Banoštor
Banoštor
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Banoštor (Serbian Cyrillic: Баноштор) 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 780 people (2002 census).
Name
The name Banoštor means "the
In Serbian, the village is known as Banoštor (Баноштор) and in Hungarian as Bánmonostor.
History
Following the
The Roman legion named Herculia VI was also stationed in the town. Two religious altars were also situated near Bononia, one of them was dedicated to
Many
Historical population
- 1921: 1,095
- 1931: 1,784
- 1948: 705
- 1953: 677
- 1961: 678
- 1971: 733
- 1981: 650
- 1991: 618
- 2002: 780
- 2011: 737
Features
Banoštor is located on the edge of the Fruška Gora Mountain Range and on the Danube River. Every year around September, the village celebrates the beginning of the wine season with a grape festival called the "Dan Grožđa" or Grape Day and it is dedicated to Sveti Trifun (Saint Trifun), God's overseer of wine growers. The village's Serbian Orthodox Church was rebuilt in the early 19th century and is dedicated to Saint George.
See also
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
- Miloš Lukić, Putevima slobode - naselja opštine Beočin u ratu i revoluciji, Novi Sad, 1987.
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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