Stari Banovci ( sr-cyr, Стари Бановци) is a suburban settlement in

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. It is located in the Stara Pazova municipality, in the region of

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( Syrmia District), Vojvodina province. Stari Banovci, Banovci-Dunav and Novi Banovci form together urban settlement ''Banovci''. The population of the settlement as the whole is 16,000 people (2011 census).

Name

The name of the settlement in

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is plural.

History

In ancient times,

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fortress named Burgene existed at this location. The village of Banovci existed here since the 16th century, and perhaps even before that. Another two villages, Darinovci and Tusa, were situated at this location, but both were later resettled. According to the Ottoman census from 1566/7, most of the inhabitants of Banovci were

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. In 1734, the population of the village was composed of 53 houses. In 1756, population numbered 211 houses. During the Axis occupation in

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, 158 villagers were murdered, 52 were sent to concentration camp Sajmište, 38 were sent to forced labour, and 104 were held as war prisoners.

Tourism

International hiking- and bikingroute

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goes thru Banovci. Both routes follow the old route from

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Historical population

*1948: 2,029 *1953: 2,074 *1961: 2,374 *1971: 2,829 *1981: 3,393 *1991: 4,033 *2002: 5,488 *2011: 5,954

Family names of the villagers

Some of the families in the village include:

Antić Antić, Antic, Antiç or Antič ( sr-Cyrl, Антић, ) is a Serbo-Croatian surname. It is among the 500 most common surnames in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Kosovo. It is derived from Antonius. It may refer to: *Aleksandar Antić ( ...

, Azlen, Ašćerić,

Babić Babić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бабић) is a Croatian, Bosniak and Serbian family name. It is the 3rd most frequent surname in Croatia and is derived from the common Slavic word for grandmother or old woman: baba. Geographical distribution As of ...

Bajić Bajić ( sr, Бајић) is a Serbo-Croatian surname, a patronymic derived from the masculine nickname ''Baja''. It may refer to: * Aleksandar Bajić (born 1987), Serbian footballer * Ana Bajić (born 1995), Serbian taekwondo practitioner * Ante Ba ...

Barišić Barišić is a Croatian surname. According to 2011 census results, it is one of 10 most frequent surnames in Brod-Posavina and Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia. People with the surname include: * Adrian Leon Barišić (born 2001), Bosnian football ...

, Bogdanovic, Bošković, Damjanac, Dražeta,

Drljača Drljača ( sr-cyr, Дрљача) is the Serbo-Croatian word for '' harrow'', and is used as a surname and toponym (Drljača, Croatia). It may refer to: *Lazar Drljača, Yugoslav painter *Igor Drljaca, Bosnian-Canadian film director * Boro Drljača ...

Đorđević Đorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђевић, ; also transliterated Djordjevic) is a Serbian surname, a patronymic derived from the given name ''Đorđe'' ("'' George''", from Ancient Greek ''Georgios'' meaning "farmer"). It is predominantly worn by et ...

Đurić Đurić ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурић; also transliterated Djuric) is a surname found in Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia, a patronymic derived from the male given name ''Đuro'' or ''Đura''. Notable people with the surname include: * Aleksandar Đurić (born ...

, Girgis, Glumac, Gojković, Grabovica, Gugleta, Hinić,

Ilić Ilić is a surname derived from the South Slavic masculine given name Ilija (itself derived from biblical Elijah). Ilić is the seventh most frequent surname in Serbia. Notable people with the surname include: * Aleksandar Ilić (disambiguation ...

, Janjic, Jekić, Jevtic, Jojić,

Jovanović Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Јовановић, ) is the most common Serbian surname. It derives from '' Jovan'', which is comparable to John in English. The part ''ov'' designates possession: ''Jovanov'' means ''John's''. The suffix ''ić'' is a dimin ...

, Kasagic,

Knežević Knežević ( sr, Кнежевић) is a Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Bosnian surname, derived from the title of '' knez''. It may refer to: * House of Knežević, Croatian noble family Knežević is the eighth most frequent surname in C ...

, Korlat, Korolija, Kosovic,

Kovačević Kovačević ( South Slavic, Cyrillic: Ковачевић), Kovačevič ( Slovene and Slovak; feminine (Slovak): Kovačevičová) or Kovačovič ( Slovak; feminine: Kovačovičová), is a Slavic surname meaning "lackmith's son". The surname is d ...

Kristić Kristić is a patronymic surname found in Croatia and Serbia, and may refer to: * Aleksandar Kristić (born 1970), Serbian former international footballer * Matija Kristić Matija Kristić (born 10 October 1978) is a Croatian football manager a ...

Krndija Krndija is a mountain in Slavonia, Croatia, extending eastwards from Papuk. It is located south of Orahovica and Našice and north of Požega. The westernmost point of Krndija is the mountain pass that connects Orahovica with Kutjevo; the easter ...

, Krnjic,

Lazarević Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Лазаревић) is a South Slavic surname derived from a masculine given name '' Lazar''. It may refer to: *Branko Lazarević (born 1984), Serbian football player * Dejan Lazarević (footballer) (born 1990), Slovenian pr ...

, Leskur, Levnajić, Lukic, Malbaša, Malenić, Maljković,

Marković Marković ( sr-Cyrl, Марковић, ) is a common family name in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Austria and Serbia. It is a patronym of '' Marko'', the local variant of the common European name "Marcus" or "Mark". Marković is the ...

, Markulin, Mijačević, Mijatović,

Miljković Miljković ( sr-Cyrl, Миљковић, ) is a South Slavic surname, derived from the masculine given name ''Miljko''. It is predominantly Serbian, also found in the rest of former Yugoslavia. It may refer to: * Aleksandar Miljković (footballer b ...

, Mirilovic, Mrđić,

Nikolić Nikolić (), meaning "son of Nikola", is a common South Slavic surname and is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Austria and Serbia. Nikolić is the third most frequent surname in Serbia, and is also common in Croatia, with 6,35 ...

, Obradovic,

Ostojić Ostojić or Ostoić ( sr-Cyrl, Остојић / Остоић) is a South Slavic surname derived from a masculine given name Ostoja. It may refer to: * Arsen Anton Ostojić (born 1965), Croatian film director * Bojan Ostojić (born 1984), Serbian f ...

Petrović Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Петровић, ;) is a South Slavic language patronymic surname literally meaning ''Peter's son'', equivalent to the English last name of Peterson. In Eastern Slavic naming customs its counterpart is "Petrovich". The surn ...

, Pražić, Preočanin, Prnjić, Prtina, Punos, Purić, Radojčić, Riđošić, Sasin,

Savić Savić (), Sawicz, Савич, Савiч, Savic, Savich or Savitch is a Slavic surname, sometimes used as a first name, most common among South Slavs. It can be related to the name Sava or Sava (river). Notable people with the surname include: ...

, Skerletović,

Slavik Slavik may refer to: Slavík (feminine Slavíková), a Czech surname meaning "nightingale". Notable people include: * František Slavík, Czech slalom canoeist * František Slavík (athlete), Czech athlete * Martin Slavík, Czech footballer * ...

, Srebro, Sovilj,

Stanković Stanković ( sr-cyr, Станковић, ) is a common surname derived from the South Slavic masculine given name Stanko. Stanković is the eighth most frequent surname in Serbia, and is also common in Croatia, with 2,842 carriers (2011 census). ...

, Stanišić, Šaula,

Šimunović Šimunović () is a South Slavic surname, a patronymic of Šimun. Notable people with the surname include: * Dinko Šimunović (1873–1933), Croatian writer * Jozo Šimunović (born 1994), Bosnian-Croatian footballer * Luka Šimunović (born 1 ...

, Tadic, Tesic, Tica, Tišma, Trninić,

Tomašević Tomašević (Cyrillic: Toмaшeвић, ), Tomasevic or Tomasevich is a Slavic patronymic surname, equivalent to Thomson or Thompson. Notable people with the surname include: *Aleksandar Tomašević (1908–1988), Serbian Yugoslav international foot ...

, Tufegdzic, Ušljebrka, Večerinac, Vezmar,

Vidaković Vidaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Видаковић) is a South Slavic surname derived from Vidak and Vida family names. It is associated with Serbs, Croats, Bunjevci and Montenegrins ethnic groups and is commonly found in present-day Bosnia and Herze ...

Vojnović Voinovich, Voynovich or Vojnović (russian: Войнович) may refer to: *Aljoša Vojnović, Croatian footballer *Dejan Vojnović, Croatian athlete *Đorđe Vojnović, politician from Dalmatia *Emil Vojnović (1851–1927), Austro-Hungarian Army ...

, Vujasinović,

Vukadinović Vukadinović ( sr-cyr, Вукадиновић) is a Serbian surname, derived from the male given name Vukadin. Notable people with the surname include: *Dejan Vukadinović (born 1982), Montenegrin footballer *Đorđe Vukadinović (born 1962), Serbi ...

Vuković Vuković ( sr, Вуковић, ) is a common family name found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia, of which bearers are either Bosniaks, Croats, Montenegrins or Serbs, as well as medieval families long before idea of nation ...

, Vuckovic, Zeljug, Zorić, Zubovic, etc.

Education

There is a primary school ''Slobodan Savković'' in the village.

References

#Milorad Babić - Petar Vukelić - Sretenije Zorkić, Hronika Starih Banovaca, Sremska Mitrovica, 1989. #Sreta Pecinjački, Stari Banovci do kraja 18. veka, Matica srpska, Zbornik za društvene nauke 36, Novi Sad, 1963. #Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

External links

Stari Banovci

Banovci City web portal
{{Authority control Populated places in Syrmia