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Vatin (; ) is a
village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
located in the municipality of
Vršac Vršac ( sr-Cyrl, Вршац, ) is a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the city urban area had a population of 31,946, while the city administrative area had 45,462 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical ...
, Serbia. A border crossing between Serbia and Romania is located in the village. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (53.2%) with a sizable Hungarian minority (26.8%) and its population numbering 128 inhabitants (2022 census).


Name

In Serbian, the village is known as ''Vatin'' (Ватин), in Hungarian as ''Versecvát'', and in German as ''Wattin''.


History

Bronze Age graves of south Russian steppe nomads were found in the village, as well as 14th century BC duck-shaped vases were found in Vatin.


Vatin circles

Just outside the village there are Vatin circles that were estimated to belong to the Vinča culture.


Historical population

*1961: 553 *1971: 489 *1981: 417 *1991: 316 *2002: 250 *2011: 239 *2022: 128


See also

*
List of places in Serbia This is the list of populated places in Serbia (excluding Kosovo), as recorded by the 2002 census, sorted alphabetically by municipalities. Settlements denoted as " urban" (towns and cities) are marked bold. Population for every settlement is ...
*
List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = ...


References


Further reading

*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996. Populated places in Serbian Banat Populated places in South Banat District Vršac Romania–Serbia border crossings {{SouthBanatRS-geo-stub