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Kovačica
Kovačica ( sr-cyrl, Ковачица, ; ; ; ) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the town has a population of 5,398, while the municipality has 21,178 inhabitants. It is widely known for its naïve art that the local residents make without any form of art school. Geography The town of Kovačica is located 27km from Pančevo and 43km from Belgrade. History The town was founded in the 18th century, but there are records of small settlements dating from 1458. In the middle of the 18th century, this area was recorded as a wasteland. Settlement was founded in 1750 and was settled (in 1751–1752) by Serb soldiers from Potisje and Pomorišje, after military frontier in these regions was abolished. In 1767, Kovačica was included into German regiment of Banatian Military Frontier. First Slovaks came here from Ečka and Aradac (in 1783) and after them, Slovaks from Arvas, Trenči ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovaks Of Serbia
According to the 2022 census, Slovaks ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Словаци, Slovaci) in Serbia number 41,730, constituting 0.63% of the country's population. They mainly live in Vojvodina (39,807), where they constitute the third largest ethnic group after Serbs and Hungarians. Like other ethnic Slovaks, they speak the Slovak language, but most of them are Protestant ( Evangelical-Augsburg Church, a Lutheran Protestant denomination) by faith and not Roman Catholic, unlike most Slovaks in Slovakia. Demographics Most Slovaks live in Kovačica (8,497 Slovaks) and Bački Petrovac (5,773 Slovaks). There are two municipalities in Vojvodina with absolute or relative Slovak majorities: Bački Petrovac (with 66.4% Slovaks) and Kovačica (with 41% Slovaks). The towns of Kovačica and Bački Petrovac are the cultural centres of Slovaks in Vojvodina. Slovak is one of the six official languages of the provincial administration in Vojvodina. Slovak in the territory of the Republic of Serbia are ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padina (Kovačica)
Padina (; ) is a village in Serbia in the municipality of Kovačica. Majority of the population are Slovaks (96.78%). Geography and climate Padina lies in the middle of South Banat, at the border of Deliblato's shoal, on 52.75 km2, and in a southeast-northwest course. Geographical width of village is 45°7' N and 20°44' E. Altitude is between 105 and 120 meters above sea level (the church is on 111 m). Its name means ''slope'' or ''downhill''. Padina covers 13% of Kovačica municipality, that is parting of the ways of roads to Belgrade, Zrenjanin, Novi Sad and Vršac. System of valleys surrounding Padina has two directions, which cross on southern part called BAUK. Northern part is called Upper valley (Horná Dolina), and southern - Lower valley (Dolná Dolina). Characteristic of Padina are large differences between summer and winter temperatures and low precipitation. July is the warmest month with average temperature about 22°C, and January is the coldest month with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzdin
Uzdin (Serbian Cyrillic: Уздин, Romanian language, Romanian: ''Uzdâni'') is a village located in the Kovačica (town), Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village has a Romanians, Romanian ethnic majority (76.42%) and its population is 1,628 (2022 census) spread over 71,36km2 of land. At the turn of the 20th century, its population was approximately 7000. The dramatic decrease is consistent with the decrease of the Romanian population throughout Vojvodina, reflecting emigration and low natality. Each year, the village loses about 2,2% of its inhabitants. Culture and society Uzdin is famous as a center for the cultural activities of Romanians of Serbia, Romanians in Serbia, including naive painting, the table tennis Club "Unirea", the publication of the newspaper ''Tibiscus'' and other literature, as well as the nurturing of Romanian folk music and dance and the hosting of music festiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
