Nova Pazova
Encyclopedia
Nova Pazova is a settlement in Serbia
, founded by German
settlers.It is situated in the Stara Pazova
municipality, in the region of Syrmia
(Srem District
), in the autonomous province of Vojvodina
. The settlement's population is currently 18,214 (2002 census), of which 17,421 are ethnic Serbs.
in a marshy area. The village grew from 51 initial settlers – including folk from Benningen, Marbach am Neckar, Schopfheim, Schorndorf, Tübingen, Bulkes (Serbian Maglić in the Backa), in the Palatinate and Hesse). By 1944 there were over 6,000 residents, mostly Danube Swabian farmers and their Serb labourers. The early German
settlers had to serve in the Militärgrenze Wachdienst (military border watch guard) for the first few decades in the territory.
On 6 October 1944, the German
-speaking inhabitants fled before the advancing Soviet army on a massive horse trek to Upper Austria
. The Communist regime brought in many new settlers from Serbia
after 1945 and there is now an ethnic Serb majority. The Communists also destroyed or obscured much of the Danube Swabian heritage.
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...
, founded by German
Germans
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....
settlers.It is situated in the Stara Pazova
Stara Pazova
Stara Pazova is a town and municipality in Srem District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 18,645, while Stara Pazova municipality has 67,576 inhabitants.-Name:...
municipality, in the region of Syrmia
Syrmia
Syrmia is a fertile region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe, between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia in the east and Croatia in the west....
(Srem District
Srem District
Syrmia or Srem District is a northwestern district of Serbia. It lies in the regions of Syrmia and Mačva, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It has a population of 309,981...
), 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 settlement's population is currently 18,214 (2002 census), of which 17,421 are ethnic Serbs.
History
Nova Pazova was created 1791 as Neu-Pasua for Evangelical Protestant Danube SwabiansDanube 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...
in a marshy area. The village grew from 51 initial settlers – including folk from Benningen, Marbach am Neckar, Schopfheim, Schorndorf, Tübingen, Bulkes (Serbian Maglić in the Backa), in the Palatinate and Hesse). By 1944 there were over 6,000 residents, mostly Danube Swabian farmers and their Serb labourers. The early German
Germans
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....
settlers had to serve in the Militärgrenze Wachdienst (military border watch guard) for the first few decades in the territory.
On 6 October 1944, the 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....
-speaking inhabitants fled before the advancing Soviet army on a massive horse trek to Upper Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. The Communist regime brought in many new settlers from 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...
after 1945 and there is now an ethnic Serb majority. The Communists also destroyed or obscured much of the Danube Swabian heritage.
External links
- Sremski Oglasi
- Artistic Society Mladost Nova PazovaArtistic Society Mladost Nova PazovaArtistic Society Mladost Nova Pazova is a Serbian cultural organisation established 1953....