Vatin

This article is about the village. For VATIN, see Value added tax identification number.

The main street and the Orthodox church

The Birth of Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic church

The Moravica River near Vatin

Vatin (Ватин) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Vršac municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 239 people (2011 census).

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Vatin (Ватин), in Hungarian as Versecvát, and in German as Wattin.

History

Bronze Age graves of south Russian steppe nomads was found in the village, as well as 14th century BC duck-shaped vases were found in Vatin.

Historical population

• 1961: 553
• 1971: 489
• 1981: 417
• 1991: 316
• 2002: 250
• 2011: 239

See also

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

References

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