Bela Crkva ( sr-cyrl, Бела Црква, ; german: Weißkirchen; hu, Fehértemplom; ro, Biserica Albă) is a town and municipality located in the
South Banat District of the autonomous province of
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...
, Serbia. The town has a population of 8,868, while the Bela Crkva municipality has 17,285 inhabitants.
Bela Crkva lakes at the outskirts of the town are a popular summer
tourist
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destination.
Name
The name of the town ''Bela Crkva'' means "white church" in
Serbian
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* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguation ...
. In
Romanian
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*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
** Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
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, the town is known as ''Biserica Albă'' (formerly Albești), in
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
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**Ge ...
as ''Weißkirchen'', in
Hungarian as ''Fehértemplom'' (formerly Fejéregyház
), and in
Turkish as ''Aktabya''.
History
Neolithic
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findings of
ceramic
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s and burial with Greek-style pots dating to late fifth century BC are founded in the area.
The town was founded in 1717 when this region was included into the
Habsburg monarchy
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. It was part of the
Banatian Military Frontier
The Banat Military Frontier or simply Banat Frontier ( sr, Банатска крајина/Banatska krajina; ro, Granița militară Bănățeană) was a district of the Habsburg monarchy's Military Frontier located in the Banat region. It was for ...
of the Monarchy and, since 1774, was a seat of the
Illyrian (Serbian) section of the Banatian Frontier. Briefly, in 1787–1788, the town was controlled by the Ottomans. In 1848–1849, the town was part of autonomous
Serbian Vojvodina
The Serbian Vojvodina ( sr, Српска Војводина / ) was a short-lived self-proclaimed Serb autonomous province within the Austrian Empire during the Revolutions of 1848, which existed until 1849 when it was transformed into the new (o ...
, but in 1849 it was again placed under military administration. With the abolishment of the Military Frontier, the town was included into
Temes county of the
Kingdom of Hungary
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, one of two autonomous parts of
Austria-Hungary
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. The town was also a seat of the district since 1867.
According to the 1910 census, the town itself was mainly populated by
Germans
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with a group of
French
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, but its surrounding municipal area was mainly populated by
Serbs
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. Census recorded 11,524 citizens in the town, of whom 6,062 spoke German language, 1,994 Serbian, 1,806 Romanian, and 1,213 Hungarian. The municipal area numbered 36,831 inhabitants, of whom 20,987 spoke
Serbian
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* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguation ...
, 8,234
Romanian
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*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
** Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
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, and 4,791
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ge ...
. The total population of the town and its municipal area counted together was 48,355, of whom 22,981 spoke Serbian, 10,853 German, 10,040 Romanian, and 2,122
Hungarian.
Since 1918, Bela Crkva was part of the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
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and subsequent
South Slavic states. In the 1920s, it was a center of Russian
emigration
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in
Yugoslavia
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.
Inhabited places
Bela Crkva municipality includes the town of Bela Crkva and the following villages:
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Banatska Palanka
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Banatska Subotica
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Vračev Gaj
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Grebenac
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Dobričevo
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Dupljaja
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Jasenovo
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Kajtasovo
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Kaluđerovo
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Kruščica
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Kusić
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Crvena Crkva
Crvena Crkva (Serbian Cyrillic: Црвена Црква, meaning ''Red Church'') is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bela Crkva municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officia ...
*
Češko Selo
Češko Selo (, ) is a village located in the Bela Crkva municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village has a Czech ethnic majority (84.78%) and a population of 46 people ...
Demographics
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Bela Crkva has 17,367 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
Settlements with
Serb
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The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
ethnic
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majority are: Bela Crkva,
Banatska Palanka,
Banatska Subotica,
Vračev Gaj,
Dupljaja,
Jasenovo,
Kajtasovo,
Kaluđerovo,
Kruščica,
Kusić, and
Crvena Crkva
Crvena Crkva (Serbian Cyrillic: Црвена Црква, meaning ''Red Church'') is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bela Crkva municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officia ...
. The settlement with Romanian ethnic majority is
Grebenac. The settlement with Hungarian ethnic majority is
Dobričevo. The settlement with
Czech ethnic majority is
Češko Selo
Češko Selo (, ) is a village located in the Bela Crkva municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village has a Czech ethnic majority (84.78%) and a population of 46 people ...
.
The ethnic composition of the municipality (as of 2011 census):
Gallery
File:Bela Crkva, památník rudoarmějců.jpg, Bela Crkva monument dedicated to fallen Red Army Soviet soldiers
File:Bela Crkva, ruský chrám.jpg, The Russian church
File:Bela Crkva, Orthodox Church.jpg, The Romanian Orthodox church
File:Bela_Crkva,_Catholic_church,_retouched.jpg, The St. Ana Catholic Church
File:Bela Crkva, ulice II.jpg, Bela Crkva street
File:Bela Crkva, ulice, pohled ke katolickému kostelu.jpg, Bela Crkva street
File:Bela Crkva (Vojvodina).jpg, A typical sight in Bela Crkva, Vojvodina
File:Lake of Bela Crkva.jpg, One of the lakes of Bela Crkva
Notable individuals
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Žarko Vasiljević
See also
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List of places in Serbia
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List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
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Bila Tserkva
Bila Tserkva ( uk, Бі́ла Це́рква ; ) is a city in the center of Ukraine, the largest city in Kyiv Oblast (after Kyiv, which is the administrative center, but not part of the oblast), and part of the Right Bank. It serves as the adm ...
References
External links
www.belacrkva.euwww.belacrkva.rswww.belacrkva.co.rswww.bela-crkva.net
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Populated places in Serbian Banat
Populated places in South Banat District
Municipalities and cities of Vojvodina
Towns in Serbia