Ečka ( sr-cyr, Ечка, ; , ) is a village located in the

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municipality, in the

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. It is situated in the autonomous province of

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on the

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river.

Name and history

In Serbian, the village is known as ''Ečka'' (Ечка), in Romanian as ''Ecica'' or ''Ecica Română'', in German as ''Deutsch-Etschka'', and in Hungarian as ''Écska'' (until 1899: ''Német-Écska''). The village was merged with former settlement known as ''Mala Ečka'' (Мала Ечка) in Serbian, ''Alt Etschka'' in German, and ''Román-Écska'' or ''Olahécska'' in Hungarian.

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

The village has a

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia ...

ethnic majority and its population numbering 4,513 people (2002 census). *

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 ...

= 2,483 (55.02%) *

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

= 1,325 (29.36%) *

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 ...

= 196 (4.34%) *

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: ...

= 123 (2.73%) * Romani = 72 (1.60%)

Historical population

*1900: 4,892 *1931: 5,207 * 1948: 3,934 *1953: 4,188 *1961: 4,323 *1971: 4,621 *1981: 5,293 *1991: 5,172 *2002: 4,513 *2011: 3,999 *2022: 3,406

Culture

Kaštel Ečka is a historic hunting castle and a cultural monument. The estate was purchased by the Lazar Family in 1781 and developed over the following decades. At the Castle's grand opening ceremony in 1820,

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic music, Romantic period. With a diverse List of compositions by Franz Liszt, body of work spanning more than six ...

played piano as a nine-year-old boy. Kaštel Ečka estate includes the main building, horse stables, and the water tower. There are three churches in Ečka: * Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Nikola was built in 1711. The iconostasis is the work of Teodor Popović from 1786. * Romanian Orthodox Church was built in mid 19th century. The interior is equipped with an iconostasis and a throne of the Virgin brought from the church in Crepaja. * The Catholic Church of St. John Baptist was built in 1864 and financed by the Lazar Family. It is located at the place of an older church, adjacent to Kaštel Ečka.

Education

The first school in Ečka was established in 1711, within the Serbian Orthodox Church. New school was built in 1894, with initial classes in Romanian language and classes in Serbian added at a later date. Today's school "Dr Aleksandar Sabovljev" was established in 1957, and still has classes both in Romanian and Serbian.

References

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

External links

About Ečka (ADF/USAID)

Additional pictures

Image:Ečka,_Romanian_Orthodox_church.jpg, The Romanian Orthodox Church File:Catholic church in Ecka.jpg, The Catholic Church of St. John Baptist, built in 1864 as the third church Image:Ecka grb-Lazar.jpg, Blazon of counts Lazar in Ečka Image:Ečka,_main_street_and_the_Catholic_Church.jpg, Main street and the Catholic Church Image:Kaštel Castle, Ečka, Vojvodina, Serbia - 20070706.jpg, Kaštel Ečka built in 1820, by Lazar Lukács Image:Tower in Ečka 2007.jpg, Tower in Ečka File:Ecka-bridge-church-sheep 1995.jpg, Old wooden bridge over

1995, built 1889, renovated 1894 and later 2005 File:Ecka-bridge-church 1995.jpg, Old bridge over

1995 with sheep and church in background {{DEFAULTSORT:Ecka Populated places in Serbian Banat Zrenjanin