Lazarevo
Encyclopedia
Lazarevo is a village located in the Zrenjanin
municipality, in the Central Banat District
of Serbia
. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
. The village has a Serb
ethnic majority and a total population of 3,308 people (2002 census).
The village is known as the place where Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladić
was arrested on May 26, 2011.
, the village is known as Lazarevo (Лазарево), in Croatian
as Lazarevo, in Hungarian
as Lázárföld, and in German
as Lazarfeld. Lazarfeld is also an older name for the village used in Serbian.
colonists. In 1800, the first German immigrants arrived at the enormous estate of János Lázár de Écska, the son of Lukács Lázár. “Martinica pusta” was determined as a location for their settlement. It was, besides Ečka
and Jankov Most
, the third settlement founded on Lukács Lázár’s estate. In his honor it was named Lazarfeld.
In 1922, the village changed its name to Lazarevo. Until the end of World War II
, it was mostly inhabited by ethnic Germans. After World War II, the German population fled and the village was colonized by Serb
families from Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
Lazarevo was the last shelter of the Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladić
who was arrested here by the Serbian special police forces in the early morning hours of May 26, 2011. The arrest took place without incident as Mladić surrendered himself as well as two pistols that he carried.
, and agriculture is a supplemental activity. The local population mostly assembled by the cultural society “Slaviša Vajner – Cica”, the volunteer fire Society, and the hunters associations. The local Protestant church was reconstructed and turned into the first Orthodox church in 1998. Under the name “Zadrugar”, four sports clubs exist, and its football team gave a few Yugoslav representatives.
, or in the nearby town of Sečanj
.
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...
municipality, in the Central Banat District
Central Banat District
Central Banat District is a northeastern district of Serbia. It lies in the region of Banat, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It has a population of 208,456...
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 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...
ethnic majority and a total population of 3,308 people (2002 census).
The village is known as the place where Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladić
Ratko Mladić
Ratko Mladić is an accused war criminal and a former Bosnian Serb military leader. On May 31, 2011, Mladić was extradited to The Hague, where he was processed at the detention center that holds suspects for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia...
was arrested on May 26, 2011.
Name
In SerbianSerbian 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 Lazarevo (Лазарево), in Croatian
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
as Lazarevo, 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 Lázárföld, 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 Lazarfeld. Lazarfeld is also an older name for the village used in Serbian.
History
The village was founded in 1809 by GermanGermans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
colonists. In 1800, the first German immigrants arrived at the enormous estate of János Lázár de Écska, the son of Lukács Lázár. “Martinica pusta” was determined as a location for their settlement. It was, besides Ečka
Ecka
Ečka is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina...
and Jankov Most
Jankov Most
Jankov Most is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Romanian ethnic majority and its population numbering 636 people .-History:First time mentioned in 1221. under name Iancahid Jankov Most...
, the third settlement founded on Lukács Lázár’s estate. In his honor it was named Lazarfeld.
In 1922, the village changed its name to Lazarevo. Until the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, it was mostly inhabited by ethnic Germans. After World War II, the German population fled and the village was colonized by 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...
families from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
.
Lazarevo was the last shelter of the Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladić
Ratko Mladić
Ratko Mladić is an accused war criminal and a former Bosnian Serb military leader. On May 31, 2011, Mladić was extradited to The Hague, where he was processed at the detention center that holds suspects for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia...
who was arrested here by the Serbian special police forces in the early morning hours of May 26, 2011. The arrest took place without incident as Mladić surrendered himself as well as two pistols that he carried.
Features
There are around 3,000 inhabitants in about 900 households. The working people are mostly employed in ZrenjaninZrenjanin
Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...
, and agriculture is a supplemental activity. The local population mostly assembled by the cultural society “Slaviša Vajner – Cica”, the volunteer fire Society, and the hunters associations. The local Protestant church was reconstructed and turned into the first Orthodox church in 1998. Under the name “Zadrugar”, four sports clubs exist, and its football team gave a few Yugoslav representatives.
Education
There is a primary school, "Slavko Rodić" in the village for children from Lazarevo and the village of Zlatica. Lazarevo does not have a high school, so children from Lazarevo and Zlatica have to go to school in ZrenjaninZrenjanin
Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...
, or in the nearby town of Sečanj
Secanj
Sečanj is a village and municipality in Central Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a population of 2,645, while the Sečanj municipality has 16,298 inhabitants.-Name:...
.