Deliblato

Serb Orthodox church

Deliblato (Делиблато) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovin municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 3,498 (2002 census). The Deliblatska Peščara (Deliblato Sands), a largest sandy area in Europe, was named after this village.

Name

Name of the village derived from Turkish word "deli" ("big" in English) and Serbian word "blato" ("mud" in English), thus the full meaning of the name of the village in English would be "the big mud".

Deliblato has got the name because of Deliblatska pescara. According to one, Deliblato was named because, in those ancient times, in the vastness of the river Danube and Banat Deliblatska pescara(Deliblato sand), especially during the long rainy time was much mud. On Deliblato area, due to mixing mud with sand, the road became easier, so travelers called this place the Deliblato. Sloveni however, the notion of the lake marked by the word 'mud' and it is not excluded that the current village got its name from the large pond that lies around it.

History

It is not certain when the village was founded. In 1660/6, during the Ottoman rule, Deliblato was populated by ethnic Serbs. In 1761, it was recorded as Orthodox Christian settlement. Serbian church was built in 1783 and rebuilt in 1906.

Deliblato was the seat of government for reforestation Deliblatska pescara which officially began to work 1818.In past-war period Deliblato registered significant socio-political development. With developed agriculture and even with the beginnings of the development of manufacturing Deliblato is one of the most progressive villages in this part of Banat.

It is not certain when the village was founded.In 1660/6, during the Ottoman rule, the name Deliblato was mentioned in Patrijarsija Pecka which was claimed by the passers Mihajlo Dolovac and Zahija Nikola from Deliblato.During the first Serbian Migration under Patriarch Arsenije III Carnojevic in 1960s many people found their new homes in Deliblato.In 1761 the village was recorded as Orthodox Christian settlement with well known families as Obzovicani. Er Cahi and Ritopecani.Serbian church was built in 1783 and rebuilt in 1906. It is good to mention Lake Kraljevac which is next to the village.Today it attracts many visitors who are interested in fishing and nature relaxing. The fact that he is on the slopes of Deliblatska pescara and the proximity of the nature reserve Kraljevac gives Deliblato status tourist attraction for domestic and foreign tourists. In the village work Serbian and Romanian church and the common kudas of all residents is Spirits. According to national legislation the area around the village has the status of the Special Nature Reserve and Important Bird Area.

Population and major ethnic groups

Year	Total	Serbs	Romanians	Yugoslavs	Hungarians	Roma	Croats	Montenegrins	Rest
1991	3,722	74.2%	17.35%	4.00%	1.85%	0.80%	0.37%	0.29%	0.69%
2002	3,498	80.1%	12.6%	1.22%	1.25%	1.08%	0.25%	0.28%	3.22%

References

The Romanian Orthodox church

• Jovan Erdeljanović, Srbi u Banatu, Novi Sad, 1992.
• Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

See also

• Deliblatska Peščara
• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina