Boljevci
| Boljevci - Boľovce Boľovce | |
|---|---|
| Suburban settlement | |
  Boljevci - Boľovce | |
| Coordinates: 44°43′N 20°13′E / 44.717°N 20.217°E | |
| Country |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,094 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1921 | 2,179 | — |
| 1931 | 2,802 | +28.6% |
| 1948 | 3,356 | +19.8% |
| 1953 | 3,648 | +8.7% |
| 1961 | 3,855 | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 4,011 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 3,990 | −0.5% |
| 1991 | 4,061 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 4,056 | −0.1% |
| 2011 | 4,094 | +0.9% |
| Source: [1] | ||
Boljevci (Serbian Cyrillic: Бољевци, Slovak: Boľovce) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Surčin.
Location
Boljevci is located on the left bank of the Sava river, in the south-central part of the municipality, in the Syrmia region (the sub-region of Podlužje, east of the Bojčinska woods). It is 12 kilometers south of its municipal seat, Surčin, and some 30 kilometers of downtown Belgrade. It is located on the road which connects Surčin to Progar (through Jakovo) and continues further into the province of Vojvodina (the village of Kupinovo).
Population
Boljevci (Boľovce) is statistically classified as a rural settlement (village). It had a steady population growth until the 1960s when the population began to fluctuate. According to the latest official population census, population on Boljevci was 4,094 in 2011.
Ethnic structure (census of 2002): Serbs 2,653 (65,41%), Slovaks 1,132 (27,91%), Yugoslavs 40 (0,98%).
Most famous song of residents of Boljevci (Slovak - Boľovce) is a beautiful song: "Boľovčania čo robíte".
Characteristics
Boljevci is located in the marshy floodplain of the Sava. A monastery Fenek is located to the north-east so as the pond named after the monastery ("Fenečka bara"). On the opposite side, west of Boljevci, is a larger pond of Živača, used for the "Boljevci" fish pond.
There is a nautical complex in Boljevci, the Nautical Village "Biser". It consists of the row of bungalows and the berths on the Sava bank.[2]
Until the early 1960s Boljevci had its own municipality which was then annexed to the municipality of Surčin.
After the WW2 communist created the PKB and took all agricultural land called "Livade" (Serbian) or "Pažiť & Drienska" (Slovak) from the Slovak church. The agricultural land has recently been returned to the church but the state didn't pay any compensation for using their land since second world war.
References
- ↑ Comparative overview of the number of population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011 – Data by settlements, page 29. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4.
- ↑ Branka Vasiljević (18 July 2010). "Stidljive drugarice Savskog jezera" (in Serbian). Politika.
Sources
- Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6
- Vlado Gallo, JuDr, Bratislava.
Coordinates: 44°43′N 20°13′E / 44.717°N 20.217°E
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