Banatski Brestovac
Encyclopedia
Banatski Brestovac www.banatski-brestovac.com is located in the Municipality of Pančevo
, in the South Banat District
of Serbia
. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
. The village has a Serbian ethnic majority and its population numbers 3,517 people (2002 census).
located on the southern bank of the Danube
.
In Serbian
, the village is known as Banatski Brestovac or Банатски Брестовац, in Hungarian
as Beresztóc (until 1898 Bresztóvácz) or Temes-Aga, and in German
as Banat Brestowatz or Rustendorf.
(21 km), and Belgrade
(38 km). The village is located at 44° 43' 44.3" N, 20° 48' 49.52" E.
document under the name Praestowatz. At that time, the population of the village numbered twelve families. In 1763, 130 German families settled here and 104 Serbian families also lived in village at that time. The Serbs had an Orthodox Church and mill. In 1766 a Catholic Church was built (it was demolished by the communists in 1945).
Pancevo
Pančevo is a city and municipality located in the southern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina, 15 km northeast from Belgrade. In 2002, the city had a total population of 77,087, while municipality of Pančevo had 127,162 inhabitants. It is the administrative center of the South Banat...
, in the South Banat District
South Banat District
South Banat District is a northeastern district of Serbia with the seat of the district in Pančevo. It borders Romania to the east. The district lies in the region of Banat, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina...
of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
. The village has a Serbian ethnic majority and its population numbers 3,517 people (2002 census).
Name
The name of the village refers to the stands of elm trees that surrounded the village. The name of the village is of Serbian origin, and a legend about origin of the name claims that the village was first settled by Serbian settlers from the village of BrestovikBrestovik
Brestovik is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Grocka....
located on the southern bank of the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
.
In Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
, the village is known as Banatski Brestovac or Банатски Брестовац, in Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
as Beresztóc (until 1898 Bresztóvácz) or Temes-Aga, and in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
as Banat Brestowatz or Rustendorf.
Geography
The closest major settlements are PančevoPancevo
Pančevo is a city and municipality located in the southern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina, 15 km northeast from Belgrade. In 2002, the city had a total population of 77,087, while municipality of Pančevo had 127,162 inhabitants. It is the administrative center of the South Banat...
(21 km), and Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
(38 km). The village is located at 44° 43' 44.3" N, 20° 48' 49.52" E.
History
In 1717 Banatski Brestovac was mentioned for first time in a LatinLatin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
document under the name Praestowatz. At that time, the population of the village numbered twelve families. In 1763, 130 German families settled here and 104 Serbian families also lived in village at that time. The Serbs had an Orthodox Church and mill. In 1766 a Catholic Church was built (it was demolished by the communists in 1945).
Historical population
| Year | Total | Serbs Serbs The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in... |
Germans Danube Swabians The Danube Swabians is a collective term for the German-speaking population who lived in the former Kingdom of Hungary, especially alongside the Danube River valley. Because of different developments within the territory settled, the Danube Swabians cannot be seen as a unified people... |
Muslims by nationality Muslims by nationality Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims. They were one of the constitutive groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina... |
Yugoslavs Yugoslavs Yugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora... |
Roma | Montenegrins | Croats Croats Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have... |
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| 1910 | 3,752 | 34.8% | 63.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1921 | 3,805 | 29.5% | 69.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1935 | n/a | n/a | 2,478 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1991 | 3,715 | 87.07% | n/a | 7.51% | 1.91% | 1.31% | 0.64% | 0.45% |
| 2002 | 3,517 | 86.12% | n/a | 5.08% | 1.19% | 2.75% | 0.36% | 0.17% |