Orlovat
Orlovat
Орловат | |
|---|---|
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 23263 |
| Area code | +381(0)23 |
| Car plates | ZR |
Orlovat (
Serb
ethnic majority (95.52%) and its population numbering 1,789 people (2002 census).
Name
In Serbian, the village is known as Orlovat (Орловат), in Hungarian as Orlód, and in German as Orlowat. Its name derived from Serbian word "orao" ("eagle" in English). In various historical sources name was also written as Orlovath, Borlod, Orlod, etc.
History
In 1471, Orlovat was recorded as a town. After
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and subsequently Serbia
.
Historical population
- 1961: 2,335
- 1971: 2,298
- 1981: 2,159
- 1991: 1,933
- 2002: 1,789
Notable residents
- Uroš Predić, painter, born in 1857 in Orlovat.[1][2]
- Duško Tošić, football player.[3]
See also
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Orlovat.
References
- ^ "Uroš Predić, Orlovar". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ "Uroš Predić, painter". Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ Duško Tošić