Bela Crkva (Vojvodina)
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- Also see: Bela Crkva (disambiguation)
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| General Information | |
| District | South Banat |
| Land area | 353 km² |
| Population (2002 census) |
10,675 (town) 20,367 (municipality) |
| Settlements | 14 |
| Coordinates | |
| Area code | +381 13 |
| Car plates | VŠ |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website | http://www.belacrkva.info |
| Politics | |
| Mayor | Boris Đurđev |
Bela Crkva (Бела Црква) is a town and municipality in South Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 10,638, while the Bela Crkva municipality has 20,275 inhabitants.
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[edit] Name
The name of the town simply means "white church" in Serbian. In Romanian, the town is known as Biserica Albă, in German as Weißkirchen, and in Hungarian as Fehértemplom.
[edit] History
The town was founded in 1717 when this region was included into the Habsburg Monarchy. It was part of the Banatian Military Frontier of the Monarchy and, since 1774, was a seat of the Illyrian (Serbian) section of the Banatian Frontier.
According to the 1910 census, the town itself was mainly populated by Germans, but its surrounding municipal area was mainly populated by Serbs. Census recorded 11,524 citizens in the town, of whom 6,062 spoke German language, 1,994 Serbian, 1,806 Romanian, and 1,213 Hungarian. The municipal area numbered 36,831 inhabitants, of whom 20,987 spoke Serbian, 8,234 Romanian, and 4,791 German. The total population of the town and its municipal area counted together was 48,355, of whom 22,981 spoke Serbian, 10,853 German, 10,040 Romanian, and 2,122 Hungarian. [1]
Since 1918, Bela Crkva was part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and subsequent South Slavic states.
[edit] Inhabited places
Bela Crkva municipality includes the town of Bela Crkva and the following villages:
- Banatska Palanka
- Banatska Subotica
- Vračev Gaj
- Grebenac
- Dobričevo
- Dupljaja
- Jasenovo
- Kajtasovo
- Kaluđerovo
- Kruščica
- Kusić
- Crvena Crkva
- Češko Selo
[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)
The population of the Bela Crkva municipality:
Settlements with Serb ethnic majority are: Bela Crkva, Banatska Palanka, Banatska Subotica, Vračev Gaj, Dupljaja, Jasenovo, Kajtasovo, Kaluđerovo, Kruščica, Kusić, and Crvena Crkva. The settlement with Romanian ethnic majority is Grebenac. The settlement with Hungarian ethnic majority is Dobričevo. The settlement with Czech ethnic majority is Češko Selo.
