Kovilj
Kovilj
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Kovilj (Serbian Cyrillic: Ковиљ) is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia.
Name
The Serbian name of the village derived from Serbian word "kovilj", which is a name for one sort of flower grass.
Geography
The village is divided into Gornji Kovilj (Upper Kovilj) and Donji Kovilj (Lower Kovilj), which were two separate settlements in the past, but today are parts of one single settlement.
History
In the 13th century, a settlement named Kabul was mentioned at this location. Other names used for the settlement in the past were Kaboli and Kobila, hence it is presumed that name of the settlement derived from Slavic word "kobila" ("mare" in English).[citation needed] Kovilj is not far from the city of Novi Sad.
Donji Kovilj was first mentioned in 1554, and Gornji Kovilj in 1702. Two villages were joined in 1870.
The existence of the village after found traces dating back 5,500 years BC . The village has existed during the reign of the Romans and Avars. The first written evidence of this village were created only in the 13th century, when it was called Kabul. Kovilj at the end of the 18th century got its name from one sort of flower grass.
Today in Kovilj still exists division into the lower(Šanački) and uper(Gornji Kovilj). Donji(lower) Kovilj developed with the monastery and existed even before the
The inhabitants lived on
Culture
Near the village is well known Kovilj Monastery. The monastery was reconstructed in 1705–1707, but according to the legend, it was founded by the first Serb archbishop Saint Sava in the 13th century.
There are also two Orthodox churches in the village, the Church of the Ascension of Jesus in (uper)Gornji Kovilj, constructed in 1829 with a beautiful iconostasis which was made by monk Rafailo Momčilović, and second Church of Thomas the Apostle built in 1846 in Donji(lower)Kovilj.
Nature
Near Kovilj is located Special Nature Reserve Koviljsko-Petrovardinski Rit. It is a complex of
The core values of this area are represented by the preserved and diverse indigenous orographic and hydrographic forms of marshes (islands, backwaters,
Historical population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1961 | 5,448 | — |
| 1971 | 5,290 | −2.9% |
| 1981 | 5,279 | −0.2% |
| 1991 | 5,242 | −0.7% |
| 2002 | 5,599 | +6.8% |
Notable people
- Laza Kostić (1841–1910), a Serb literate. He was born in Kovilj.
Gallery
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Stork in Arkanj -
Arkanj -
Kovilj-Petrovaradin Marshes -
Kovilj-Petrovaradin Marshes -
Kovilj nature
See also
- Novi Sad
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
- ^ "Насеља општине Нови Сад" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Koviljsko-Petrovaradinski Rit". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Kovilj–Petrovaradin Marshes". SNR manager "Vojvodinašume" – website. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
- Milorad Grujić, Vodič kroz Novi Sad i okolinu, Novi Sad, 2004.
External links
- [1] Kovilj
- Manastir Kovilj - Kovilj monastery
- [2] Vojvodina Šume
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