Skorenovac

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Skorenovac

Skorenovac (Serbian: Скореновац, Skorenovac, Hungarian: Székelykeve, German: Skorenowatz) is a village located in the Kovin municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Population and major ethnic groups
4 Origin of Székely settlers
- 4.1 Family names of Skorenovac's first settlers
5 Famous villagers
6 Gallery
- 6.1 Images of the village
- 6.2 Various Images From Traditional and Everyday Life
7 See also
8 External links
9 References

[edit] Geography

The closest bigger places are Kovin (6km), Smederevo (17 km), Pančevo (30km), and Belgrade (46km). The latitude of the village is N 44° 45' 42.9", and the longitude is E 20° 54' 20.72".

[edit] History

[edit] General history

Skorenovac location map

The village named Gyurgyova-Rádayfalva (Đurđevo) existed between 1869 and 1886 at the location between Banatski Brestovac and Danube river. In 1869, the population of Gyurgyova numbered 396 people. After initial settlement, which included Hungarian (Palóc) families from Banatsko Novo Selo (hun: Újfalu), Jermenovci (hun: Ürményháza), Sándorfalva, Szeged county and Banatski Dušanovac (hun: Szőlősudvarnok, ger: Rogendorf), in 1883 came the first Székely settlement with total of 645 families or around 2,000 individuals.

Later, in 1886, the population of this village was resettled to the location of present day Skorenovac and Ivanovo. The reason for resettlement to Skorenovac and Ivanovo was the flooding of the Danube river and the yearly annihilation of property in the village and its agricultural land. At the same time, the inhabitants' lives were in constant danger.

Coat of Arms

The village of Skorenovac (named Székelykeve in that time) was founded in 1886, during the time of Franz Joseph I. In the time of the village settlement, its territory was situated in the Torontál Vármegye (County) of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1912 it was situated in the Temes Vármegye (County). In 1888 it had 506 houses and in 1910 the village had 685 houses.

The majority of the original settlers were Székely Hungarians who came from Bukovina, and also, in the same time frame, some German families from Plandište and Pločice and some Bulgarian families from Dudeştii Vechi (hun: Óbesenyő, ger: Altbeschenowa, Banat Bulgarian: Stár Bišnov) аre settled in Skorenovac.

[edit] Historical names of the village and region

Skorenovac map

Historical names of the region:

Zkorenovetz Terra (1412)
Zkorenocz Puszta
Villa Regalis (1428)

Historical names of the village:

Nagygyörgyfalva (1883-1886)
Székelykeve (1886-1922)
Skorenovac (since 1922)
Skorenowatz (Used by Germans in different periods)

[edit] Economy, Religion, and School - Timetable

1885 - The first steady teacher came to the village of Gyurgyova (then in 1886 to Skorenovac). His name was Mischel János.

1886 - The first judge and mayor of Skorenovac was Kollár Ágoston (1886 - 1890).

Skorenovac location map

1889 - The school building was finished. The teachers in the school were: Steiner Johan (Principal and teacher), Mischel János (teacher), Müller Ottilia (teacher), and Somogyi Etelka (teacher). In school year 1905/1906 school had 561 students. Elementary school, in that time, was up to grade 6. School Board members in 1930's were László Imre, Fehér Mihály, Wintergerst Francz, Boszilkov Bóna, Medgyessy József and Varga András.

1892 - December 18, a Church (Roman Catholic) was erected. The first priest was Deleme Ferenc (1892 - 1898).

1894 - November 25, foundation of the Farmers Creditors Collective. Its president was Fr. Deleme Ferenc, and the collective had 71 members.

1895 - October 6, Library was founded, and had a 50 members. President was Deleme Ferenc, while the librarian was Hajagos János.

1898 - The first "shared" doctor in the village, Dr. Klein József.

1899 - The voluntary fire brigade was established; its president was Kirchgäsner Johan and the fire chief was Mischel Johan, while the brigade had 60 members.

1900 - The first permanent doctor, Dr. Urbanek Edét, arrived in the village.

1906 - Hunters association founded, with 14 members. Founders were Szabatka Gyula and Töry Dezsö.

1912 - The first motorized "Big Mill" is opened, owned by Rüger Katalin. It worked until the mid-1970s, when it was closed.

1913 - April 27, "Hangya" Collective of Consumer Association is established. President was Wikel Aladár, and the association had 128 members. A merchandise store was opened the same year.

1924 - The Red Cross started humanitarian work, but the official establishment of the organization was in 1931. The organization had 57 members, while the president was Dr. László Imre.

1925 - The Culture Association (hun: Kultúrszövetség, ger: Kulturbund) was founded. Since 1948, it is known as KUD "Petõfi Sándor".

1932 - Craftsman Association is established with Bircsák András, shoemaker, as president.

1932 - Jun 14, a Soccer/Football Club "Kék Duna" (ser: Plavi Dunav, eng: Blue Danube) was founded. President was Milivoj Đurkin, and vicepresident Dr. László Imre. Team players were: Fazekas Antal, Szirák János, Erdeljan Stanko, Borsós József, Brasnyó János, Boszilkov József, Hubert Pubi, Kiss István, Galac Imre, Jung Tamás, Kovačević Dezsö, Urbán István, Komáromi Imre, Migléci János, Perić Mile, Stanisavljević Đuro and Ivkov Slavko.

[edit] Population and major ethnic groups

[edit] Table 1

1910	4,541	Hungarians	73.31%	Germans	11.94%	Bulgarians	9.69%	Slovaks	2.53%	Serbs	1.26%
1921	4,195	Hungarians	81.83%	Bulgarians	10.27%	Germans	7.34%	Serbs	0.36%	Slovaks	0.05%
1948	4,465	Hungarians	84.46%	Bulgarians	11.22%	Serbs	3.18%	Germans	0.70%	Slovaks	0.05%
1991	3,213	Hungarians	80.36%	Serbs	9.40%	Yugoslavs	3.36%	Bulgarians	2.53%	Germans	0.15%
2002	2,501	Hungarians	86.71%	Serbs	5.47%	Bulgarians	2.99%	Yugoslavs	1.04%	Germans	0.07%

[edit] Table 2

Year	1869.	1875.	1880.	1900.	1910.	1915.	1921.	1931.	1936.
Population	396	N.D.	298	3,399	4,541	4,486	4,195	4,099	4,366
Households	N.D.	265	N.D.	664	853	N.D.	847	927	N.D.
Year	1939.	1942.	1948.	1953.	1961.	1971.	1981.	1991.	2002.
Population	4,271	4,464	4,465	4,403	4,306	4,021	3,731	3,213	2,501
Households	N.D.	1,020	1,069	1,105	1,143	1,119	1,328	1,086	N.D.

[edit] Chart

Population trend (Growth/Downtrend)

[edit] Origin of Székely settlers

Skorenovac's Wineyard

Meadow of Skorenovac

The names of the villages in Bukovina from where the Székely settlers come are (in Hungarian with their Romanian equivalents): Istensegits (rom: Tibeni), Fogadjisten (rom: Iacobeşti), Hadikfalva (rom: Dorneşti), Józseffalva (rom: Vornicenii Mici), and Andrásfalva (rom: Maneuţi). These villages are today in Romania, Suceava County, Bukovina; the closest bigger places are Rădăuţi and Botoşani.

The Bukovina Székely who settled in Skorenovac, Ivanovo, and Vojlovica are originally from Madéfalva (rom: Siculeni) village in the county of Csik (Harghita), Erdély (Transylvania), today in Romania. The Székelys of Bukovina in general are from the part of Erdély which is unofficially named the Székelyföld, which included Csikszék, Marosszék, Aranyosszék, Udvarhelyszék, and Háromszék counties of the historical Kingdom of Hungary.

[edit] Family names of Skorenovac's first settlers

From Andrásfalva: Daradics, Csiszer, Erõs, Fábián, Gál, Geczõ, György, Illés, Jakab, János, Katona, Kelemen, Kemény, Kis, Koródi, Kovács, Lakatos, László, Lipina, Lukács, Müller, Palkó, Pásztor, Petres, Péter, Hompot, Husori, Sebestyén, Schidt, Szakács, Szatmári, Ranc and Varga.

From Istensegits: Ambrus, Barabás, Bartis, Béres, Bot, Borbandi, Bõte, Dudli, Faluközi, Finnya, Fülöp, Gyõrfi, János, Kató, Lovász, Magyaros, Makrai, Miklós, Nagy, Nyistor, Pék, Sánta, Szabo, Szász, Szõte, Tamás, Urkon and Váncsa.

From Fogadjisten: Ambrus, Barabás, Gáspár, Kuruc, Papp, Váci, Szabó, and Székely.

From Hadikfalva: Beréti, Bréti, Biro, Csiki, Dani, Erdõs, Fazekas, Fodor, Forrai, Galambos, Kerekes, Kis, Kozma, Kozsán, Kölõ, and Skasszián.

From Józseffalva: Kurkó, Kusár, Palló, Mákszem, Mezei, Székely and Várda.

[edit] Famous villagers

Zoltán Dani, the ethnic Hungarian commander of a Serbian anti-aircraft battery which shot down a United States Air Force F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter on March 27, 1999, the only F-117 ever lost in combat.

[edit] Gallery

[edit] Images of the village

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Detail from the Main Street in Skorenovac	DTD Channel near Skorenovac	Summer storm in Skorenovac	The Saint Stephen King Catholic Church