Banatsko Karađorđevo (; ) is a village in
Serbia
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Žitište
Žitište ( sr-Cyrl, Житиште, ; ; ) is a town and municipality located in the Central Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022 census, the town itself has a population of 2,550, while Žitište municipali ...
municipality,
Central Banat District
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Vojvodina
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province. The population of the village numbering 2,508 people (2002 census), of whom 2,398 (95.61%) are ethnic
Serbs
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Name
It is named after
Karađorđe
Đorđe Petrović (; ; – ), known by the sobriquet Karađorđe (; ), was a Serbian revolutionary leader who led a struggle against the Ottoman Empire during the First Serbian Uprising. He held the title of Grand Vožd of Serbia from 14 ...
, the leader of the
First Serbian Uprising
The First Serbian Uprising (; sr-Cyrl, Први српски устанак; ) was an uprising of Serbs in Orašac (Aranđelovac), Orašac against the Ottoman Empire from 14 February 1804 to 7 October 1813. The uprising began as a local revolt ...
(the name means „the place of
Karađorđe
Đorđe Petrović (; ; – ), known by the sobriquet Karađorđe (; ), was a Serbian revolutionary leader who led a struggle against the Ottoman Empire during the First Serbian Uprising. He held the title of Grand Vožd of Serbia from 14 ...
in
Banat
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“). In Hungarian, name Pálmajor is used for the village.
History
Banatsko Karađorđevo is one of the youngest settlements in Vojvodina. The construction of the settlement started in 1920 on the estate of Andrija Cekonjic, while first settlers arrived in 1921.
Historical population
*1961: 5,426
*1971: 6,673
*1981: 5,234
*1991: 4,342
*2002: 4,300
See also
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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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References
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
Banatsko Karađorđevo
Populated places in Serbian Banat
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