibius, Tribarianus, Gallus.
Official Website
Since April 2025, the village of Lokve has had an official website available a
lokveserbia.com
The site offers information about the village's history, Romanian cultural heritage, local events, and current developments in the community.
References
Notes
External links
Official Website of Lokve
{{South Banat District
Populated places in South Banat District
Populated places in Serbian Banat
Alibunar
Romanian communities in Serbia