Torda, Žitište

Torda
Торда
Torontáltorda
Village
Saint John of Nepomuk Catholic Church
Torda
Location of Torda within Serbia
Coordinates: 45°35′05″N 20°27′16″E / 45.58472°N 20.45444°E / 45.58472; 20.45444Coordinates: 45°35′05″N 20°27′16″E / 45.58472°N 20.45444°E / 45.58472; 20.45444
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
District Central Banat
Elevation 75 m (246 ft)
Population (2002)
  Torda 1,771
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 23214
Area code(s) +381(0)23
Car plates ZR

Torda (Serbian Cyrillic: Торда, Hungarian: Torontáltorda or Torda) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority (86.56%) and its population numbering 1,771 people (2002 census). The village was settled in 1789 by the Pejačević family.

Geography

The surrounding villages include: Banatsko Karađorđevo, Čestereg, Banatski Dvor, Melenci, Bašaid, etc.

Historical population

  • 1961: 3,803
  • 1971: 3,345
  • 1981: 2,697
  • 1991: 2,183

See also

References

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
  • József Dobai, Torda Krónikája, Novi Sad, 2012
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