- Stari Banovci
Stari Banovci (Стари Бановци) is a village in
Serbia . It is located in theStara Pazova municipality, in the region of Srem (Srem District ),Vojvodina province. The population of the village is 5,488 people (2002 census), including 5,034 ethnicSerbs .History
In ancient times, Roman fortress named Burgene existed at this location. The village of Banovci existed here since the 16th century, and perhaps even before that. Another two villages, Darinovci and Tusa, were situated at this location, but both were later resettled.
According to the Ottoman census from 1566/7, most of the inhabitants of Banovci were
Serbs . In 1734, the population of the village was composed of 53 houses. In 1756, population numbered 211 houses.During the Axis occupation in
World War II , 158 villagers were murdered, 52 were sent to concentration camp Sajmište, 38 were sent to forced labour, and 104 were held as war prisoners.Historical population
*1961: 2,374
*1971: 2,829
*1981: 3,393
*1991: 4,033Family names of the villagers
Some of the prominent families in the village include:
Ašćerić ,Babić ,Bajić ,Barišić ,Bošković ,Dražeta ,Drljača ,Đorđević ,Đurić ,Gojković ,Grabovica ,Gugleta ,Ilić ,Jekić ,Jojić ,Jovanović ,Knežević ,Korlat ,Korolija ,Kovačević ,Kristić ,Lazarević ,Levnajić ,Malbaša ,Malenić ,Maljković ,Marković ,Mijačević ,Mijatović ,Miljković ,Mrđić ,Nikolić ,Ostojić ,Petrović ,Pražić ,Preočanin ,Prtina ,Purić ,Radojčić ,Riđošić ,Sasin ,Savić ,Skerletović ,Slavik ,Srebro ,Sovilj ,Stanković ,Šaula ,Šimunović ,Tišma ,Tomašević ,Ušljebrka ,Večerinac ,Vezmar ,Vidaković ,Vojnović ,Vujasinović ,Vukadinović ,Zeljug ,Zorić , etc.Education
There is a primary school "Slobodan Savković" in the village.
References
#Milorad Babić - Petar Vukelić - Sretenije Zorkić, Hronika Starih Banovaca, Sremska Mitrovica, 1989.
#Sreta Pecinjački, Stari Banovci do kraja 18. veka, Matica srpska, Zbornik za društvene nauke 36, Novi Sad, 1963.
#Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.ee also
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Stara Pazova
*Srem District
*List of places in Serbia
*List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina External links
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/YI/2/Stari_Banovci.html Stari Banovci]
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