Sremski Karlovci
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Sremski Karlovci
Сремски Карловци (Serbian) | |
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Town and municipality | |
Clockwise from top left: Karlovci Gymnasium; the Clerical High School of Saint Arsenije; the Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas and the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity; the Patriarchate Court; Karlovci vineyards; the City center; the Clerical seminary; the Chapel of Peace | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 21205 |
Area code | +381(0)21 |
Car plates | NS |
Website | sremskikarlovci |
Sremski Karlovci (Serbian Cyrillic: Сремски Карловци, pronounced [srêːmskiː kâːrloːʋt͡si]; Hungarian: Karlóca; Turkish: Karlofça) is a town and municipality located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the banks of the Danube, 8 kilometres (5 miles) from Novi Sad. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 8,750 inhabitants. The town has traditionally been known as the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Habsburg Monarchy. It was the political and cultural capital of Serbian Vojvodina after the May Assembly and during the Revolution in 1848.
Name
In Serbian, the town is known as Sremski Karlovci (Сремски Карловци), in Croatian as Srijemski Karlovci, in German as Karlowitz or Carlowitz, in Hungarian as Karlóca, in Polish as Karłowice, in Romanian as Carloviț and in Turkish as Karlofça. The former Serbian name used for the town was Karlovci (Карловци), which is also used today, albeit unofficially. The name of the town in Serbian is plural.
Geography
The town is situated along the Danube River in the geographical region of Syrmia. The town of Sremski Karlovci is the only settlement in the municipality.
History
Ancient, medieval and early modern history
In ancient times, the
In 1521,
Habsburg Monarchy
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Between 16 November 1698 and 26 January 1699, the town of Karlovci was the site of a congress that ended the hostilities between the
After this peace treaty, the town was considered part of the Habsburg monarchy and was included in its
The town was the spiritual, political and cultural center of the Serbs in the Habsburg Monarchy. The
The town had the earliest Serb (and Slavic in general)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/The_May_Assembly_1848_in_Sremski_Karlovci.jpg/200px-The_May_Assembly_1848_in_Sremski_Karlovci.jpg)
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At the
The first capital of Serbian Vojvodina was in Karlovci; it was later moved to Zemun, Veliki Bečkerek, and Temišvar. At the same time the title of the Orthodox Metropolitan of Karlovci was raised to that of Patriarch.
When Serbian Vojvodina was in 1849 organized as the new province named
An Orthodox Patriarchate of Karlovci operated in Karlovci until 1920, after World War I. At that time, the position was joined with the Metropolitanate of Belgrade to form the united Serbian Orthodox Church, in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Yugoslavia and Serbia (1918–onward)
In 1918, the town became part of the
In 1922, the town became the headquarters of
Between 1929 and 1941, the town was part of
Between 1980 and 1989, Sremski Karlovci was one of the seven municipalities of the city of Novi Sad.
In January 2021 PM Igor Mirović announced a reconstruction of the facades of historically important buildings in Sremski Karlovci.[7]
Demographics
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1948 | 5,350 | — |
1953 | 5,618 | +5.0% |
1961 | 6,390 | +13.7% |
1971 | 7,040 | +10.2% |
1981 | 7,547 | +7.2% |
1991 | 7,534 | −0.2% |
2002 | 8,839 | +17.3% |
2011 | 8,750 | −1.0% |
Source: [8] |
According to the 2011 census, the municipality of Sremski Karlovci has 8,750 inhabitants.
Ethnic composition of the municipality of Sremski Karlovci:[9]
Ethnic group | Population | % |
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Serbs | 6,820 | 77.94% |
Croats | 576 | 6.58% |
Hungarians |
182 | 2.08% |
Yugoslavs | 71 | 0.81% |
Germans | 63 | 0.72% |
Montenegrins | 41 | 0.47% |
Slovaks | 29 | 0.33% |
Macedonians | 25 | 0.29% |
Rusyns | 16 | 0.18% |
Slovenes | 15 | 0.17% |
Romani | 14 | 0.16% |
Russians | 11 | 0.13% |
Others | 969 | 11.07% |
Total | 8,750 |
Economy
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The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):[10]
Activity | Total |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 11 |
Mining | 4 |
Processing industry | 282 |
Distribution of power, gas and water | 1 |
Distribution of water and water waste management | 39 |
Construction | 27 |
Wholesale and retail, repair | 222 |
Traffic, storage and communication | 71 |
Hotels and restaurants | 125 |
Media and telecommunications | 23 |
Finance and insurance | 8 |
Property stock and charter | 2 |
Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities | 31 |
Administrative and other services | 92 |
Administration and social assurance | 220 |
Education | 284 |
Healthcare and social work | 18 |
Art, leisure and recreation | 14 |
Other services | 66 |
Total | 1,537 |
Politics
Until 1989 Sremski Karlovci formed one of the urban municipalities of the city of
In the Serbian local elections held on 24 April 2016, Sremski Karlovci elected a new municipality parliament, ending the rule of the DS in the town. Nenad Milenković, of the Serbian progressive Party, was elected as the new mayor of the municipal parliament.
Schools
- Gymnasium of Karlovci
- Clerical High School of Saint Arsenije
- Faculty of management[11]
- College of Applied Studies in Management and Business Communication[12]
Buildings and structures
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Eglises_de_Sremski_Karlovci.jpg/200px-Eglises_de_Sremski_Karlovci.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Patriarchate_Court_in_Sremski_Karlovci_04.jpg/220px-Patriarchate_Court_in_Sremski_Karlovci_04.jpg)
- Educational historical buildings:
- Gymnasium of Karlovci, first Serbiansecondary school (gymnasium)
- Clerical High School of Saint Arsenije
- Administrative buildings:
- Religious buildings
- The Patriarchal Court
- The Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas
- The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity
- Other buildings
- Fountain "Four Lions"
- The Chapel of Peace, Sremski Karlovci
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Sremski Karlovci is
Bardejov, Slovakia
Karpoš, North Macedonia
Prnjavor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tivat, Montenegro (2007)
Gallery
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Gymnasium of Karlovci
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City assembly building
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An old Platanus, monument of nature protected by the state, in front of a church
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City museum
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Museum of beekeeping
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Museum of Danube Swabians
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A hotel in the centre
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Faculty of management
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Ecological center Miodrag Radulovacki
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Monument dedicated to Duško Trifunović and viewpoint of Karlovci
See also
- Fruška Gora
- Syrmia
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
- Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Exceptional Importance
Literature
- Milorad Grujić, Vodič kroz Novi Sad i okolinu, Novi Sad, 2004.
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
References
- ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "Насеља општине Сремски Карловци" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- Encyclopedia Britannicaonline
- ^ "Wrangel, Petr Nikolaevich, Baron", Encyclopedia 1914-1918
- ^ Споменик белом барону Politika, 13 September 2007.
- ^ Vojvodine, Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija. "Mirović: Sačuvaćemo kulturno-istorijski značaj Sremskih Karlovaca". JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2018" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Fakultet za menadžment" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Visoka škola za menadžment i poslovne komunikacije". Visoka škola strukovnih studija za menadžment i poslovne komunikacije (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Градови побратими". sremskikarlovci.rs (in Serbian). Sremski Karlovci. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
External links
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