Ledinci

Ledinci
Лединци
Suburban settlement
Ledinci
Ledinci
Location within Novi Sad
Coordinates: 45°12′39″N 19°48′13″E / 45.21083°N 19.80361°E / 45.21083; 19.80361Coordinates: 45°12′39″N 19°48′13″E / 45.21083°N 19.80361°E / 45.21083; 19.80361
Country  Serbia
Province Vojvodina
District South Bačka
Municipality Novi Sad
Area
 • Total 5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 1,623
 • Density 280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code +381(0)21
Car plates NS

Ledinci (Serbian Cyrillic: Лединци), also known as Novi Ledinci (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Лединци), is a suburban settlement located in the Petrovaradin municipality, one of two municipalities of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village is part of the metropolitan area of Novi Sad.

Population

Orthodox Church in Ledinci
Ledinci

The population of the village is 1,623 people (2002 census) and most of its inhabitants are ethnic Serbs.

Historical population:

  • 1961: 1,013
  • 1971: 1,194
  • 1981: 1,707
  • 1991: 1,922

Geography

The village is geographically located in Srem, but it is part of South Bačka District. There are two villages with this name: Novi Ledinci (New Ledinci) and Stari Ledinci (Old Ledinci). Today, the name "Ledinci" is officially used to designate Novi Ledinci, while other village is officially known as Stari Ledinci. Both villages are located in Petrovaradin municipality, on the brows of Fruška Gora mountain.

History

The village of Novi Ledinci was founded after the Second World War. It was built for inhabitants of Stari Ledinci, since this village was destroyed during the war. Later, the village of Stari Ledinci was rebuilt too.

Family names of the villagers

Some prominent families in the village include: Alimpijević, Antonijević, Arackić, Arsenijević, Avramović, Bačić, Batajić, Božić, Čelić, Čerkez, Dešanović, Dikić, Dimitrijević, Doroci, Đermanov, Florić, Isajević, Jeftić, Jovanović, Kirilović, Kiselica, Kovačević, Krstić, Lukić, Marinković, Matić, Mikerević, Milinković, Milićević Miloradović, Milošević, Milutinović, Mirković, Nikolić, Ninković, Pavlov , Pantelić, Petrić, Petrović, Pisarević, Poguberović, Popović, Prodanović, Prokić, Rakić, Rukavina, Stanković, Suvajdžić, Teodorović, Teofanović, Vojnović, Vrčinac, Vujković, Zaklanac, Zarić, Zoranović, Vasilić, Vukajlović, Stjepanović, Mršić, Vujinović, etc.

See also

References

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