Kupinovo

Coordinates: 44°42′20.16″N 20°5′53″E / 44.7056000°N 20.09806°E / 44.7056000; 20.09806
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Kupinovo
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Kupinovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Купиново, Glagolitic script: Ⰽⱆⱂⰻⱀⱁⰲⱁ) is a village located in the municipality of Pećinci, Serbia. As of 2011 census, the village has 1,866 inhabitants.

It is near the famous biodiversity area, the Obedska bara. This contains several insects and other life forms unique to the area.

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Kupinovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Купиново, Glagolitic script: Ⰽⱆⱂⰻⱀⱁⰲⱁ), formerly also Kupinik (Serbian Cyrillic: Купиник, Glagolitic script: Ⰽⱆⱂⱀⰻⰽ); in Croatian as Kupinovo; and in Hungarian as Kölpény or Kelpény. The name of the village derived from Serbian word "kupina" ("blackberry" in English).

History

Ruins of the Kupinik fortress

In the Middle Ages, Kupinik was a notable city and was a residence of

Sava river.[1]

Demographics

As of 2011 census results, the village has 1,866 inhabitants.

Historical population

  • 1961: 2,220
  • 1971: 2,057
  • 1981: 2,002
  • 1991: 2,009
  • 2002: 2,047
  • 2011: 1,866

Notable residents

See also

References

  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.