Kovacica
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Kovačica
Kovačica (Serbian
: Ковачица or Kovačica, kɔ̝v̞ǎt͡ʃit͡sa Slovak
: Kovačica, Hungarian
: Antalfalva, Romanian
: Covăciţa, German
: Kowatschitza) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District
of Vojvodina
, Serbia
. According to 2002 census, the town has a population of 6,764, while Kovačica municipality has 27,890 inhabitants. It is widely known by its naïve art
.
The municipality is divided into 8 local communities.
Communities with Slovak
majorities are: Kovačica and Padina
. Communities with Serb
majorities are: Crepaja
, Idvor
, Putnikovo
and Samoš
. There is one community with a Hungarian majority: Debeljača
, and one community with a Romanian
majority: Uzdin
.
and 47 km from Belgrade
. Kovačica lies in the wide Pannonian plain.
Source: Stevan Kovačević, Gradovi Srbije u slici i reči, Beograd, 2010.
with: Banská Bystrica
, Slovakia
Kovačica (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....
: Ковачица or Kovačica, kɔ̝v̞ǎt͡ʃit͡sa Slovak
Slovak language
Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...
: Kovačica, 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....
: Antalfalva, Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
: Covăciţa, 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....
: Kowatschitza) is a town and municipality located 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 Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
, 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...
. According to 2002 census, the town has a population of 6,764, while Kovačica municipality has 27,890 inhabitants. It is widely known by its naïve art
Naïve art
Naïve art is a classification of art that is often characterized by a childlike simplicity in its subject matter and technique. While many naïve artists appear, from their works, to have little or no formal art training, this is often not true...
.
Inhabited places
Kovačica municipality includes the town of Kovačica and the following villages:- DebeljačaDebeljacaDebeljača is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province...
- IdvorIdvorIdvor is a village in northern Serbia. It is located in the Kovačica municipality, South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,198 people .-Name:...
- PadinaPadina (Kovacica)Padina is a village in Serbia. Majority of the population are Slovaks.-Geography and climate:Padina lies in the middle of South Banat, at the border of Deliblato's shoal, on 52.75 km2, and in a southeast-northwest course. Geographical width of village is 45°7' N and 20°44' E. Altitude is...
- PutnikovoPutnikovoPutnikovo is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 243 people .-External links:...
- SamošSamošSamoš is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,247 people .-See also:...
- UzdinUzdinUzdin is a village located in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village has a Romanian ethnic majority and its population is 2,467 . At the turn of the 20th century, its population was about 7,000...
- CrepajaCrepajaCrepaja is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 4,855 people .-Historical population:...
The municipality is divided into 8 local communities.
Ethnic groups (2002 census)
The ethnic groups in the Kovačica municipality are:- SlovaksSlovaksThe Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
= 11,455 (41.07%) - SerbsSerbsThe 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...
= 9,459 (33.91%) - Hungarians = 2,935 (10.52%)
- RomaniansRomaniansThe Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
= 1,950 (6.99%) - Roma = 815 (2.92%)
- YugoslavsYugoslavsYugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
= 349 (1.25%) - Others.
Communities with Slovak
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
majorities are: Kovačica and Padina
Padina (Kovacica)
Padina is a village in Serbia. Majority of the population are Slovaks.-Geography and climate:Padina lies in the middle of South Banat, at the border of Deliblato's shoal, on 52.75 km2, and in a southeast-northwest course. Geographical width of village is 45°7' N and 20°44' E. Altitude is...
. Communities with Serb
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...
majorities are: Crepaja
Crepaja
Crepaja is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 4,855 people .-Historical population:...
, Idvor
Idvor
Idvor is a village in northern Serbia. It is located in the Kovačica municipality, South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,198 people .-Name:...
, Putnikovo
Putnikovo
Putnikovo is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 243 people .-External links:...
and Samoš
Samoš
Samoš is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,247 people .-See also:...
. There is one community with a Hungarian majority: Debeljača
Debeljaca
Debeljača is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province...
, and one community with a Romanian
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
majority: Uzdin
Uzdin
Uzdin is a village located in the Kovačica municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village has a Romanian ethnic majority and its population is 2,467 . At the turn of the 20th century, its population was about 7,000...
.
Geography
The town of Kovačica is located 27 km from 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...
and 47 km from 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...
. Kovačica lies in the wide Pannonian plain.
History
The town was founded in the 18th century, but there are records of small settlements dating from 1458. In the middle of the 18th century, this area was recorded as wasteland. Settlement was founded in 1750 and was settled (in 1751-1752) by Serb soldiers from Potisje and Pomorišje, after military frontier in these regions was abolished. In 1767, Kovačica was included into German regiment of Banatian Military Frontier. First Slovaks came here from Ečka and Aradac (in 1783) and after them, Slovaks from Arvas, Trenčin and Bekeš county came here as well (in 1801). From the middle of the 19th century, Kovačica is a center of municipality and cultural and social center of Slovaks in Banat.Source: Stevan Kovačević, Gradovi Srbije u slici i reči, Beograd, 2010.
Demographics
| Territory | Municipality of Kovačica | % | Banat |
| Area, km², 1999 | 419 | 4.26 | 9830 |
| Number of settlement, 1999 | 8 | 4.02 | 199 |
| Population by 1971 census | 33489 | 4.44 | 754403 |
| Population by 1981 census | 32798 | 4.33 | 758321 |
| Population by 1991 census | 30469 | 4.18 | 729564 |
| Total population age of 60 or more – by 1991 census | 6342 | 4.51 | 140723 |
| Total productive population by 1991 census | 18700 | 4.12 | 453859 |
| Total male productive population (age 15 to 64 ) by 1991 census | 10016 | 4.19 | 238937 |
| Total female productive population (age 15 to 59 ) by 1991 census | 8684 | 4.04 | 214922 |
| Share of agricultural population in total country population (%) by 1991 census | 28.7 | 56.83 | 50.5 |
| Share of agricultural population in active population in the country (%) by 1991 census | 32 | 49.92 | 64.1 |
| Number of households by 1991 census | 10235 | 4.15 | 246839 |
| Share of agricultural households in total number of households(%) by 1991 census | 62.1 | 48.21 | 128.8 |
| Increase in the population by year 2000 | -184 | 3.67 | -5009 |
| Total number of employed | 4232 | 2.52 | 168033 |
| Females in total number of employed (%) by year 2000 - annual average | 36.5 | 28.65 | 127.4 |
| Income per capita (din) by year 1999 | 15660 | 28.05 | 55837 |
| Income per capita (din) by year 2000 | 34548 | 27.95 | 123593 |
| Agricultural area (km²) by year 2001 - Individual agricultural households and other | 366.32 | 4.38 | 8360.14 |
| Forest area (km²) by year 2000 | 0.39 | 0.15 | 268.60 |
| Number of built apartments per 1000 citizens by year 2000 | 1.5 | 45.45 | 3.3 |
| Total road length (km), by year 2000 | 74 | 2.99 | 2477 |
| Phone subscribers, by year 2000 | 5779 | 3.27 | 176522 |
| Net salaries per employee – average January /December 2000 | 2412 | 30.29 | 7963 |
| Elementary schools 1999/2000 – end of a school year | 8 | 3.69 | 217 |
| High schools 1999/2000 – end of a school year | 1 | 2.17 | 46 |
| College 2000/2001 school year | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Universities 2000/2001 school year | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Graduated university students, 2000/2001 school year | 0 | 0 | 146 |
Twin towns — Sister cities
Kovačica is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
External links
- Official web site
- vytvarne umenie vojvodinskych Slovakov (Slovak and English)
- politika vojvodinskych Slovakov (Serbian)
- Official Forum of Municipality Kovacica (Serbian)
- Art and Cultural Events In The Municipality of Kovačica (English)