Crvenka
Crvenka
Црвенка ( UTC+2 (CEST) | |
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Postal code | 25220 |
Area code | (+381) 25 |
Car plates | SO |
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Crvenka (
ethnic majority, and it had a population of 9,001 in 2011.Name
In Serbian, the town is known as Crvenka (Црвенка), in Hungarian as Cservenka, and in German as Tscherwenka or Rotweil. The name of the town is derived from the Serbian word crveno 'red'.
History
In prehistoric times, the region around Crvenka was covered by water because between the Danube River and Telečka Plateau there was a large lake, which was described by
In the immediate vicinity, archaeological excavations have found objects from Celtic and Roman times, including
Crvenka was firstly mentioned in historical sources in the 16th century, during
At the end of the 17th century, the
After 1918, the town was part of the
From 1941 to 1944, Crvenka was under
Demographics
Ethnic groups
In 2002 the population of Crvenka was 10,163 people, including:
- Serbs = 7,264 (71.48%)
- Montenegrins= 1,313 (12.92%)
- Hungarians = 493 (4.85%)
- Croats = 183 (1.8%)
- Yugoslavs = 156 (1.54%)
- others (including Ukrainians, Pannonian Rusyns, Germans, Romani people, etc.)
Historical population
- 1948: 6,879
- 1953: 7,797
- 1961: 9,369
- 1971: 10,098
- 1981: 10,629
- 1991: 10,409
- 2002: 10,315
- 2011: 9,001
Economy
Crvenka is a small town with a very strong economy, especially industry and agriculture.
The most important companies in Crvenka include:
- The Crvenka Sugar Factory (Crvenka Fabrika Šećera a.d. / EBZ)[1]
- The Jaffa Biscuit Company[2]
- The Panon AD Alcohol and Beverage Factory [3]
- FSH Crvenka AD
- Jedinstvo IGM Crvenka[4]
- SIGMA d.o.o
- ALTER EGO d.o.o[5]
- DP Zaliv d.o.o.[6]
- ZZ Novo
- BXB d.o.o
- Permak d.o.o[7]
- KUĆA HEMIJE MARIVA d.o.o.
Sport
Crvenka has a handball club named RK Crvenka. There is also a football team, FK Crvenka, with a long tradition. Crvenka has a chess club named ŠK Miljo Vujović and a karate club.
Notable residents
- Milorad Vučelić former vice-president of the Socialist Party of Serbia and close associate of Slobodan Milošević.
- Ratko Svilar, former football goalkeeper who participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
- Zorica Vojinović, former handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
See also
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
Gallery
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Railway
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Railway Station
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Bus Station
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Town Center
Notes
- ^ ""CRVENKA" Sugar Factory a.d. Crvenka".
- ^ "Jaffa - Fabrika biskvita Jaffa DOO".
- ^ "PANON A.D. Crvenka - Alcohol, vinegar and yeast factory". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "JEDINSTVO I.G.M. Crvenka". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Home". alterego.rs.
- ^ "< DP Zaliv d.o.o. > Domaci i medjunarodni transport i promet robe". Archived from the original on 21 May 2009.
- ^ "Home". permark.rs.
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Naselja Bačke - geografske karakteristike, Novi Sad, 2007.
External links
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