Bukovac

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Bukovac (Буковац) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Petrovaradin urban municipality (one of two municipalities of the City of Novi Sad), in the Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 3,595 (2002 census).

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[edit] Geography

Bukovac is geographically located in Syrmia, but it is part of South Bačka District. The village is situated on the brows of Fruška Gora mountain, and it is part of the metropolitan area of Novi Sad. Bukovački potok (Bukovac Stream) flow through the village.

[edit] History and culture

Bukovac was founded during the Ottoman rule in the 16th century by the Serb settlers. There is a Serbian Orthodox church from 1808 in the village.

[edit] Historical population

  • 1961: 1,329
  • 1971: 2,012
  • 1981: 2,641
  • 1991: 3,040

[edit] Famous people

  • Milica Stojadinović Srpkinja (1830-1878), a literate. She was born in Bukovac.

[edit] References

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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Cities, towns and villages in South Bačka District

Seat of the district: City of Novi Sad
Novi Sad municipality1: Begeč • Budisava • Čenej • Futog • Kać • Kisač • Kovilj • Rumenka • Stepanovićevo • Veternik
Petrovaradin1: Bukovac • Ledinci • Sremska Kamenica • Stari Ledinci
Bač: Bačko Novo Selo • Bođani • Plavna • Selenča • Vajska
Bačka Palanka: Čelarevo • Despotovo • Gajdobra • Karađorđevo • Mladenovo • Neštin • Nova Gajdobra • Obrovac • Parage • Pivnice • Silbaš • Tovariševo • Vizić
Bački Petrovac: Gložan • Kulpin • Maglić
Bečej: Bačko Gradište • Bačko Petrovo Selo • Mileševo • Radičević
Beočin: Banoštor • Čerević • Grabovo • Lug • Rakovac • Susek • Sviloš
Srbobran: Nadalj • Turija
Sremski Karlovci
Temerin: Bački Jarak • Sirig
Titel: Gardinovci • Lok • Mošorin • Šajkaš • Vilovo
Vrbas: Bačko Dobro Polje • Kosančić • Kucura • Ravno Selo • Savino Selo • Zmajevo
Žabalj: Čurug • Đurđevo • Gospođinci
(*) bold are municipalities, 1 - Novi Sad`s urban municipalities, which aren`t fully formed

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