Martinci

Martinci Мартинци
Settlement
Country	Serbia
District	Srem
Municipality	Sremska Mitrovica
Population	3,639 (2002)

Serbian Orthodox church

Martinci (Мартинци) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Sremska Mitrovica municipality, Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 3,639 people (2002 census).

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Martinci (Мартинци), in Croatian as Martinci, and in Hungarian as Martinc. It was named upon Saint Martin.

History

Traianus Decius, Roman Emperor (249-251), born in Budalia (modern Martinci)

It is one of the oldest places in Vojvodina. During Roman rule, the village was known as Budalia and was a place of birth of Roman emperor Traianus Decius (249-251).

Historical population

• 1961: 4,396
• 1971: 4,003
• 1981: 3,975
• 1991: 3,663

See also

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina (Serbia)

References

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

External links

• Official site
• Sremski Oglasi
• Oglasi
• Martinci

Coordinates: 45°01′N 19°28′E / 45.017°N 19.467°E / 45.017; 19.467