Beočin
Beočin
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Beočin (Serbian Cyrillic: Беочин, pronounced [bɛɔ̌tʃiːn]; Hungarian: Belcsény) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The population of the town is 7,839, whilst Beočin's municipality population is 15,726. There is also a Beočin Monastery from the 16th century in the municipality.
Name
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The name of the town derives from the word that came from local
Geography
Although it is geographically located in Syrmia, Beočin administratively belong to South Bačka District. The town of Beočin is divided into two parts: Beočin Grad ("Beočin town") and Beočin Selo ("Beočin village"). However, no matter that Beočin Selo is called a village, it is not a village but simply part of the town.
History
The existence of the
The settlement that developed into modern Beočin was mentioned in 1702. By then the hamlet had grown into 49 households. In the beginning, it was only a village, and its basic economic activity was wine production (even today, the oldest part of Beočin is known as Beočin Selo, i.e. "Beočin village" in English). After the cement factory was opened in 1839,[5] Beočin developed into a modern town, which over time became the centre of northern Syrmia. The cement factory in Beočin is one of the largest cement factories in Europe. The new, urban part of town developed as a worker's colony and was known as Fabrika ("factory"), Beočin Fabrika ("Beočin factory") and Beočin Grad ("Beočin town").
Until the middle of the 18th century, the village of Beočin was under Habsburg military administration. After 1745, it was part of t
In 1848–49, Beočin was part of Serbian Vojvodina, while from 1849 to 1860 it was part of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar. After the abolishment of the voivodeship in 1860, Beočin was again incorporated into Syrmia County of the Kingdom of Slavonia. In 1868, Kingdom of Slavonia was joined with the Kingdom of Croatia into the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, which was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and Austria-Hungary. In 1910, population of Beočin Selo numbered 3,342 inhabitants, while population of Beočin Fabrika numbered 262 inhabitants. According to 1910 census, largest ethnic group in Beočin were Serbs, while other ethnic groups that lived in the settlement included Hungarians, Germans, Croats, and others.[7]
In 1918, Beočin first became part of the
Until the end of World War II, Beočin was part of the Ilok municipality. Since the newly established post-WW2 border between Vojvodina (Serbia) and Croatia divided the former Ilok municipality, Beočin was included into Novi Sad municipality. Later, a separate municipality of Beočin was established. In 1948, the population of Beočin Fabrika numbered 2,144 and the population of Beočin Selo numbered 1,495.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1948 | 9,401 | — |
1953 | 10,243 | +1.73% |
1961 | 11,881 | +1.87% |
1971 | 13,216 | +1.07% |
1981 | 14,126 | +0.67% |
1991 | 14,848 | +0.50% |
2002 | 16,086 | +0.73% |
2011 | 15,726 | −0.25% |
Source: [8] |
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Beočin has 15,726 inhabitants.
Number of inhabitants over time
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Inhabited places
Beočin municipality encompasses the town of Beočin, and the following villages:
No. | Name | Population (2011 data) |
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1 | Banoštor | 737 |
2 | Grabovo |
100 |
3 | Lug | 709 |
4 | Rakovac |
2,248 |
5 | Sviloš | 291 |
6 | Susek | 998 |
7 | Čerević | 2,798 |
Ethnic groups
Most of the settlements in the municipality have an ethnic Serb majority, while the village of Lug have an ethnic Slovak majority. Ethnic composition of the city:
Ethnic group | Population | % |
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Serbs | 10,956 | 69.67% |
Roma | 1,422 | 9.04% |
Slovaks | 830 | 5.28% |
Croats | 557 | 3.54% |
Hungarians | 295 | 1.88% |
Yugoslavs | 161 | 1.02% |
Slovenians |
70 | 0.45% |
Montenegrins | 61 | 0.39% |
Germans | 45 | 0.29% |
Muslims |
37 | 0.24% |
Macedonians | 33 | 0.21% |
Others | 1,259 | 8.01% |
Total | 15,726 |
Beočin is one of the centers of the Islamic Community of Vojvodina. As of 2006, it was one of the three settlements in Vojvodina where Islamic religious buildings could be found (The other two settlements are Novi Sad and Subotica).
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Culture
The oldest
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):[9]
Activity | Total |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 34 |
Mining | 13 |
Processing industry | 996 |
Distribution of power, gas and water | 17 |
Distribution of water and water waste management | 76 |
Construction | 166 |
Wholesale and retail, repair | 423 |
Traffic, storage and communication | 210 |
Hotels and restaurants | 54 |
Media and telecommunications | 7 |
Finance and insurance | 17 |
Property stock and charter | - |
Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities | 70 |
Administrative and other services | 128 |
Administration and social assurance | 176 |
Education | 183 |
Healthcare and social work | 145 |
Art, leisure and recreation | 29 |
Other services | 53 |
Total | 2,797 |
Gallery
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Building of municipal parliament
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Building of municipal court
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Beočin cement factory
Twin Cities
See also
- Syrmia
- 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.
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Naselja Srema - geografske karakteristike, Novi Sad, 2000.
- Sekula Petrović, Beo-činovi, pozorišni život u Beočinu 1908-2009, Ruma, 2009.
Notes
- ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ Gvozden Perković, Verski objekti na tlu Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 2006, page 36.
- ^ Dr Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga 1, Novi Sad, 1990, page 110.
- ISBN 978-94-011-2232-0.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2018" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
External links
- www.beocin.rs
- www.beocingrad.com
- Beocin.net Archived 2009-11-23 at the Wayback Machine