- Stapar
Stapar (Стапар) is a village in
Serbia . It is situated in theSombor municipality, in theWest Bačka District ,Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 3,720 people (2002 census).History
Stapar was founded in 1752 when it was settled by inhabitants of
Bokčenovići andVranješevo , and later by the inhabitants ofPrigrevica as well. Villages of Bokčenovići and Vranješevo were formerly situated nearApatin , but they do not exist any more. First large colonization ofGermans intoBačka was started in 1748. Inhabitants of Bokčenovići and Vranješevo, under the command of Tanasko Lazić, something of a hero ofWar of the Austrian Succession started to attack mostly Hungarian ships on theDanube that transported Germans with intention to ransack them. During the looting, they also killed some German colonists, thus they were called "thepirates of the Danube". Following the order ofMaria Theresa , they were evicted from their settlements and were settled in present-day Stapar. It should be noted that this was the third order issued - due to his reputation, Tanasko Lazić gained the audience of the Empress twice and was successful in appealing orders. After pressure from Hungarians, whose shipping on Danube was suffering economic losses due to these attacks and plans for establishment of the town ofApatin as a port on Danube and a predominantly German settlement, no further appeal was granted. Eleven years later, 73 families from Prigrevica settled in Stapar as well.Historical population
*1961: 4,582
*1971: 4,242
*1981: 3,988
*1991: 3,795References
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.Branislav Ćurčić, Stapar i njegova istorija, Sombor 1913.
ee also
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List of places in Serbia
*List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina External links
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/YI/2/Stapar2.html Stapar]
* [http://www.soinfo.org/so_sela.php?selo=stapar Stapar]
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