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Donji Tavankut ( sr-cyr, Доњи Таванкут), also known simply as ''Tavankut'' (Таванкут), is a village located some 16 km west of
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Name

In Serbian the village is known as ''Donji Tavankut'' or Доњи Таванкут, in Croatian as ''Donji Tavankut'' and in Hungarian as ''Alsótavankút''.


Population


1991

According to the 1991 Census, Donji Tavankut had a population of 2,710 inhabitants, including: *
Bunjevci Bunjevci ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Bunjevci, Буњевци, ; sh-Latn-Cyrl, label=, separator=" / ", Bunjevac, Буњевац, sh-Latn-Cyrl, label=, separator=" / ", Bunjevka, Буњевка) are a South Slavs, South Slavic sub-ethnic ...
= 989 *
Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...
= 877 *
Yugoslavs Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jugoslaveni/Jugosloveni, Југославени/Југословени; ; ) is an identity that was originally conceived to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has been used in two connotations: ...
= 600 *
Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...
= 97 *
Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...
= 71


2002

According to the 2002 Census, Donji Tavankut has a population of 2,631 inhabitants, including: *
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= 1,234 (46.90%) *
Bunjevci Bunjevci ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Bunjevci, Буњевци, ; sh-Latn-Cyrl, label=, separator=" / ", Bunjevac, Буњевац, sh-Latn-Cyrl, label=, separator=" / ", Bunjevka, Буњевка) are a South Slavs, South Slavic sub-ethnic ...
= 787 (29.91%) *
Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...
= 190 (7.22%) *
Yugoslavs Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jugoslaveni/Jugosloveni, Југославени/Југословени; ; ) is an identity that was originally conceived to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has been used in two connotations: ...
= 137 (5.21%) *
Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...
= 117 (4.45%)


Historical population

*1981: 2,719 *1991: 2,710 *2002: 2,631


Geography

Tavankut includes several relatively separate smaller communities ("kraj"), such as Čikerija (or ''Čekerija''), Sajc (or ''Nemirna ravnica''), Vuković Kraj, Marinkić Kraj, Zlatni Kraj, Skenderovo, Dikanovac, Kaponja (or Kapunja).


Features

It has two railway stations (Donji Tavankut and Skenderovo) on the railroad from
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(and further to Bezdan,
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or Erdut). It also has a primary school (”Matija Gubec”), and football (soccer) club OFK Tavankut. The main pubs/cafés in Tavankut are: ''Tango'', ''Teens'', ''Jugoslavija'' (closed down), and ''Tri muve''. Rv unsourced section.


See also

* Gornji Tavankut *
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References

*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.


External links


HKPD Matija Gubec Tavankut
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