Starčevo
Starčevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Старчево) is a town located in the Pančevo municipality, in the South Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The town has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 7,473 people (2011 census).
Starčevo
Старчево | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Serbian Orthodox church | |
 Flag  Seal | |
  Starčevo Location of Starčevo within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 44°48′26″N 20°42′17″E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.07 km2 (23.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,473 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26232 |
| Area code | +381 13 |
| Website | starcevo.org.rs |
The name of the town means "the place of the old man" in Serbian (starac, "elder"). The Neolithic Starčevo culture was named after a type site in the area.
Demographics (2002 census)
Ethnic groups in the town:
- Serbs = 6,205
- Croats = 349
- Yugoslavs = 204
- Hungarians = 111
- others
Historical population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 3,880 | — |
| 1953 | 3,676 | −5.3% |
| 1961 | 4,854 | +32.0% |
| 1971 | 6,545 | +34.8% |
| 1981 | 7,304 | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 7,579 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 7,615 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 8,048 | +5.7% |
Gallery
Roman Catholic Church Saint Maurus
See also
- Starčevo-Körös
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
- "Насеља општине Панчево" (pdf). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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