Torak (Žitište)

Torak
Торак
Torac
Village

The Romanian Orthodox Church in Mali Torak
Torak

Location of Torak within Serbia

Torak

Location of Torak within Vojvodina

Coordinates: 45°30′19″N 20°36′14″E / 45.50528°N 20.60389°E / 45.50528; 20.60389Coordinates: 45°30′19″N 20°36′14″E / 45.50528°N 20.60389°E / 45.50528; 20.60389
Country  Serbia
Province  Vojvodina
District Central Banat
Elevation 80 m (260 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Torak 2,850
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 23232
Area code(s) +381(0)23
Car plates ZR

Torak (Serbian Cyrillic: Торак; Romanian: Torac), formerly known as Begejci (Serbian Cyrillic: Бегејци), is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Romanian ethnic majority (62.45%) and its population numbering 2,850 people (2002 census).

Name and Geography

Historically, the village was made from two parts - one named Mali Torak (Serbian Cyrillic: Мали Торак, Romanian: Toracu Mic, German: Kleintorak, Hungarian: Kis-Tárnok, "little Torak"), and another named Veliki Torak (Serbian Cyrillic: Велики Торак, Romanian: Toracul Mare , German: Großtorak, Hungarian: Nagy-Tárnok, "great Torak").

Historical population

Gallery

See also

http://www.torak.in.rs

References

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