Aleksandrovo, Subotica

For other uses, see Aleksandrovo (disambiguation).

Aleksandrovo

Aleksandrovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Александрово) is a neighborhood of Subotica, Serbia.

Name

It is most commonly known as Aleksandrovo or Šandor (Hungarian equivalent for Aleksandar), but it is also known as Novo Naselje.^{[citation needed]}

Serbian name is Александрово (Cyrillic) or Aleksandrovo (Latin).

Croats call this part of Subotica Šandor, and the inhabitant of Šandor is called Šandorčanin.
In Hungarian, this part of Subotica is called Sándor.
In German sources this village was called Schandor.^[1]

History

There are traces of older settlements at this location dating from Bronze Age, time of the Sarmatians and Middle Ages.

Aleksandrovo was founded in the 18th century or more exactly in 1786 by Serbs from Subotica.^[2] In 1804, Aleksandrovo was officially proclaimed a village. In this time, most of its inhabitants were Serbs, while some Croats (from the group of Bunjevci) lived there as well.^[3] Aleksandrovo was a separate municipality for one century until it was joined to Subotica (in 1904).^[2]Serb Orthodox church in Aleksandrovo was built in 1818.

Economy

Aleksandrovo is home of several big companies, including Bratstvo (steel manufacturing), Subotička Mlekara (milk products), Fidelinka (grain and bread) and 29. Novembar (meat production).

Sports

There is an wrestling club named "Aleksandrovo" in the neighborhood. ^[4]

References

1. ^ Ante Sekulić: Hrvatski bački mjestopisi, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 1994., p. 130
2. ^ ^{a b} (Serbian) OŠ Sv. Sava - Istorijat
3. ^ (Serbian) Subotičke Tornjevi Subotice
4. ^ http://www.subotica.rs/en/sport/independent.php

External links

• History of Aleksandrovo