Kačarevo
Kačarevo
Качарево | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 26212 |
Area code | +381(0)13 |
Car plates | PA |
Kačarevo (
Name
The former German place name (Franzfeld) means Francis' field in honor of Francis II. The Hungarian name (official name Ferenchalom from 1898 to 1918) meant Francis' heap.
After World War I, the settlement was officially renamed Kraljevićevo (Краљевићево) and that name meant prince's location in honor of the
Geography
Kačarevo is located on flat and fertile plains at 44°57′59″N 20°41′22″E / 44.96639°N 20.68944°E, approximately 16 km NE of Pančevo and 32 km NE of
The largest neighbouring settlement is indeed Pančevo, but the region is also scattered with other smaller inhabited places, similar in size with Kačarevo, such as Banatsko Novo Selo and Jabuka.
The altitude
History
There is a deed of founding from 1791 signed by Leopold II. The town was built up in 1792 by German settlers, almost all of them were Protestants.[3] The town is one of the youngest settlements in the administrative Region of Pančevo.
The settlement was a part of
Demographic history
From 1792 to 1945, it was mostly populated by Germans, and some Hungarians and Romanians lived there as well. In 1921, the population numbered 4,450 inhabitants, including 4,333
The number of reported inhabitants of the town in 2002 was 7,624. The majority of inhabitants were ethnic Serbs (5,042 or 66.13%), while Macedonians form 19.24% of the population or 1,467 people.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1961 | 7,792 | — |
1971 | 8,088 | +3.8% |
1981 | 8,309 | +2.7% |
1991 | 8,103 | −2.5% |
2002 | 7,624 | −5.9% |
Economy
The main occupation of the towns' people is in agriculture, as with many other local settlements. However, many of the towns’ inhabitants also work in the factories of the neighbouring city of Pančevo.
Culture and Tourism
Since 1960, there is a cultural center (Dom kulture) in Kačarevo. The town is famous for its bacon festival known as Slaninijada (slanina means bacon), which is organised by the Tourist Association. The festival was organised for the first time in 1988 and runs on an annual basis during February. For several years, there is the vocal group Toše Proeski which is very well known in the Vojvodina.[5][6][7]
Kačarevo Lake
One of the main attractions in the settlement is the artificial Kačarevo Lake (Serbian: Качаревачко језеро). Kačarevo is the only settlement in the area that has no natural body or stream of water (river, canal, pond, bog). The lake is situated 1 km (0.62 mi) southeast of the center of Kačarevo on the location of the former cattle cemetery, colloquially called the "horse graveyard". The denizens organized themselves and from 2007 began cleaning the area from the underbrush while the digging of the lake itself began in 2011. The surrounding area was adapted into the square green oasis with the forested alleys of pines, firs and deciduous trees. The benches and tables are placed between the trees. There are lawns with the rose seedlings, gazebos and a pheasant farm within the complex.[8][9]
The lake itself has a fountain which constantly pours the fresh water into the lake, a springboard, the showers, sunbeds,
The lake covers an area of 0.4 hectares (0.99 acres).[10]
Sports
There is a football club named FK Jedinstvo Stević in the town, founded in 1947 and its club color is blue and the dress is violet. Since 2003, there is a second club named KMF Kraljevićevo. Since 1972, there is a basketball club named KK Jedinstvo Kačarevo.[11]
See also
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
- ^ "Насеља општине Панчево" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Slobodan Špegar, Prve krajiške udavne proleterske brigade, Belgrade 1986, p. 120.
- ^ The deed of founding, 20 July 1791, on the Website franzfelder.de by Jakob Stehle, Retrieved on 2017-01-06.
- ^ Opšta državna statistika, Definitivni rezultati popisa stanovništva od 31 januara 1921 godine, Sarajevo 1932, p.354-355.
- ^ Official Website by Dom kulture (cultural center) on Facebook (in English), Retrieved on 2017-01-06.
- ^ History of Slaninjada on the Official Website by Kačarevo (in Serbian), Retrieved on 2017-01-06.
- ^ Official Website by Pevačka grupa Toše Proeski on Facebook, Retrieved on 2017-01-07.
- ^ a b Olga Janković (8 July 2017), "Kačarevačko more jedina oaza za kupače", Politika (in Serbian), p. 12
- ^ a b Olga Janković (2 August 2021). Освежење међу њивама [Refreshment between fields]. Politika (in Serbian). p. 10.
- ^ Olga Janković (17 July 2022). "Seoske plaže na Panonskom moru - spas od vrelog leta" [Village beaches of Pannonian Sea - salvation from hot summer]. Politika (in Serbian). p. 15.
- ^ FK Jedinstvo Stević on Facebook (in Serbian), Retrieved on 2017-01-06.
Sources
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
- Official Website by Kačarevo local community (Mesna zajednica) Archived 2020-01-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)
- Kačarevo on the Official Website by Pančevo municipality (in Serbian)
- Kačarevačke novine, a Website with news about the town (in Serbian)