Kupinovo

Church of Holy Spirit, Kupinovo

Kupinovo (Купиново) is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Pećinci municipality, in Srem District, Vojvodina province. In 2002, the population of the village numbered 2,047 people, of whom 1,852 were ethnic Serbs.

It is near the famous biodiversity area, the Obedska bara. This contains several insects and other life forms unique to the area.

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Kupinovo (Купиново), formerly also Kupinik (Купиник); in Croatian as Kupinovo; and in Hungarian as Kölpény or Kelpény. The name of the village derived from Serbian word "kupina" ("blackberry" in English).

History

In the Middle Ages, Kupinik was a notable city and was a residence of Serbian despots in Syrmia in the 15th and 16th century.

Historical population

• 1961: 2,220
• 1971: 2,057
• 1981: 2,002
• 1991: 2,009
• 2002: 2,047

Famous residents

• The most famous resident of Kupinovo is Miki Đuričić, the most popular contestant of the first serial of Serbian "Big Brother".
• It was the residence of the famous Serbian noble family, the Stratimirović (Стратимировић).

References

• Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
• Gudenus János: A magyarországi főnemesség.

See also

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