Stepanovićevo ( sr-cyr, Степановићево) is a suburban settlement of the city of
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the P ...
, Serbia. It has a
Serb
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ethnic majority and a population of 2,021 people (2011
census
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). Stepanovićevo is situated about 20 km north-west from
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the P ...
, between the settlements of
Kisač and
Zmajevo
Zmajevo (; hu, Ókér) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Vrbas municipality, in the South Bačka District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 4,361 people (2002 census). It has lak ...
.
Name
The town was named after Serbian
Voivode
Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the ...
Stepa Stepanović
Stepan "Stepa" Stepanović ( sr-cyr, Степан Степа Степановић, ; – 29 April 1929) was a Serbian military commander who fought in the Serbo-Turkish War, the Serbo-Bulgarian War, the First Balkan War, the Second Bal ...
who distinguished himself in Serbia's wars from 1876 to 1918. In
Serbian Cyrillic, the village is known as Степановићево, in Serbian Latin and
Croatian
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* Croatia
*Croatian language
*Croatian people
*Croatians (demonym)
See also
*
*
* Croatan (disambiguation)
* Croatia (disambiguation)
* Croatoan (disambiguation)
* Hrvatski (disambiguation)
* Hrvatsko (disambiguation)
* S ...
as ''Stepanovićevo''.
History
The town was founded after
World War I
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(between 1920 and 1924).
Demographics
Transport
The town is located on the main
rail tracks
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in
Serbia
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, which connect
Subotica
Subotica ( sr-cyrl, Суботица, ; hu, Szabadka) is a city and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, contemporary Subotica is ...
,
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the P ...
, and
Belgrade. Stepanovićevo, like most settlements close to
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the P ...
, is connected to Novi Sad by the city's bus service
JGSP Novi Sad - bus line 43 (the line passes
Rumenka
Rumenka () is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 6,495 people (2011 census).
Name
In Serbian and Croatian, the village is known as ''Rumenka'' (Руменка), and i ...
and
Kisač as well). Many buses on the route
Vrbas–
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the P ...
also pass through the village.
See also
*
List of places in Serbia
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*
List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
This is a list of city, cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia.
List of largest cities and towns in Vojvodina
List of urban settlements in Vojvodina
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References
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
Stepanovićevo
Suburbs of Novi Sad
Places in Bačka
1920s establishments in Serbia
South Bačka District
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