Crvenka

Also see: Crvenka (disambiguation)

Црвенка Crvenka
Country:	Serbia
Subdivision:	Vojvodina, West Bačka District, Kula municipality
Location:	?
Population: 2002	10,315
Area code:	+ 381(0)25
Postal code:	25220
License plates:	SO

St. Sava Orthodox Church

Building in the town center.

Town center.

Heart of Jesus Catholic Church.

Old picture of town.

Crvenka (Црвенка) is a town located in the Kula municipality, in the West Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. In 2002, the population of the town numbered 10,315 people.Town is mostly populated by Serbs and Montenegrins ( about 85% of population). But there are also and other nations like: Hungarians (about 5%), Ukrainians, Pannonian Rusyns, Croats, Germans, Roma People and Others.

Name

In Serbian, the town is known as Црвенка or Crvenka, in Hungarian as Cservenka, and in German as Tscherwenka or Rotweil.

Name of the town derived from the Serbian word "crveno" ("red" in English).

Historical population

• 1948: 6,879
• 1953: 7,797
• 1961: 9,369
• 1971: 10,098
• 1981: 10,629
• 1991: 10,409
• 2002: 10,315

Politics

There is an initiative among inhabitants of Crvenka that this settlement should become its own municipality. Major of Crvenka for long time is Hercen Radonjic - Keka. He is a running a local Green Party.

Economy

Crvenka is a small town with a very strong economy, especially industry and agricultural. Here is list of most important companies from Crvenka:

• Sugar Factory Crvenka (Crvenka Fabrika Secera a.d. / EBZ) [1]

• The Jaffa Biscuit Company [2]

• Alcohol and Beverage Factory Panon AD [3]

• FSH Crvenka AD

• Jedinstvo IGM Crvenka [4]

• SIGMA d.o.o

• ALTER EGO d.o.o [5]

• DP Zaliv d.o.o. [6]

• ZZ Novo

• BXB d.o.o

• Permak d.o.o [7]

Sport

Crvenka has a very famous handball club, named RK Crvenka [8]. There are also football team, FK Crvenka, with a long tradition. Crvenka is also well famous by chess, club is SK MILJO VUJOVIC Crvenka and karate. Site about sport in Crvenka: [9]

See also

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

Photo Gallery

• 
  A település centrumában
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  Railway Station
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  A forgalmista és állomásfönök
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  Bus Station

References

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

External links

• "Local Community Site"
• www.crvenka.com