Martinci
Martinci
Мартинци (Serbian) | |
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 Serbian Orthodox church | |
  Martinci | |
| Coordinates: 45°01′N 19°28′E / 45.017°N 19.467°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Region | Syrmia |
| District | Srem |
| Municipality | Sremska Mitrovica |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 3,639 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Martinci (Serbian Cyrillic: Мартинци) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Sremska Mitrovica municipality, Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 3,639 people (2002 census).
Name
In Serbian, the village is known as Martinci (Мартинци), and in Hungarian as Szávaszentmárton. It was named upon Saint Martin. The name of the village in Serbian is in the plural, and therefore it is grammatically correct to refer to it as "Martinci are" instead of "Martinci is". A hypothetical singular version of the name would be Martinac.
History
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It is one of the oldest places in Vojvodina. During Roman rule, the village was known as Budalia and was a place of birth of Roman emperor Traianus Decius (249-251).
Gallery
Historical population
- 1961: 4,396
- 1971: 4,003
- 1981: 3,975
- 1991: 3,663
See also
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
45°01′N 19°28′E / 45.017°N 19.467°E
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