Surduk

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The Orthodox church.
The Orthodox church.

Surduk (Сурдук) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Stara Pazova municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,589 people (2002 census).

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[edit] Name

Surduk derives its name from the Turkish word for the cliffs near the Danube river. In ancient times it was known as Rittium.

[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)

  • Serbs = 1,463 (92.07%)
  • Roma = 61
  • Slovaks = 10
  • others (including Hungarians, Croats, etc).

[edit] Historical population

  • 1961: 1,782
  • 1971: 1,467
  • 1981: 1,332
  • 1991: 1,253

[edit] References

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

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Coordinates: 45°05′N, 20°19′E