Pančevo

Pančevo
Pančevo; Панчево
	— Town —
	; Coat of arms
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	Location of Pančevo within Serbia
	Coordinates: 44°52′N 20°38′E / 44.867°N 20.633°E
Country	Serbia
District	South Banat
Settlements	10
	Government
- Mayor	Vesna Martinović
	Area
- Municipality	759 km2 (293.1 sq mi)
	Population (2002 census)
- Municipality	127,162
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	26000
Area code	+381 13
Car plates	PA
Website	www.pancevo.rs

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Pančevo

Municipality
of Pančevo
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Map of Pančevo municipality

Pančevo (Serbian: Панчево, Romanian: Panciova, Hungarian: Pancsova, German: Pantschowa, Slovak: Pánčevo) is a city and municipality located in Serbia at 44.87° North, 20.66° East, 15 km northeast from Belgrade. In 2002, the city had a total population of 77,087, while Pančevo municipality had 127,162 inhabitants. It is the administrative center of the South Banat District of Serbia. Pančevo is also the most important port on the Tamiš river, which flows near the city.

[edit] Name

In Serbian, the town is known as Pančevo (Панчево), in Hungarian as Pancsova, in Turkish as Pançova, in German as Pantschowa, in Romanian as Panciova, in Slovak as Pánčevo, and in Rusin as /Панчево/.

[edit] History

8th century BC ornitho-morphic fibulae was found in the town^[3].

The first historical record mentioning the town is from 1153 book of "Idrisia" when it was a mercantile harbour. The city was populated by Serbs and belonged to the Bulgarian Empire in the 9th and 11th century and later the Serbs until the 16th century, when it became part of the Ottoman Empire. During the Ottoman rule, the city was part of the Ottoman Province of Temeşvar and was a large settlement mostly populated by ethnic Serbs.

[edit] German immigration to Banat

After 1716, the city was under Habsburg rule, and was included into Habsburg military province named Banat of Temeswar. In 1751, the northern parts of the province were placed under civil administration, while the southern parts (including Pančevo) were included into Military Frontier (Banat Krajina). During this time the Habsburg administration encouraged massive immigration of German settlers to develop the land. Soon the town of Pančevo was divided into two municipalities : one Serb, one "German". According to the 1767 data, the population of the Serb municipality numbered 424 families, while the population of the German municipality numbered 132 families. According to the 1787 data, the population of the city was composed of 3,506 Orthodox Christians and 2,005 Roman Catholics. The city was briefly restored to Ottoman administration from 1787 to 1788. In 1794, Serb and German municipality were joined into one.

[edit] Serbian autonomy

In 1848/1849, Pančevo was part of the Serbian Voivodship, a Serb autonomous region within Austrian Empire, but in 1849 it was returned under administration of the Military Frontier. In 1873, the Banatian Military Frontier was abolished and the city was included into Torontal county. According to the 1910 census, the population of the city was 20,808, of whom 8,714 spoke Serbian language, 7,467, German language, 3,364 Hungarian language, etc.

In 1918, Pančevo and the Banat were ceded to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed to Yugoslavia). According to the 1921 data, the population of the city was 19,362, of whom 9,422 were Serbs, 7,237 Germans, 887 Hungarians, etc. Between 1918 and 1922, the city was part of the Banat county, between 1922 and 1929 it was part of the Belgrade oblast, and between 1929 and 1941 it was part of the Belgrade city administration.

[edit] World War II and post-war

Main article: Balkans Campaign

Between 1941 and 1944, Pančevo was under Axis occupation and was part of the autonomous Banat within German-occupied Serbia. Many local Danube Swabian men were conscripted in the Waffen SS after failing to volunteer in sufficient numbers. After 1944 the city was part of the new Socialist Yugoslavia, and since 1945 it has been part of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Between 1944 and 1948, most Danube Swabians were expropriated of their private property and brutally expelled; many men were simply murdered. Between 1992 and 2003, Pančevo was part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and between 2003 and 2006 of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro. Since 2006, the city is part of an independent Serbia.

During 1999 the city was heavily bombed by NATO forces. Targets include an oil refinery, the airplane factory Lola-Utva and chemical plants.

Pančevo is the birth place of Georg Weifert.

[edit] Inhabited places

The Pančevo municipality includes the city of Pančevo and the following villages:

[edit] City quarters

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Population and major ethnic groups in the municipality

Year	Population	Serbs	Germans	Romanians	Hungarians	Slovaks	Macedonians	Yugoslavs	Croats	Roma	Rest
1910.	62,491	31.0%	36.72%	15.77%	10.30%	2.05%	0.0%	0.0%	2.2%	0.53%	1.43%
1931.	63,158	36.15%	38.50%	N.D	7.37%	N.D	0.0%	0.0%	N.D	N.D	17.96%
1961.	93,744	64.40%	N.D	7.71%	8.17%	2.30	N.D	N.D	2.99%	0.22%	14.21%
1991.	125,261	68.92%	0.24%	4.03%	4.02%	1.39%	N.D	N.D	1.35%	0.79%	19.26%
2002.	127,162	76.38%	0.18%	3.19%	3.17%	1.24%	4.14%	2.35%	0.92%	1.09%	7.34%

Most of the settlements in the municipality have an ethnic Serb majority. Ethnically mixed settlement with relative Hungarian majority is Ivanovo. There is also a growing Chinese community in northern parts of Pančevo.

[edit] Population and major ethnic groups in the town

Year	Total	Serbs	Germans	Yugoslavs	Hungarians	Slovaks	Macedonians	Croats	Romanians	Rest
1910	20,808	41.88%	35.89%	0.0%	16.17%	1.17%	0.0%	0.65%	-	4.24%
1921	-	48%(*)	37%	-	8%	-	-	(*)	7%	-
1991	72,793	72.57%	N.D	8.75%	5.56%	2.20%	2.40%	1.35%	-	5.29%
2002	77,087	79.08%	N.D	2.35%	4.25%	1.82%	1.55%	0.92%	-	9.00%

(*) In 1921, Serbs and Croats were counted together.

[edit] Culture

Pančevo has one of the oldest monasteries. Currently it is situated inside of Oil refinery.

Vojlovica monastery

City has many cultural events. One of them is ArtTech, international festival of digital arts.

[edit] Economy

Pančevo has a strong industrial background with the petrochemical, fertilizer, machinery, and aircraft industries (See: Lola Utva aircraft factory). It has a single oil refinery.

[edit] Gallery

People's Museum in Pančevo	Gymnasium "Uroš Predić" in Pančevo	Gymnasium "Uroš Predić" in Pančevo	Hospital building in Pančevo
Municipal court in Pančevo	Roman catholic church in Pančevo	Railway station in Pančevo	Railway station in Pančevo
The Evangelical church	The Old Town	Bus station in Pančevo	Postoffice building in Pančevo