Rumenka
Rumenka (Serbian Cyrillic: Руменка) is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 5,729 people (2002 census).
Rumenka | |
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 Rumenka | |
  Rumenka Location within Novi Sad | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′N 19°45′E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | South Bačka |
| Municipality | Novi Sad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.55 km2 (11.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 5,729 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +381(0)21 |
| Car plates | NS |
Name
In Serbian, the village is known as Rumenka or Руменка, in Hungarian as Piros[2] or Piross,[3] and in Croatian as Rumenka.
The story about origin of the name of Rumenka claim that in the early years of existence of the village, the land contained many red flowers and when looked upon from a distance Rumenka looked like a red field. Therefore, it was named "Rumenka" in Serbian (the name came from the word "rumen", meaning "red" in Serbian) or "Piros" in Hungarian (word that also meaning "red").
History and culture
It was first mentioned in 1237. During the Ottoman rule, in 1590, the population of the village numbered 20 houses. In this time, Rumenka was populated by Serbs. There is a Serbian Orthodox Church of Saints Peter and Paul that was built after 1849 uprising, because the old one dating way back was destroyed, a Reformate Church was built in 1836( it is the third in the row) and a Parish house (built in 1780) in the village.
Historical population
- 1961: 2,546
- 1971: 2,906
- 1981: 3,629
- 1991: 4,361
Features
Rumenka is located near the Danube-Tisa-Danube channel. Although Rumenka is located near Novi Sad, the largest city in Vojvodina, the main branch of industry in the village is farming.
Gallery
The Calvinist Church
See also
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
- "Насеља општине Нови Сад" (pdf). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- Piros (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Piross (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
