Opovo

Coordinates: 45°3′7″N 20°25′49″E / 45.05194°N 20.43028°E / 45.05194; 20.43028
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Opovo
Опово (Serbian)
Town and municipality
A street in Opovo
A street in Opovo
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
26204
Area code+381(0)13
Car platesPA
Websitewww.opovo.org.rs
Map of Opovo municipality

Opovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Опово; Hungarian: Ópáva) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 4,546, while Opovo municipality has 10,475 inhabitants.

Name

In

Rusyn
as Опово.

History

There are traces from

Hungarian and later Ottoman administration. During Hungarian administration it was part of the Kovin county and during Ottoman administration part of the Temeşvar Eyalet. Southern part of modern Opovo is still called Želj by local inhabitants. According to historical sources, modern Opovo was mentioned first in 1672-1690 and it was populated by Serbs. They lived in the houses made from mud. During Ottoman administration, settlement had 27 houses and, after Habsburg
conquest, in 1717, it had 64 houses.

During

Serbian Orthodox church of Saint Nikolaj was built. In 1848-1849, Opovo was part of autonomous Serbian Vojvodina, but was returned under military administration in 1849. With the abolishment of Military Frontier in Banat (in 1873), Opovo was included into Torontál County, which was part of the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary and Austria-Hungary. In 1885, new elementary school was elevated in the settlement.[1] In 1910, Serbs were in an absolute majority in Opovo, while other ethnic groups that lived in the settlement included Germans, Croats and Hungarians.[2]

In 1918, following the collapse of

Kovačica municipality and, after the war, part of Pančevo
municipality. Later, separate municipality of Opovo was formed.

Inhabited places

Opovo municipality includes the town of Opovo and the following villages:

Opovo is the largest settlement in the municipality.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194812,256—    
195312,305+0.08%
196111,848−0.47%
197111,515−0.28%
198111,541+0.02%
199111,384−0.14%
200211,016−0.30%
201110,440−0.59%
Source: [3]

According to the 2011 census, the total population of the municipality of Opovo was 10,440 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

All settlements in the municipality have an ethnic Serb majority. The ethnic composition of the Opovo municipality:

Cultural projects

Wifi network greenlinks is non-profit wireless network originated in Opovo, member of Srbija Wireless.

See also

References

  • Dr Slobodan Ćurčić, Naselja Banata - geografske karakteristike, Novi Sad, 2004.
  • Istorijski atlas, Geokarta, Beograd, 1999.
  • The Times History of Europe, Times Books, London, 2002.

Notes

  1. ^ Source: Stevan Kovačević, Gradovi Srbije u slici i reči, Beograd, 2010.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-07-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 19 March 2017.

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