Starčevo

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Starčevo
Старчево
Town
Serbian Orthodox church

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Starčevo
Location of Starčevo within Serbia
Starčevo
Location of Starčevo within Vojvodina
Coordinates: 44°48′26″N 20°42′17″E / 44.80722°N 20.70472°E / 44.80722; 20.70472
Country  Serbia
Province  Vojvodina
District South Banat District
Population (2002)
 • Total 7,615
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 26232
Area code +381 13
Website starcevo.org.rs
Ivanovo
Municipality
of Pančevo
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Starčevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Старчево) is a town located in the Pančevo municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The town has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 8,048 people (2008 census).

Name

The name of the town means "the place of the old man" in Serbian.

History

The Starčevo Culture, an ancient civilization on the Danube river which dates back to 6000 BC, is named after this town because of archaeological excavations carried out there. The Starčevo culture ceased to exist around 4200 BC with the invasions of the Pelasgians.

Demographics (2002 census)

Ethnic groups in the town:

  • Serbs = 6,205
  • Croats = 349
  • Yugoslavs = 204
  • Hungarians = 111
  • others

Historical population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1948 3,880—    
1953 3,676−5.3%
1961 4,854+32.0%
1971 6,545+34.8%
1981 7,304+11.6%
1991 7,579+3.8%
2002 7,615+0.5%
2008 8,048+5.7%

Gallery

  • The Saint Maurice Martyr Catholic Church

See also

References

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

External links

Cities, towns and villages in the South Banat District
Pančevo
Alibunar
Bela Crkva
Vršac
Kovačica
Kovin
Opovo
Plandište
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