Starčevo () is a town located in the
Pančevo
Pančevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Панчево, ; ; ; ; ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located on the shores of rivers Timiș (ri ...
municipality, in the
South Banat District
The South Banat District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the geographical region of Banat. According to the 2022 census, the South Banat District has a population of 260,244 inhabitants. The administrative center ...
of
Serbia
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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 town has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 6,661 people (
2022 census).
The name of the town means "the place of the old man" in Serbian (''starac'', "elder"). The Neolithic
Starčevo culture was named after the
Starčevo site
Starčevo ( sr-cyr, Старчево), also known as Grad (Град) is the eponymous archaeological site of the Starčevo culture that has been dated to the Early Neolithic period. It is located on the left bank of the Danube, north-west from the ...
.
Demographics (2002 census)
Ethnic groups in the town:
*Serbs = 6,205
*Croats = 349
*Yugoslavs = 204
*Hungarians = 111
*others
Historical population
Gallery
File:Starčevo,_Catholic_Church.jpg, Roman Catholic Church Saint Maurus
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See also
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Starčevo-Körös
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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 ...
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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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References
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
Official website of StarčevoSatellite map of Starčevo
Pančevo
Populated places in Serbian Banat
Populated places in South Banat District
Archaeological sites in Serbia
Populated places established in the 6th millennium BC
Towns in Serbia
Starčevo–Körös–Criș culture
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