Sviloš

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Sviloš
Свилош
Village
Sviloš
Coordinates: 45°11′N 19°35′E / 45.183°N 19.583°E / 45.183; 19.583
Country  Serbia
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Sviloš (Serbian Cyrillic: Свилош) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Beočin municipality, in the Vojvodina province. Although, the village is geographically located in Syrmia, it is part of the South Bačka District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 362 people (2002 census).

History

Map of the Beočin municipality, showing the location of Sviloš

During the Axis occupation in WWII, 116 civilians were killed in Sviloš by fascists.

Historical population

  • 1961: 417
  • 1971: 419
  • 1981: 367
  • 1991: 347

References

  • Miloš Lukić, Putevima slobode - naselja opštine Beočin u ratu i revoluciji, Novi Sad, 1987.
  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

See also

Cities, towns and villages in the South Bačka District
Seat of the district: City of Novi Sad
Urban Municipality of Novi Sad1
Petrovaradin1
Bač
Bačka Palanka
Bački Petrovac
Bečej
Beočin
Srbobran
Sremski Karlovci
    Temerin
    Titel
    Vrbas
    Žabalj
    (*) bold are municipalities or cities, 1 - Novi Sad`s urban municipalities, which aren't fully formed

    Coordinates: 45°11′N 19°35′E / 45.183°N 19.583°E / 45.183; 19.583

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