Mokrin ( sr-cyr, Мокрин) is the largest village 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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. The village has a

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ethnic majority (83.47%) with a present

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(6.23%) and Hungarian minority (4.9%). It has a population of 5,270(2011 census)

Name

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, the village is known as ''Mokrin'' (Мокрин), in Hungarian as ''Mokrin'' (previously ''Homokrév''), and in

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as ''Mokrin''. The name of the village derived from Serbian word "mokro" ("wet" in English).

History

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Moriš (Maros/Mureș) culture necropolis of 312 graves was unearthed in Mokrin. The graves of the men had large golden discs placed at the breasts. Only a small amount of the graves were found to have weapons and tools.O počecima bronzanog doba u Evropi vid. opširnije: M. Gimbutas, Bronze Age 32-47. File:Mokrin necropolis 1.png, Bronze Age necropolis of the Maros culture at Mokrin The village was first named ''Homokrév'' and it was located on the banks of the river Harangoda, today referred to as Aranka or Zlatica. During the 13th and 14th centuries, it was under the possession of Hungarian landowners. According to an Ottoman census of tax payers from 1557 and 1558, there were 30 Serbian households in the village. Its current name dates from 1723. In 1778, the village had a population of 1,609. At the beginning of the 20th century, Mokrin underwent a period of economic prosperity, mostly due to its strategic location on the

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railway, which was very important at the time. There were 1,780 households in Mokrin at that time and 9,279 citizens of which 6,233 were ethnic

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, 1,063 ethnic

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, and 838 ethnic

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. File:Mokrin-park.jpg, Park in Mokrin File:Mokrin, Catholic Church.jpg, The Ascension of the Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mokrin

Features

The village is famous throughout the region for its annual competition in striking

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, according to the

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. The competition is called ''Tucanijada'' in

. One person holds an

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in his or her hand, while another person hits it with his own

. The egg which remains whole wins, while the cracked egg must be given to the winner.

Famous people

Milan Čeleketić Milan Čeleketić ( sr-cyr, Милан Челекетић; born 12 August 1946) is a Serbian former major general active in the Serbian Army of Krajina and in the Armed Forces of FR Yugoslavia during and after the Croatian War of Independence. � ...

, former major general *

Mika Antić Miroslav "Mika" Antić ( sr-cyr, Мирослав Мика Антић; 14 March 1932 – 24 June 1986) was a Serbian poet, film director, journalist and painter. He was a major figure of the Yugoslav Black Wave. He had six children. Biography He ...

, poet *

Đorđe Ivanović Đorđe Ivanović ( sr-cyr, Ђорђе Ивановић, ; born 20 November 1995) is a Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays for FK Čukarički, Čukarički. Club career Spartak Subotica Early years and loan spells Af ...

, football player *

Peđa Krstin Peđa Krstin ( sr-Cyrl, Пеђа Крстин; born 3 September 1994) is a Serbian professional tennis player and coach.4 Krstin has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 159, which he achieved on 9 May 2016. He also achieved a career high A ...

, tennis player, coach *

Teodora Kostović Teodora Kostović ( sr-Cyrl, Теодора Костовић; born 28 June 2007) is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 21 July 2025, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 347 on the WTA. Early life and background Kostović com ...

, tennis player *, writer, poet, journalist and TV personality *

Vasa Stajić Vasa Stajić (10 February 1878 – 10 February 1947) was a Serbians, Serbian writer and philosopher. He was born in Mokrin in 1878, and died in Novi Sad in 1947 where he spent most of his life. He was secretary of the Serbian Cultural Society from ...

, philosopher and writer * Bogdan Ibrajter Tane, journalist, writer and painter * Imre Szabó, photojournalist * Dejan Dražić (DexRock), influencer

References

External links

Mokrin Virtual Village

Information about Mokrin
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