Vatin
Vatin
Ватин | |
|---|---|
 The main street and the Orthodox Church | |
  Vatin Location of Vatin within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 45°14′03″N 21°14′22″E / 45.23417°N 21.23944°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat |
| Area | |
| • Vatin | 17.12 km2 (6.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Vatin | 239 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26337 |
| Area code | +381(0)13 |
| Car plates | VŠ |
Vatin (Serbian Cyrillic: Ватин) is a village located in the municipality of Vršac, Serbia. A border crossing between Serbia and Romania is located in the village. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (53.2%) with a sizable Hungarian minority (26.8%) and its population numbering 239 inhabitants (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.[3]
Historical population
- 1961: 553
- 1971: 489
- 1981: 417
- 1991: 316
- 2002: 250
- 2011: 239
See also
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
Notes
- ^ "Насеља општине Вршац" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ http://sehumed.uv.es/revista/numero16/SEHUMED_colecc131.PDF
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