Orlovat
Encyclopedia
Orlovat is a village in Serbia
. It is situated in the Zrenjanin
municipality, in the Central Banat District
, Vojvodina
province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,789 people (2002 census).
, the village is known as Orlovat (Орловат), in Hungarian
as Orlód, and in German
as Orlowat. Its name derived from Serbian
word "orao" ("eagle" in English). In various historical sources name was also written as Orlovath, Borlod, Orlod, etc.
conquest in the 16th century, number of its inhabitants was reduced and it became a village. In 1660, all of its ihabitants were Serbs
and it had 16 houses. http://www.orlovat.org.rs/istorijat.htm Since 1697-98, Orlovat is situated at the new location - this new settlement was founded by Serbs who came from Sentandreja and from old Orlovat. Since 1773, the village was part of the Banatian Military Frontier. In 1848, an important battle between Serb and Hungarian army occurred at this place, in which Austro-Serb army led by Stevan Knićanin
defeated Hungarians. Since the abolishment of Banatian Military Frontier in 1872, Orlovat was part of Torontal
county and, since 1918, it was part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and subsequently 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 Zrenjanin
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...
, Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,789 people (2002 census).
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 Orlovat (Орловат), 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 Orlód, 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 Orlowat. Its name derived from 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....
word "orao" ("eagle" in English). In various historical sources name was also written as Orlovath, Borlod, Orlod, etc.
History
In 1471, Orlovat was recorded as a town. After OttomanOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
conquest in the 16th century, number of its inhabitants was reduced and it became a village. In 1660, all of its ihabitants were 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...
and it had 16 houses. http://www.orlovat.org.rs/istorijat.htm Since 1697-98, Orlovat is situated at the new location - this new settlement was founded by Serbs who came from Sentandreja and from old Orlovat. Since 1773, the village was part of the Banatian Military Frontier. In 1848, an important battle between Serb and Hungarian army occurred at this place, in which Austro-Serb army led by Stevan Knićanin
Stevan Knicanin
Stevan Petrović, KCMT , known simply as Stevan Knićanin was a Serbian voivode of the Serbian volunteer squads in Serbian Vojvodina during the 1848 revolution.-Life:...
defeated Hungarians. Since the abolishment of Banatian Military Frontier in 1872, Orlovat was part of Torontal
Torontál
Torontál was the name of administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary. Its territory is presently in northern Serbia , western Romania and southern Hungary...
county and, since 1918, it was part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and subsequently 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...
.