Gospođinci
Gospođinci (Госпођинци) is a village in the municipality of Žabalj, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 3,896 (2002 census).
Name
In Serbian, the village is known as Госпођинци or Gospođinci, in Croatian as Gospođinci, in Hungarian as Boldogasszonyfalva, and in German as Frauendorf.
Features
This is a typical Vojvodinian village with it's ihabitants mostly working in agriculture or in the capital of Vojvodina, Novi Sad. Most of the village streets are straight from one end to another with houses built one next to the other.
History
From the time of the Roman Empire just outside the village, on the west, lies the trench which Romans have used for transport.
During the Habsburg rule in the 18th and 19th century, the village belonged to the Military Frontier province (the Šajkaš Battalion section).
Historical population
- 1948: 3,239
- 1953: 3,305
- 1961: 3,705
- 1971: 3,654
- 1981: 3,817
- 1991: 3,553
- 2002: 3,896
See also
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