Banatsko Karađorđevo

Banatsko Karađorđevo
Банатско Карађорђево
Village
The Orthodox Church
Banatsko Karađorđevo
Location of Banatsko Karađorđevo within Serbia
Coordinates: 45°34′00″N 20°33′28″E / 45.56667°N 20.55778°E / 45.56667; 20.55778Coordinates: 45°34′00″N 20°33′28″E / 45.56667°N 20.55778°E / 45.56667; 20.55778
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
District Central Banat
Elevation 74 m (243 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Banatsko Karađorđevo 2,508
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 23216
Area code(s) +381(0)23
Car plates ZR

Banatsko Karađorđevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Банатско Карађорђево) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The population of the village numbering 2,508 people (2002 census), of whom 2,398 (95.61%) are ethnic Serbs.

Name

It is named after Karađorđe, the leader of the First Serbian Uprising (the name means „the place of Karađorđe in Banat“). In Hungarian, name Pálmajor is used for the village.

History

Banatsko Karađorđevo is one of the youngest settlements in Vojvodina. The construction of the settlement started in 1920 on the estate of Andrija Cekonjic, while first settlers arrived in 1921.

Historical population

  • 1961: 5,426
  • 1971: 6,673
  • 1981: 5,234
  • 1991: 4,342
  • 2002: 4,300

See also

References

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