Donji Tavankut
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Donji Tavankut
Доњи Таванкут (Serbian) | |
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| Coordinates: 46°02′52″N 19°29′27″E / 46.0478°N 19.4908°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Donji Tavankut (Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Таванкут), also known simply as Tavankut (Таванкут), is a village located some 16 km west of Subotica, Serbia. It is located in the Subotica municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.
Name[edit]
In Serbian the village is known as Donji Tavankut or Доњи Таванкут, in Croatian as Donji Tavankut and in Hungarian as Alsótavankút.
Population[edit]
1991[edit]
According to the 1991 Census, Donji Tavankut had a population of 2,710 inhabitants, including:
- Bunjevci = 989
- Croats = 877
- Yugoslavs = 600
- Hungarians = 97
- Serbs = 71
2002[edit]
According to the 2002 Census, Donji Tavankut has a population of 2,631 inhabitants, including:
- Croats = 1,234 (46.90%)
- Bunjevci = 787 (29.91%)
- Serbs = 190 (7.22%)
- Yugoslavs = 137 (5.21%)
- Hungarians = 117 (4.45%)
Historical population[edit]
- 1981: 2,719
- 1991: 2,710
- 2002: 2,631
Geography[edit]
Tavankut includes several relatively separate smaller communities ("kraj"), such as Čikerija (or Čekerija), Sajc (or Nemirna ravnica), Vuković Kraj, Marinkić Kraj, Zlatni Kraj, Skenderovo, Dikanovac, Kaponja (or Kapunja).
Features[edit]
It has two railway stations (Donji Tavankut and Skenderovo) on the railroad from Subotica to Sombor (and further to Bezdan, Apatin or Erdut). It also has a primary school (”Matija Gubec”), and football (soccer) club OFK Tavankut. The main pubs/cafés in Tavankut are: Tango, Teens, Jugoslavija (closed down), and Tri muve.
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links[edit]
Cities, towns and villages in the North Bačka District | ||
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| Subotica |  | |
| Bačka Topola | ||
| Mali Iđoš | ||
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