Ravno Selo

Ravno Selo (Равно Село) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the municipality of Vrbas, in the South Bačka District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 3,478 people (2002 census).

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as "Ravno Selo" (Равно Село), in German as "Alt-Schowe", and in Hungarian as "Ósóvé". Other Serbian names used for the village are: "Ravno" (Равно), "Stare Šove" (Старе Шове), and "Šove" (Шове).

History

The village was first recorded in the end of the 15th century (between 1484 and 1502). During Ottoman rule (16th-17th century), the village of Šove was populated by Serbs. In 1786, Germans settled in the village as well. In 1820, population of Šove numbered 2,598 inhabitants, of whom 1,643 were Serbs. In 1893, the population of the village numbered 2,136 inhabitants, including 1,436 Serbs, 653 Germans, 15 Hungarians, and 32 others. After World War II, as a consequence of the war events, the German population fled from the village.

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

*Serbs = 2,702 (77.69%)
*Montenegrins = 274 (7.88%)
*others.

Historical population

*1961: 4,378
*1971: 3,814
*1981: 3,636
*1991: 3,579
*2002: 3,478

References

*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

ee also

*List of places in Serbia
*List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/YI/2/Ravno_Selo.html Ravno Selo]