Međa (Žitište)

Coordinates: 45°32′05″N 20°48′15″E / 45.53472°N 20.80417°E / 45.53472; 20.80417
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Međa
Међа (
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23234
Area code+381(0)23
Car platesZR

Međa (

Serb
ethnic majority (88.65%) and its population numbering 1,155 people (2002 census).

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Međa (Међа), in German as Pardan, in Hungarian as Párdány, and in Romanian as Meda. Its former names used in Serbian were Pardanj (Пардањ) and Ninčićevo (Нинчићево) after Momčilo Ninčić.

Former Serb Pardanj was known as Srpski Pardanj (Српски Пардањ) in Serbian, Serbische Pardan in German, and Szerb-Párdány in Hungarian.

Former Slovak Pardanj was known as Totovski Pardanj (Тотовски Пардањ) in Serbian, Slowakisch Pardan in German, and Tót-Párdány in Hungarian. It was later also known as German Pardanj (Serbian: Nemački Pardanj or Немачки Пардањ, German: Deutsch Pardan, Hungarian: Német-Párdány) and Hungarian Pardanj (Serbian: Mađarski Pardanj or Мађарски Пардањ, German: Ungarisch Pardan, Hungarian: Magyar-Párdány).

History

It was first mentioned in historical literature 1247 AD. During

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. In this time, its name was changed to Ninčićevo. Near the end of the Second World War (1944) the German population was forced into Tito's concentration camps where many perished . The village and colonists from Bosnia and Herzegovina settled here instead of them. New inhabitants named the village Međa ("border" in English) because of the proximity of the state border. Formerly, Međa was a seat of the municipality, but later was included into new municipality with seat in Žitište
.

Hungarian name Párdány in 1900 in the Kingdom of Hungary.

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Historical population

  • 1961: 2,367
  • 1971: 2,047
  • 1981: 1,636
  • 1991: 1,403
  • 2002: 1,155

Trivia

Local people of Međa plan to build a monument dedicated to Johnny Weissmuller, who was born in 1904 in Međa according to some sources. However, where the actor was actually born is disputed because other sources claim that his birthplace was Szabadfalu (Freidorf), present-day part of Timișoara.

Notable citizens

  • The politician Vuk Drašković was born in Međa.
  • Count János Buttler de Párdány, Hungarian aristocrat. Kálmán Mikszáth's novel A Strange Marriage is based on his life story.
  • Johnny Weissmuller (born Johann Peter Weißmüller; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor. The ship's roster from his family's arrival at Ellis Island lists his birthplace as Párdány (now Međa), village on territory of today's Serbia. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records. After his swimming career, he became the sixth actor to portray Tarzan in films, a role he played in twelve motion pictures.

References

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

Gallery

  • The Saint John Nepomuk Catholic Church.
    The Saint John Nepomuk Catholic Church.
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