Pančevo

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Панчево
Pančevo
Location in Serbia


General Information
District	South Banat
Land area	759 km²
Population (2002 census)	77,087 (town) 127,162 (municipality)
Settlements	10
Coordinates	44°52′N 20°38′E
Area code	+381 13
Car plates	PA
Time zone	CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2)
Website	http://www.sopancevo.org.yu

Politics
Mayor	Srđan Miković

Church of Assumption in Pančevo

Pančevo

Municipality
of Pančevo

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Pančevo (Панчево) is a city and municipality located in Serbia at 44.87° North, 20.66° East, 15 km northeast from Belgrade. In 2002, the city had a total population of 77,087, while Pančevo municipality had 127,162 inhabitants. It is the administrative center of the South Banat District of Serbia. Pančevo is also the most important port on Tamiš (Timiş) river, which flow near the city.

1 Name
2 History
3 Inhabited places
4 City quarters
5 Demographics
- 5.1 Population and major ethnic groups in the municipality
- 5.2 Population and major ethnic groups in the town
6 Culture
7 Economy
8 Gallery
9 See also
10 External links

[edit] Name

In Serbian, the town is known as Панчево or Pančevo, in Hungarian as Pancsova, in Turkish as Pançova, in German as Pantschowa, in Romanian as Panciova, in Slovak as Pánčevo, in Rusin as Панчево, and in Croatian as Pančevo.

[edit] History

The first historical record about the city is from the 12th century. The city belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary until the 16th century, when it became part of the Ottoman Empire. During the Ottoman rule, the city was part of the Ottoman Province of Temeşvar and was a large settlement mostly populated by ethnic Serbs.

Since 1716, the city was under Habsburg rule, and was included into Habsburg military province named Banat of Temeswar. In 1751, the northern parts of the province were placed under civil administration, while the southern parts (including Pančevo) were included into Military Frontier (Banat Krajina). During this time the city was divided into two municipalities, one Serb, and another German. According to the 1767 data, the population of the Serb municipality numbered 424 families, while the population of the German municipality numbered 132 families. According to the 1787 data, the population of the city was composed of 3,506 Orthodox Christians and 2,005 Roman Catholics. In 1794, Serb and German municipality were joined into one.

In 1848/1849, Pančevo was part of the Serbian Voivodship, a Serb autonomous region within Austrian Empire, but in 1849 it was returned under administration of the Military Frontier. In 1873, the Banatian Military Frontier was abolished and the city was included into Torontal county. According to the 1910 census, the population of the city was 20,808, of whom 8,714 spoke Serbian language, 7,467, German language, 3,364 Hungarian language, etc.

Since 1918, Pančevo is part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed to Yugoslavia). According to the 1921 data, the population of the city was 19,362, of whom 9,422 were Serbs, 7,237 Germans, 887 Hungarians, etc. Between 1918 and 1922, the city was part of the Banat county, between 1922 and 1929 it was part of the Belgrade oblast, and between 1929 and 1941 it was part of the Belgrade city administration.

Between 1941 and 1944, Pančevo was under Axis occupation and was part of the autonomous Banat within German-occupied Serbia. Since 1944, the city was part of the new Socialist Yugoslavia, and since 1945 it is part of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Between 1992 and 2003, Pančevo was part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and between 2003 and 2006 of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro. Since 2006, the city is part of an independent Serbia.

During 1999 the city was heavily bombed by NATO forces. Targets include an oil refinery, and chemical plants.

[edit] Inhabited places

The Pančevo municipality includes the city of Pančevo, the towns of Kačarevo and Starčevo, and the following villages:

[edit] City quarters

Centar
Margita
Vojlovica
Topola
Strelište
Tesla
Misa Vinogradi
Kotež (Kotež 1, Kotež 2)
Utvina Kolonija
Kudeljarski Nasip
Pepeljara
Sodara
Mladost
Mali London

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Population and major ethnic groups in the municipality

Year	Population	Serbs	Germans	Romanians	Hungarians	Slovaks	Macedonians	Yugoslavs	Croats	Roma	Rest
1910.	62,491	31.0%	36.72%	15.77%	10.30%	2.05%	0.0%	0.0%	2.2%	0.53%	1.43%
1931.	63,158	36.15%	38.50%	N.D	7.37%	N.D	0.0%	0.0%	N.D	N.D	17.96%
1961.	93,744	64.40%	N.D	7.71%	8.17%	2.30	N.D	N.D	2.99%	0.22%	14.21%
1991.	125,261	68.92%	0.24%	4.03%	4.02%	1.39%	N.D	N.D	1.35%	0.79%	19.26%
2002.	127,162	76.38%	0.18%	3.19%	3.17%	1.24%	4.14%	2.35%	0.92%	1.09%	7.34%

Most of the settlements in the municipality have an ethnic Serb majority. Ethnically mixed settlement with relative Hungarian majority is Ivanovo. There is also a growing Chinese community in northern parts of Pančevo.

[edit] Population and major ethnic groups in the town

Year	Total	Serbs	Germans	Yugoslavs	Hungarians	Slovaks	Macedonians	Montenegrins	Croats	Romanians	Rest
1910	20,808	41.88%	35.89%	0.0%	16.17%	1.17%	0.0%	0.0%	0.65%	-	4.24%
1921	-	48%(*)	37%	-	8%	-	-	-	(*)	7%	-
1991	72,793	72.57%	N.D	8.75%	5.56%	2.20%	2.40%	1.88%	1.35%	-	5.29%
2002	77,087	79.08%	N.D	2.35%	4.25%	1.82%	1.55%	1.03%	0.92%	-	9.00%

(*) In 1921, Serbs and Croats were counted together.

[edit] Culture

Vojlovica monastery

[edit] Economy

Pančevo has a strong industrial background with the petrochemical, fertilizer, machinery, and aircraft industries (See: Lola Utva aircraft factory). It has a single oil refinery.

[edit] Gallery

People's Museum in Pančevo	Gymnasium "Uroš Predić" in Pančevo	Gymnasium "Uroš Predić" in Pančevo	Hospital building in Pančevo
Municipal court in Pančevo	Roman catholic church in Pančevo	Railway station in Pančevo	Railway station in Pančevo
The Evangelical church	The Old Town	Bus station in Pančevo	Postoffice building in Pančevo